On August 5, 2005, Anna Skúlason with the mare Brynja frá Glæsebæ established a new world record in SpeedPass 100 m with a time of 7.35", during the World Championships 2005. Ten minutes before, the Young Rider Sigurður Straumfjörð Pálsson with Prins frá...
Although the best seats will be around the tracks in Norrköping, the second best place to be during the World Championships (August 1-8, 2005) is on Internet. Lutz Lesener and Bärbel Kaiser are keeping people staying home informed with a Live Ticker. Result lists are...
The complete overview of teams that are participating in the World Championships for Icelandic Horses 2005 is available on the FEIF website: www.feif.org/wc2005 .
Although the best seats will be around the tracks in Norrköping, the second best place to be during the World Championships (August 1-8, 2005) will be on Internet. Lutz Lesener and Bärbel Kaiser will keep people staying home informed with a Live Ticker. Result lists...
The FEIF Sport Committee has decided - upon request of several FEIF International Sport Judges - to put all bits with upper and/or lower cheeks and/or curb chain in combination with a leveler noseband on the list of prohibited equipment. The complete list of...
The Faroer Islands confirmed its participation in the World Championships 2005. It is the 15th country to participate. Earlier this year Faroer Islands had to announce it couldn't participate due to import/export restrictions for horses on the Faroer Islands. Now the...
During a recent visit to Norrköping, FEIF Director of Breeding Per Anderz Finn, FEIF Director of Sport Marko Mazeland and the Chief Judge (Sport) Hörður Hákonarsson inspected the area for the World Championships 2005. Four tracks will be available for the...
14 Countries are participating in the World Championships 2005 in Norrköping, Sweden: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Austria, United States, Canada and Faroer Islands. The World Championships...
Six candidates (out of 14) did pass the test to become a FEIF Licensed International Sport Judge in Reykjavik, April 10-11, 2005. Congratulations to Carsten Eckert (DE), Högni Fróðason (CA), Markus Karrer (CH), Nicolai Thye (DK), Sandra Pohl (DE), Vicky Eggertsson...
The following judges will be a sport judge at the World Championhips 2005 in Norrköping, Sweden: Hörður Hákonarson (Chief Judge), André Böhme (Deputy Chief Judge), Ann Winter, Anne Fornstedt, Hinrik Már Jónsson, Horst Klinghart, Jens Krarup Nielsen, Johannes Hoyos,...
18 judges have been entered by 9 countries to be a sport judge at the World Championships 2005. The judges will meet in Iceland at a special meeting on April 10. The list with names will be published shortly after the meeting. Chief Judge Hörður Hákonarsson and Deputy...
More then 60 judges did attend the Annual International Sport Judges' Seminar (organised in co-operation with our Icelandic member association LH). The list of participants included judges from Iceland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland,...
The Annual International Sport Judges' Seminar (organised in co-operation with our Icelandic member association LH) will take place Friday April 8 (starting 9:00 h) and Saturday April 9, 2005 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Included in the seminar is a visit to the Icetölt...
At a meeting of Mid European Sport Leaders in Copenhagen (February 12) it was decided to give the Mid European Championships a more formal status. Until now, the event was organised as a private event. Starting 2006, it will be a bi-annual event, preferribly in the...
The Annual Sport Meeting (February 11-12, 2005) decided to propose the following changes in FIPO: - to stop measuring bits, as this doesn't fit to the new rule to accept all bits unless explicitly forbidden; - to allow shoes with a wear and tear up to 23 mm, so all...
The third educational video for sport judges is available now, both on DVD and VHS. The material for this video has been selected from World Championships, Landsmót and other major events. This video focuses on the Sport Judges Guidelines. Per gait, different examples...
The new edition of FIPO, valid as of January 1, 2005, is available for download from the service section of the FEIF Website: www.feif.org/service. This version contains major changes regarding bits, bridles, shoes and protective equipment. The chapters about...
As of January 1, 2005, the Sport Committee maintains a list of prohibited equipment. This list is prescribed in FIPO 2.3.9 and FIPO 2.2.2.2. According to the new FIPO rules more equipment is allowed then ever. The aim of this list is to avoid excesses or wrong...