In March 2024, the theory part of the Sport Judge’s test to become a FEIF Licensed Sport Judge or National Sport Judge took place in Denmark. For the theory exam, the FEIF Rules & Regulations 2024 and the Sport Judges Guidelines 2024 applies. Only candidates that...
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Rules, Regulations and more… published
All Rules and Regulations valid for 2025 are now published on the FEIF website. A summary of all changes is available here. In addition, the minutes of the annual meetings (FEIF Conference 2025 in Vienna) and the sport judges guidelines are now online.
Sport Judges guidelines 2025 now published
The prime judging criterion should be the harmony between horse and rider. The rider must handle the horse with fairness, delicacy and respect; be its true leader rather than its dominator. At all times the rider must put the horse’s welfare paramount and guard its...
Equipment 2025
The equipment page on the FEIF website was updated to include the changes decided for the year 2025. Changes include: mouthpiece wrapping Equipment 2025 Summary of other changes
Learn about changes to the FEIF Sport R&R and Guidelines 2025
Join us for the FEIF Webinar on changes to the 2025 Sport Rules & Regulations! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming FEIF Webinar "Changes to the 2025 FEIF Sport Rules & Regulations and Sport Judge Guidelines". This is an excellent opportunity for...
World Championships 2025 – Sport Judges
The selection of the World Championships 2025 Sport Judges is complete. The following judges will be judging the sport tests in Birmenstorf, Switzerland, next summer (in alphabetical order): Alexander Sgustav Andreas Windsio Anna Andersen Anne Fornstedt Birgit...
Combined FEIF Sport Judges and Trainer/Instructor Seminar
Elevating Equestrian Awareness: Advancing Icelandic Horse Sport through Research & Education Join us in Denmark from March 7th – 9th, 2025, Aarhus/Vilhelmsborg, Denmark for an exciting seminar weekend! In cooperation with Dansk Islandshesteforening (DI) we...
FEIF online meeting about developments in Horse Welfare and SLO in our member countries
Mid of November 2024, representatives from 11 FEIF member countries met online to discuss issues related to Horse Welfare and SLO as concerns the issues in their respective countries. It was a stimulating and informative meeting with lively contributions from all the...
Sport and Sport Judges Committees meeting
A productive meeting of the Sport Committee and the Sport Judge Committee was recently held during the FEIF committee meetings 2025. As every year, the Sport Judge Committee proposed optimizations for the sport judge guidelines which are the basis for all judges...
GO WITH THE BEAT!
On 20 August 2024, the ground-breaking ceremony for the centrepiece of the 2025 World Championships for Icelandic Horses - the official World Championships oval track and the pace track which will also be used for breeding presentations - took place at Hardwinkelhof...
New world record P3
Congratulations to Konráð Valur Sveinsson [IS] with Kjarkur frá Árbæjarhjáleigu II [IS2006186758] – setting a new world record in P3 – 150m Pace Race with a time of 13.46” at the WorldRanking event Íslandsmót fullorðinna og Ungmenna 2024, Reykjavík, Iceland on July...
Adaptations – Breeding and Sport Rules&Regulations
None of the following adaptations constitute a change in FEIF rules. The changes concern wording that turned out to be misunderstandable in annexes, wrong references or decided changes that were forgotten in the adaptation of the Rules&Regulations 2024. Breeding...
Sport Judges guidelines 2024 now published
The prime judging criterion should be the harmony between horse and rider. The rider must handle the horse with fairness, delicacy and respect; be its true leader rather than its dominator. At all times the rider must put the horse’s welfare paramount and guard its...
Speaker checklist for sport events
This "Speakers Checklist for Sport Events" provides a comprehensive set of guidelines for speakers tasked with officiating competitions. It emphasizes the importance of effective communication, rule knowledge, and professionalism for speakers in sports events....
Equipment 2024
The equipment page on the FEIF website was updated to include the changes decided for the year 2024. Changes include: Measurements Icelandic Curb bit: length of loose connection at point of attachment: min.1.5cm – max. 3cm (curved part measured vertically and on both...
FEIF Sport Judges seminar
Registration now open for international judges, national judges and interested persons! The seminar will be held at the Sundabakki Islandshästar in Laholm, Sweden on Saturday and the Elite Hotel Plaza Marina, Helsingborg, on Sunday. The programme will include judging...
FEIF Sport Judges Seminar 2024
Join us in Southwest Sweden for an exciting weekend! The seminar will be held at the Sundabakki Islandshästar in Laholm, Sweden and in Helsingborg, and the programme includes as topics judging performances on the oval track, with special focus on the relationship...
FEIF Sport committees meeting 2023
As in previous years, the members of the Sports Committee and the Sports Judges Committee discussed most sport-related topics which were on the long agenda of the 1.5-day meeting together. Welfare of the horse-related items included the limitation of maximum starts...