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...
The Annual Meeting of LH, the Icelandic member association of FEIF, responsible for sport and gæðingakeppni in Iceland, agreed on October 30, 2004, to replace the national rules for sport events in Iceland by the international FIPO rules. FEIF considers this as...
Two new rankings are introduced in 2004 to celebrate the 10th season of the FEIF WorldRanking: the Four Gait Combination and the Five Gait Combination. The Four Gait Combination is based upon the results in Four Gait V1 and the best of Tölt T1 or Tölt T2. The Five...
At the moment there are more bits that can be useful for Icelandic horses than are allowed in FIPO and there is no reason to forbid them. Up until now, only bits that are clearly described in FIPO are allowed. This means that new bits have to go a long way to get into...
As of January 1, 2005, new rules for shoeing will be valid. The aim here is to be able to follow developments more easily, especially to encourage the use of lighter material. The main changes are: - to accept all material for shoes, as long as it is not heavier than...
The members of the Sport Committee and Sport Judges Committee elected Hörður Hákonarsson as Chief Judge for the World Championships 2005 in Sweden and André Böhme as Deputy Chief Judge. Due to the early election both Hörður and André can be involved in the...
From September 2-5, 2004, the second Mid European Championships (MEM) took place in Wurz (DE). The event was very succesful. Riders from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, France and Slovenia took part. An international judge team (Iceland, the...
From August 9 to 15 the Nordic Championships took place in Strömsholm, Sweden. It was a competition between teams of Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Apart from the adult class there were also age classes for young riders and juniors. At least four World...
From August 9 to 15 the Nordic Championships will take place in Strömsholm, Sweden. It is a competition between teams of Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Apart from the adult class there are also age classes for young riders and juniors. At least four...
Besides the English, Dutch and Norwegian language now also the Danish language is available for IceTest, the free software for sport events. Read more about IceTest at the FEIF Website: www.feif.org/software.
Magnus Lindquist with Thor fra Kalsvik - SE91103807 has set a World Record in Pace Race 250 m: 19.86". The record was set on May 9, 2004, in Herning (DK). The time is based upon hand stopped times and corrected following current rules (by adding 0.40"). This new...
Sigurbjörn Bárðarson with Óðinn frá Búðardal has the new World Record in Pace Race 250 m: 20.83". The record was established on June 28, 2003, in Selfoss (IS). The time is based upon hand stopped times and corrected following current rules (by adding 0.40"). The...
Two new rankings are introduced in 2004 to celebrate the 10th season of the FEIF WorldRanking: the Four Gait Combination and the Five Gait Combination. The Four Gait Combination is based upon the results in Four Gait V1 and the best of Tölt T1 or Tölt T2. The Five...
Traditionally, the FEIF Annual Sport Meeting (National Sport Leaders) meets the last weekend of January. Other departments do use other weekends for their annual meetings. The Board of FEIF will present a proposal to the Delegates' Assembly 2004 to integrate the...
7 Candidates did participate in the test to become a FEIF Licensed Sport Judge in Wurz (DE), April 4 and 5, 2004: 2 from Switzerland, 2 from Denmark and 3 from Germany. One candidate did pass the test completely: Karin Hassing (DK). The others did pass partially, all...
50 Sport Judges attended the FEIF Sport Judges Seminar in Wurz (DE), April 2-4, 2004. New was the participation from Slovenia and Canada. The seminar was organised at the Lipperthof (Uli and Irene Reber). The main focus was on the basic gaits: walk, trot and canter....
The goal of a Gæðinga competition (Gæðingakeppni) is to find the best horse, what Icelanders call a "Gæðingur." That is a quality horses that is a joy to ride and a pleasure to watch. The interest for Gæðingakeppni outside Iceland is growing. For this reason the Board...