Making sure our horses are properly shod is part of our duty as horsemen to protect the welfare of horses in competition. All Sport Judges have been reminded it is their responsibility to demand a horse be reshod and/or disqualified according to the published rules in...
Þorgeir Guðlaugssonwas up for election this year and decided not to run. During the open election in April Lutz Lesener and Halldór Gunnar Victorsson retained their seats and Åsa William was elected. The other members are Mark Tillmann and Nicolai Thye.
The WorldRanking Event Gerstorp / Framtid Regional WR tävling, scheduled 10-11 May 2014, organised by Framtid/Vreta årsk. 3 in Linköping (SE) has been cancelled.
The combined Education and Sport Judge seminar held at Kronshof last weekend set a new attendance record for FEIF. Over 115 judges and trainers came together to discuss a range of topics including the new judging guidelines, horse locomotion, and "reading" the...
The WorldRanking Event Team No / Nóri Stævne organised by Team No in Holstebro (DK) has been cancelled. The event was scheduled to take place 3-4 May 2014.
A new set of FIPO rules is available for users of IceTest. The rules apply to events starting at or after April 1, 2014. This release includes changes in FIPO regarding Tölt T6.
The 2014 Rules for Sport Events and the Rules for Icelandic Horse Breeding are online. Both documents will be valid from April 1, 2014 on.
A total of 96 WorldRanking events have been registered in 11 countries. The list includes Iceland, Faroer Islands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland and Austria. The first two events take place in the weekend of...
An iPad app is available to help learn how to use the new Sport Judges Guidelines. The app gives the user an interactive way to visualize the way the new system of firewalls limits the range of possible marks for a given performance. Just tap the guidelines...
The new sport judges' guidelines, being the basis for transparency and comprehensibility of judging and also a step further to ensure well-being of the horses with more emphasis on judging good riding, are guidelines for all sport judges for Icelandic horse events and...
Some FEIF member countries already registered their WorldRanking events for the season 2014. By March 1, 2014 most events are expected to be online on the FEIF website. If you are interested about the WorldRanking events in your country, please check the calendar on...
The Sport Meeting covered a range of topics including some procedural changes for the World Championships and various adjustments to FIPO tests. With regard to the World Championships the Sport Meeting recommends an extra hour for the team leaders to submit their...
The new sport judges' guidelines, valid as of April 1, 2014 are now available for download from the FEIF website.
January 31 was the last day of the "early bird" period and we have meanwhile reached the maximum number of participants for the combined seminar (21 - 23 March at Kronshof, DE). Upon request you may be listed on a waiting list. This seminar offers a unique opportunity...
The document with the new Sport Judges Guidelines will be published on the FEIF website after approval by the Sport Judges Committee and Sport Committee. At the moment the responsible group is busy with the last changes, edits and tests, which are partly live tests to...
The working group from the Sport Judges Committee met one last time this past weekend in Malmö, Sweden. Following this meeting, Þorgeir Guðlaugsson reports the new Guidelines now have reached the degree of completion that they can be introduced to the national judges...
Early bird price for the joint Sport and Education Seminar 2014, at Kronshof, DE, ends Jan 31st. Book your place for this event, now. The focus of the seminar is looking at the ways in which the conformation of the horse, and different riding styles impact on...
The first WorldRanking events 2014 were registered in the FEIF WorldRanking calender by Sweden. Within the next weeks, further events for 2014 are expected, details on new events as well as details from former events and the respective results are available on the...