The Annual Sport Meeting covered a range of different topics including recommendations on various changes to FIPO, procedural changes for the World Championships and discussions on equipment. The annual meeting of the national Sport Leaders unanimously agreed that the...
The annual meeting of the national Sport Leaders and of the national Breeding Leaders of the FEIF member countries agreed that the use of a flash noseband in combination with bits with leverage effects shall not be permitted in the presentation of breeding horses and...
Everyone is busy preparing for the VM2015 in Herning this summer. Follow the link to the video where some of the Nordic WC riders tell about how they prepare for World Championships for Icelandic Horses If you want to join as volunteer: www.vm2015.com Can You Hear the...
A number of rumors are circulating on the Internet regarding decisions that have or have not been taken by FEIF. The FEIF website and news (https://www.feif.org/Service/News.aspx) are the official sources for information. In the interests of clarity, the only recent...
The FEIF VetCheck Group reviewed and discussed forms and procedures regarding mouth checks and checks on leg injuries during various events. Forms have already been available for many years and in several countries judges and ring stewards have been educated to apply...
The Board of FEIF has approved the selection of the Sport Judges for the World Championships 2015. The section was made according to the protocol approved by the Delegates Assembly in Reykjavík in February by a special section committee consisting of Þorgeir...
FEIF will offer an examination for new International Sport Judges and candidates for national licenses at Kronshof (DE) on September 28 - 29, 2015. The examination will consist of theoretical topics covering the rules and judging guidelines as well as practical...
At the FEIF committee meetings in Malmö, October 24-26, 2014 Denni Hauksson and Åsa William were invited to give a presentation on Tölt in Harmony (TiH). TiH is based upon Reynir Adalsteinsson's original thoughts and ideas. It is a form of training and competing in...
The Sport and Breeding Committees agreed during a joint session in Malmö to prohibit the use of Icelandic bits with ported mouths (0,5cm and taller) after reviewing the results of the studies conducted in Iceland. The Sport Committee also added the Pessoa bits to the...
The draft of the new FEIF Equipment manual, which was prepared by the equipment working group (Marlise Grimm (FEIF, Director of Breeding), Doug Smith (FEIF, Director of Sport), Johannes Hoyos (AT), Magnus Skulasson (SE), Mette Mannseth (IS), Rasmus Møller Jensen (DK),...
78 Riders were nominated in 2014 for Good and Harmonious Riding. The German rider Cristina Daniele was nominated most: by 9 International Sport Judges at 4 different WorldRanking events in Germany and at the Mid-European Championships in Switzerland. Laura Steffens...
The Sport and Sport Judges Committees met in Malmö to review the 2014 competition season and address a number of topics in preparation for the 2015 season and World Championships. The Sport Judging Guidelines were discussed extensively following their first full...
The third FEIF App is available on the Apple App Store.... Speakers at FIPO competitions can use this App to keep track of the time for the riders to present each section of all FIPO tests. The App takes the test, section and number of riders and determines the time...
The last WorldRanking event of the season 2014 took place in Semriach, Austria on Oct 10-12, 2014. The registration for the WorldRanking events for 2015 will start soon. In 2014, 12 countries organised a total of 86 WorldRanking events and sent in the results, 7700...
The most important deadlines for countries participating in the World Championships 2015 in Denmark, August 2015 will be the following: Confirmation of participation has to be completed and submitted before March 13, 2015. Entry of teams (sport and breeding) by naming...
The Danish rider Sys Pilegaard has been suspended by the Board of our Danish member association DI from all events due to a positive doping/medication test at a breeding show in Herning (DK), July 28-30, 2014. The rider is suspended for a period of 6 months, starting...
At a meeting in Frankfurt this week the Board of FEIF selected the Chief Judge and Deputy Chief Judge for the World Championships 2015 (Herning, DK). Þorgeir Guðlaugsson will be the Chief Judge. Þorgeir will be assisted by Deputy Chief Judge Einar Ragnarsson. The...
The WorldRanking Event Islandpferde Turnier, scheduled 4-5 October 2014, organised by IG Isi Nordwestschweiz in Biel-Benken (CH) has been cancelled.