To be able to provide information on the qualities of a horse as a riding horse, the Leisure Riding Committee has jointly with the Education Committee and the Breeding Committee been discussing how to make a description of the qualities of a horse as a riding horse,...
It is not too late to join the FEIF virtual ride to the site of the next World Championships of the Icelandic horse. The idea is simple: if you live too far away, and cannot participate in the real relay ride to the Netherlands, why not join riders from 12 member...
The Annual FEIF Ride 'Off to Oirschot' went off to an amazing start: 75 riders from 10 countries have already clocked up over 5000km on their virtual ride to the site of the next Icelandic Horse World Championships, held in the Netherlands in Aug 2017. The idea is...
The FEIF virtual ride 'Home to Hólar' came to an end with the spectacular Opening Ceremony of Landsmót on Thu 30th June. For a whole year, just over 150 riders from all over the world - alone and in teams - counted up all their km when riding out, mentally calculating...
This year FEIF introduces the first Leisure Riding Month where we invite all countries to organise riding tours and other events for leisure riders. WIth this we are following the example of Germany where a tour riding week has already been organised for the last few...
The 'Home to Hólar' ride will finish at 20:00 on Thu, 30th June, at the same time as the Opening Ceremony of Landsmót. Here are a few statistical highlights: together, about 120 riders from all over the world have ridden 65,528km, that is one and half time around the...
May 1st was officially the Day of the Icelandic horse, celebrated worldwide. Many clubs held Open House events; children showed off their riding skills and a lof of ways in which to enjoy the Icelandic horse, and individuals enjoyed the day together in the saddle. We...
The Icelandic Equestrian Association in cooperation with the marketing initiative Horses of Iceland collaborate on a weekend of celebration for the Icelandic horse. On April 30 there will be the annual horse parade through the city center of Reykjavík which is always...
About 120 riders from all over the world (Europe, North America Australia and NZ) are still making their way to Landsmót in Hólar. All riders send it the ridden km back home every month, and FEIF adds up the mileage, calculating the route to Hólar. In the northern...
The international marketing project "Horses of Iceland" invites everyone to join the campaign and to organise an open house day at your stable. Encourage everyone to use this opportunity to strengthen the bonds between all members of the Icelandic horse world and...
We are very happy to see the growing interest in the leisure riding committee. Not only were more countries present at the meeting, but based on the reports, many countries seem to have a growing interest to make things happen for their leisure riders. We exchanged...
During the committee meeting weekend in Malmö 2016 substantial progress was made in relation to the test of the ideal leisure horse. Ideas were tested live on two horses, who patiently agreed to the fun. Great thanks to Lena Brandsten from Helgagården, who kindly...
It is not to late to join - or invite your friend to join - the virtual ride to next year´s Landsmót in Hólar. You will be in the company of currently 150 riders from all over the world, including Austria, Romania, and Australia. The concept is simple: follow the link...
They come from all over the world and they want to get to Hólar in time for Landsmót 2016, and they will have a lot of fun on the way! This year's virtual ride got off to a great start with 102 registered riders so far, coming from 15 countries. The idea is simple:...
The end of the World Championships is also the beginning of the next World Championships - or in this case, the beginning of the 2016 FEIF virtual ride 'Home to Holar' to the 2016 Landsmót. Follow this link to join and submit your progress on the virtual ride:...
The FEIF virtual ride 'From here to Herning' came to an end at the same time as the opening ceremony of the World Championships on Wed 5th Aug. Together the ca 150 riders from all over the world, including the US, Canada and New Zealand rode an incredible 64,382 km....
Tuesday night the Relay riders enjoyed each others' company after a long day with very, very heavy showers and thunderstorm.Tired, wet but happy!
At this very moment the 55 relay riders just returned from the event in Herning city to enter the oval track as part of the opening ceremony. In Herning an Icelandic choir Brokk-korinn greeted the riders who returned by singing the song, they have been singing every...