The first month - the first results! The FEIF Leisure Riding Committee is happy to see the large number of participants who signed up and partly managed to ride quite some kilometres and hours on horseback in the FEIF Tour Rider Cup! But we would like to invite more...
Congratulations to Daniel Ingi Smárasson [SE] with Hulda från Margaretehof [SE2002201834] - setting a new world record in the second heat of P1 - 250m Pace Race with a time of 21.07'' at the WorldRanking event ÖSM2021 Stenholmen, Linköping, Sweden on June 4, 2021!...
Participants on this ride are lucky, since they remain relatively unaffected by Covid. The cancellation of the World Championships is really sad news for so many, but the ride goes on. We have given up on Herning - but only as this year's destination for the virtual...
It is now 20 years that the global database for Icelandic horses – a cooperation project between the Icelandic Government and FEIF – was opened for public use. From the outset, this extensive database was developed to become the essential tool for breeders of the...
The online FEIF Education Seminar 2021 is now closed – it was the first big online event for instructors and trainers organised and held in cooperation between Gait Academy, the Norwegian Icelandic Horse Association (NIHF) and the FEIF Education Department. Bent Rune...
As announced on the HestFest Facebook page and HestFest website the international, online festival ‘HestFest 2021’ will take place from mid-June until the end of July. The festival is organised by the Dutch Youth Committee and FEIF and is open to everyone regardless...
Work of the judging panel There have been some discussions about the working place for the breeding judges at the shows. A few years ago, it was standardized that the judges should present the results from the conformation assessment as soon as they have reached a...
Based on decisions of the Delegates' Assembly 2021, several corrections and adaptations have been made in the Rules and Regulations, valid by April 1, 2021. None of the following corrections constitutes a change and they are correct in the minutes of the DA 2021, but...
“Who is who in FEIF? – a series of short interviews with the of the persons working in the organization” . We would like to introduce you to the young members of the Breeding Committee, Johannes Amplatz from Italy.Johannes, you were selected to the FEIF Breeding...
Worldchampionships cancelled? Parties cancelled? Holidays abroad cancelled? Everything cancelled? DEFINITELY NOT! Join the FEIF Tour Rider Cup! Start: May 1, 2021 How does the FEIF Tour Rider Cup work? You ride as often and as long as possible outside in the nature...
Due to the general uncertainty caused by the ongoing COVID situation and the high probability that not all FEIF member countries will be able to participate, FEIF and the organizing committee have reached the conclusion that the World Championships 2021 cannot be held...
The International Day of the Icelandic Horse is on 1 May. Horses of Iceland celebrates and shares our love for the Icelandic horse on TikTok! Post a short video of you and your horse* on TikTok by 1 May using the hashtags #horsesoficeland and #dayoftheicelandichorse....
Hallveig Fróðadóttir passed away on April 13, 2021 after a hard fight with cancer. She leaves a big gap for us, at the WorldFengur team and also for the entire Icelandic horse community. Hallveig played a major role in the development of WorldFengur and was a key...
We are delighted to inform you that the FEI – Fédération Équestre Internationale and FEIF signed the Official Mutual Recognition document. We are very honoured by this step and consider this agreement as an indication of trust and confidence from the FEI to FEIF. The...
Horses are perhaps the most common non-human animal to feature in planned events, but although there is considerable research on equestrian sport, there is virtually none on equestrian events. This book begins to address this gap, using the National Championships of...
Horses of Iceland will launch an ONLINE presentation series on Icelandic horse breeding on Tuesday, 30 March, at 6 pm UTC. The presentations are free of charge and open to all via Horses of Iceland’s Facebook page and will be in English. The first presentation in a...
A new set of rules is available for users of (classical) IceTest. Classical IceTest in its current version is freeware, which means it can be used free of costs in any non-commercial setting. IceTest is multi lingual, at the moment Danish, Dutch, English, German,...
Don't miss the opportunity to participate in this year's seminar! Listen to Bent Rune Skulevold and Stian Pedersen who explain the focus of the seminar ! There are 3 GHR questions to explore - what is Good and Harmonious Riding? How do you recognize Good and...