During the opening ceremony the baton was successfully handed over to the President of FEIF by the young rider Amalie, who has made more than 300 km from the German border to Herning with her horse during the last ten days.
Closing in on Herning from different directions the Relay riders are now arriving. Tomorrow will be the get-together for the riders before setting of for Herning City Wednesday morning. The tour has been challenging, the weather unpredictable but spirits are high.
The relay riders and horses on the four baton rides through Denmark are closing in on Herning and are today in Viborg, Rødstenskær, Spjald and Nørhoved. Everybody with a big smile on their faces and delighted to ride in a nice weather. Today they even had the mayor in...
On Saturday the 18th of July the World Championship Baton crossed the German-Danish Border. 30 Danish riders went across the border to meet their German friends and accompany them the last part of the way. On the border, the Baton was handed over and will now be...
The beauty of a virtual ride is that it is virtual and so there is a lot of 'flexibility' with interpreting the results. But after a bit of number crunching it seems clear that riders from all over the world have to date ridden over 50,000km collectively, and made...
On Friday June 19, 2015 the relay ride started from Berlin, Germany. 600 km and 26 stages are planned till the riders will reach Herning, Denmark. The ride is expected to arrive at the border to Denmark, in Ellund, on July 18, 2015. Meanwhile the riders reached...
It is an old tradition of the World Championships for Icelandic Horses to ride a relay ride from the most recent World Championships host country to the current World Championships host country. On Sunday, June 21 this special baton started its journey to Herning and...
Finally, here are the totals for May! Plus a few numbers: Five riders have ridden over 1000 km since they joined the initiative. Iceland rules, closely followed by the US. Congratulations! When it comes to team effort, NZ is in the lead with an incredible 10,364km so...
The virtual ride to the WM continues and a number of riders have already ridden the whole distance from home to Herning. Congratulations to all! The total distance covered by all participants has now reached 38,742km. Almost round the globe! For more information and...
Almost 150 riders from 15 nations continue riding towards Herning, place of the World Championships in Aug 15. You can see their individual achievements here: http://here-to-herning.weebly.com/score-board.html We are now into the 5th month of the virtual ride From...
The results of the survey on characteristics of Icelandic horses for leisure riding were finally communicated. More than 3000 riders responded to the survey in 2014. Participants were asked about the main use, the picture of the ideal leisure horse and its character...
This year's meeting was quite well visited and it was clear, that leisure riding is becoming part of the national organization's work in a more active way in many countries. Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Iceland and Norway had...
111 riders from 12 countries on their 'virtual' way way to Herning - together they have already ridden 6543 km, which is not bad. But considering that NZ is 18,000km from Herning, and that the riders from the USA and Canada have to cover an average distance of ca...
We are delighted to welcome the growing number of riders who have joined the (virtual) ride From here to Herning https://www.feif.org/LeisureRiding/VirtualRide.aspx. The last few days saw New Zealand, France and Switzerland joining the ranks of now 11 countries which...
The first tickets are on sale for the 2015 World Championships in Denmark - and the first riders have hit the road to ride there. We now have 46 registered riders from 8 countries, including the USA and Canada. Whatever the distance, the virtual ride will take you...
Icelandic horse riders from all over the world are invited to participate in this year's virtual ride 'From here to Herning'. The concept is simple: starting on Nov 15, you continue you normal riding routine, but you also begin to add together all the kms you ride out...
The Leisure Committee met to review the outcome of the survey launched during summer 2014 on the preferred characteristics of the Icelandic horse for leisure riding. As much as 3065 respondents have filled in the questionnaire and the data collected is quite...
Preparations for the relay ride 2015 are now well under way. At the coming Nordic Championships later this month in Herning, Denmark, a small test event will be held. All routes have already been tested and during autumn 2014 more information about the Relay Ride...