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Mid European Championships 2010

Mid European Championships 2010

The Mid European Championships 2010 will take place in Austria, at Islandpferdehof Piet Hoyos (Semriach). By tradition, it will be the last weekend of August. The venue was decided upon by the Mid-European sport leaders. Piet Hoyos hosted the Mid European...

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High particpation in Mid European Championships 2008

High particpation in Mid European Championships 2008

A large number of highly ranked riders have applied for team membership at the Mid European Championships in Terento (I), August 27-31, 2008. Every participating county is allowed to be represented by up to 40 riders, however Germany and Austria have already requested...

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New FEIF Sport Judges Committee

New FEIF Sport Judges Committee

A new FEIF Sport Judges Committee has been established. The members are Markus Karrer (CH), Nicolai Thye (DK), Rune Svendsen (N), Þorgeir Guðlaugsson (NL) and Uschi Heller-Voigt (CH). This committee operates under the umbrella of the FEIF Sport Committee; the members...

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Nordic Championships 2008

Nordic Championships 2008

The Nordic Championships is the bi-annual sport event between Iceland, Denmark, Faroer Islands, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Every country sends a team. It is one of the FEIF Events. This year the event will take place from August 6 – 10 in Seljord, Norway. The opening...

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Mid European Championships 2008

Mid European Championships 2008

The preparations for the Mid European Championships 2008 are on their way. The Mid-European Championships are the bi-annual sport compettion between Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Switzerland. It is a...

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Six new FEIF International Sport Judges

Six new FEIF International Sport Judges

Six candidates (out of ten) did pass the test to become a FEIF Licensed International Sport Judge on April 13-14 in Hvanneyri (IS). The list of International Sport Judges now counts 74 names. FEIF congratulates Fi Pugh (GB), Elisabeth Jansen (IS), Hulda Geirsdóttir...

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IceTest and FIPO 6.8 / 2008

IceTest and FIPO 6.8 / 2008

For sport events starting April 1, 2008 or later new FIPO rules are available for download for IceTest. These rules include all change in FIPO 6.8 / 2008. Major changes: the wording of some test sections has been changed, 'Tempo' is replaced by 'Speed' and 'Working'...

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FEIF Sport Judges Seminar 2008

FEIF Sport Judges Seminar 2008

49 Judges will participate in the FEIF Sport Judges Seminar 2008, April 11-13 at the Agricultural University of Iceland, Hvanneyri (IS). 16 Judges from Iceland will take part, 6 from Switzerland, 5 from Norway and Denmark each, 4 from Germany and Sweden, 3 from...

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FIPO 6.8 / 2008

FIPO 6.8 / 2008

The new FIPO (valid as of April 1, 2008) is available for download. The main changes are: - the harmonisation between FIPO and Sport Judges' Guidelines, so 'tempo' will be replaced by 'speed' and 'working tempo' into 'slow (speed)'; - the separate marks for seat and...

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IceTest and FIPO 6.8 / 2008

IceTest and FIPO 6.8 / 2008

For sport events starting April 1, 2008 or later new FIPO rules are available for download for IceTest. These rules include all change in FIPO 6.8 / 2008. For events starting before April 1 the old set of rules should be used (6.7 / 2007, still available for...

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WorldRanking Events in 2008

WorldRanking Events in 2008

More then 100 WorldRanking Events will take place in 2008, in 12 different countries. France, Italy (Mid European Championships) and Luxembourg will take part with one event each. Switzerland participates with 4 events, the Netherlands with 5, Norway with 6 (including...

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FIPO Changes 2008

FIPO Changes 2008

The FEIF Delegates' Assembly 2008 in Reykjavík (IS) approved of changes in FIPO. The most important changes are: - the harmonisation between FIPO and Sport Judges' Guidelines, so 'tempo' will be replaced by 'speed' and 'working tempo' into 'slow (speed)'; - the...

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New veterinary forms – Mouth inspections

New veterinary forms – Mouth inspections

Based upon the experience at the World Championships 2007 new forms have been designed for veterinary checks (mouth inspections) at sport events. The forms have been designed by Claudia Glück (Deputy Chief Judge at the WC) and Caroline van de Bunt (Head Veterinary...

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New release of IceTest: 1.1.590

New release of IceTest: 1.1.590

The new version of IceTest, FEIF's free software for sport events, comes with several new features. Also some bugs have been fixed. Added: - ability to create, edit and delete custom forms - ability to check the spelling of a riders'name against the FEIF WorldRanking...

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European Championship on Ice 2008

European Championship on Ice 2008

FEIF is supporting the 2008 IceHorse show in Berlin (March 8, 2008 in Berlin, D) as a start of a new European Championship for Icelandic Horses on Ice. In future, this championship will be organised yearly in different countries. Participation is open for experienced...

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New veterinary forms – Mouth inspections

New veterinary forms – Mouth inspections

Based upon the experience at the World Championships 2007 new forms have been designed for veterinary checks (mouth inspections) at sport events. The forms have been designed by Claudia Glück (Deputy Chief Judge at the WC) and Caroline van de Bunt (Head Veterinary...

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Judges seminar on oral wounds, organised by IPV CH

Judges seminar on oral wounds, organised by IPV CH

All International FEIF Sport Judges are invited to participate in the judges seminar on oral wounds and their consequences, organised by IPV CH on February 3, 2008 at Islandpferde Gestüt Niederfeld, Hombrechtikon (CH). The seminar is held by Claudia Glück and Caroline...

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World Championships 2011

World Championships 2011

The Board of FEIF has decided to grant the World Championships 2011 to St Radegund, Austria (Islandpferde Reithof Piber). St. Radegund is located in Upper Austria, close to the German border near München. The FEIF YouthCup 2005 took place at the same location. The...

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