Einar Öder Magnússon received the first Holland'O7 triple DVD on Tuesday 4 December. After watching a great deal of the 444 minutes of World Championships footage, the trainer of the Icelandic team at the World Championships for Icelandic Horses 2007, was clear in his...
News from General
FEIF answers Cavallo
A recent issue of the German horse magazine Cavallo contained a report about the World Championships 2007 for Icelandic horses. In this article the authors comment negatively on the riding style of some riders, and present some pictures of particular moments during...
World Championships 2011
Sunday, October 14, 2007, FEIF will publish the list of countries and locations that have applied for the World Championships 2011. The Board will discuss proposals in its meeting of October 26-28, 2007, based upon an advice a committee of three board members: Jens...
FEIF Feather Prize 2007
The FEIF Feather Prize is awarded at the World Championships 2007 to Lena Trappe [DE] competing with Vaskur vom Lindenhof [DE1998108607]. The aim of this prize is to encourage good riding and good horsemanship, a tribute to feather light riding. The awarded rider sets...
World Championships Entrance Tickets
On Thursday, already more then 5.500 paying visitors could be welcomed at the World Championships grounds. Another 2.500 persons visited the FEIF website to check the result lists that are refreshed every 5 minutes. As tickets for the final days might get scarce and...
Visitors from New Zealand at the World Championships in the Netherlands
Christel and Richard Vinbrux came to New Zealand in 1998 with four mares and a young stallion. Today they are one of the founders of a National Association and next year New Zealand will apply for membership in FEIF. There was an interesting introduction at the FEIF...
FEIF Feather Prize 2007
The FEIF Feather Prize 2007 will be awarded at the World Championships in Oirschot (NL). FEIF Licensed Sport and Breeding judges will be asked to advise the Board of FEIF about the rider that should receive the award. The aim of this prize is to encourage good riding...
Letter to the Icelandic Horse Community
One of the missions of FEIF is to focus on horse welfare - and one of our goals is to put the welfare of the horse first in everything we do. With this letter the Board of FEIF would like to express the importance of this part of our mission.
Revised rules for vaccination against equine influenza
Based upon an advise of the Welfare and Veterinary Committee the Board of FEIF has published revised rules for vaccination against equine influenza. These rules have been set in cooperation with a FEI approved veterinarian.
The Icelandic Horse Colouring Book
Our Icelandic member association Landssamband Hestamannafélaga (LH) developed a colouring book for children as a new way to promote the Icelandic horse. At the FEIF Conference 2007 in Glasgow the book was presented and at the same time given to FEIF as a present in...
Successfull FEIF Conference
More then 110 participants from 15 different countries participated in the FEIF Conference, February 16-18, 2007 in Glasgow (GB). The conference included the FEIF Delegates' Assembly (the highest body within FEIF), the annual Chairmen's meeting and annual department...
New Vision and Mission for FEIF
At the FEIF Conference (February 16-18, 2007 in Glasgow (UK)) the Board of FEIF presented a new Vision and Mission for FEIF. The vision of FEIF is bringing people together in their passion for the Icelandic horse. The mission is to connect Icelandic horse culture,...
New Vision and Mission for FEIF
At the FEIF Conference (February 16-18, 2007 in Glasgow (UK)) the Board of FEIF will present a new Mission and Vision for FEIF. It is a view to the future, at least for the next 5 to 10 years. At the same time the renewed FEIF website will be launched.
Over 110 participants in FEIF Conference
More then 110 participants from 17 different countries will participate in the FEIF Conference, Februari 16-18, 2007 in Glasgow (GB). The conference includes the FEIF Delegates' Assembly (the highest body within FEIF), the annual Chairmens meeting and annual...
FEIF Conference 2007
The Board of FEIF invites to the FEIF Conference 2007, which will be held in Glasgow (GB) on February 16 -18 th, 2007. The conference is organised in cooperation between IHSGB and FEIF. The Conference will start on Friday February 16, 2007 at 13.00 and last till...
New edition of FIRO
A new edition of FIRO (General rules; 1.2/2007) is now available from the service section of the FEIF website. This version contains changes in the consequences of a third warning for a rider in the International Register of Warnings.
Succesful Pace Championships
The organisers of the International Pace Championships in Zachow, Germany (Günther Weber and his team) can look back to a very succesful Pace Championships and FEIF International Breeding show. Over 120 participants from 9 countries took part. Most succesful rider was...
New Board member: Wolfgang Berg
The Delegates' Assembly 2006 elected Wolfgang Berg (D) as new member of the board of FEIF. Wolfgang has been President of IPZV (our German member association) for 12 years and was also head of the organising committee of the succesful World Championships 1999 in...