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Sport Judges seminar 2019

Sport Judges seminar 2019

Mid of March 80 international participants used the chance to study how Icelandic horses create movements in all their gaits when attending Gillian Higgins' presentation with live painted horses during the sport judges seminar 2019 in Stansted, London and in the...

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FEIF Sport and Breeding Judges Committees

FEIF Sport and Breeding Judges Committees

The judges' committees are a forum for counseling, communication and discussion and follows new developments in the area of sport judging and breeding judging. The committees are responsible for the contents of guidelines for judges, the judges seminars and the...

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New Figures Tests

New Figures Tests

The Board of FEIF has reached an agreement to take over the three levels of Tölt in Harmony with the new name Figures Tests. The founders of TiH will cease operations including the licensing of trainers and judges under the Tölt in Harmony brand. For details follow...

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Sport Judges Guidelines 2019

Sport Judges Guidelines 2019

A new version of the sport judges' guideline has been released. It contains the guidelines for the figure tests (former Tölt in Harmony), some minor changes regarding rephrasing of texts and the new ceiling for losing a gait in the finals. The guidelines 2019 will be...

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Additional Prohibited Bits in Sport Competition

Additional Prohibited Bits in Sport Competition

The Sport Committee adds two new bits to the prohibited equipment list for sport competition: the Peewee Bit and Swales Pelham Bit. The Peewee bit is described by the manufacturer as a correction bit. The Swales Pelham bit is considered a correction bit for overly...

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Annual Sport Meeting 2019

Annual Sport Meeting 2019

The large group of national sport leaders and representatives from the national as well as FEIF committees had discussions on a long list of agenda items. Florian Schneider was re-elected to the sport committee, Susanne Jelinski joined as a new member. The...

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FEIF Sport Judges Seminar 2019

FEIF Sport Judges Seminar 2019

A small number of seats is still available for national as well as international sport judges (Stansted, London, March 2019) - in case you are interested please contact your national sport leader. Follow the link for the details on the seminar. A seminar for...

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Sport and Sport Judges – Committee Meetings 2018

Sport and Sport Judges – Committee Meetings 2018

The Sport Committee and the Sport Judges Committee had a common meeting to ensure that synergies and ideas as well as latest developments were discussed and implemented in the ideal way. In addition to a review of the past season, many points for the future were...

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World Championships 2019 – Sport

World Championships 2019 – Sport

The selection of the World Championships 2019 Sport Jury is complete. The following judges form the jury (in alphabetical order): Ann Winter, Anna Andersén, Åsa William, Fi Pugh, Frauke Walter, Hinrik Már Jónsson, Nicolai Thye, Ólafur Árnason, Oliver Kubinger, Pia...

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FEIF Sport Judges Seminar 2019

FEIF Sport Judges Seminar 2019

A seminar for international and national sport judges with focus on equine biomechanics and physiology in general, biomechanics in the context of our judging criteria and guidelines and how to apply the new insights and knowledge on the topic in practical judging will...

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Join the Party – Icehorse Festival Version 2.0!

Join the Party – Icehorse Festival Version 2.0!

Icehorse Festival Indoor WRL is running from 4-7 April 2019. It will be a blast with more than 250 riders and Icelandic horses competing in the World Ranking competition. A powerfull stallion show Saturday evening with fierce Icelandic Sires. The successful series of...

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New FEIF International Sport Judges

New FEIF International Sport Judges

FEIF conducted a Sport Judge license examination at Kronshof (Germany) in September. Three candidates passed to become the newest FEIF International Sport Judges. Congratulations to Britta Hassel, Malin Elmgrin, and Inga Trottenberg.

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New World Record in P1 (250m Pace Race)

New World Record in P1 (250m Pace Race)

The World Record time of 21,41" in 250m Pace Race (P1) set at Landsmót 2016 was broken THREE times at Landsmót 2018. First, Árni Björn Pálsson riding Dalvar frá Horni I set a new time of 21,30". This record stood for two minutes until it was broken by Sigurbjörn...

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Nordic Championships 2018 (NC)

Nordic Championships 2018 (NC)

The Nordic Championships for Icelandic horses will be held on August 7-12, 2018 at the beautiful competition grounds of Margaretehof in the south of Sweden, just outside the city of Kristianstad. Riders and horses from all the Nordic countries will meet and compete...

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Mid European Championships (MEM)

Mid European Championships (MEM)

From August 9-12, 2018 the Mid European Championships will take place in St. Radegund, Austria at the competition grounds of Islandpferde Reithof Piber. The preparations for this high class sport event for individual riders and national teams are in full swing and the...

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