The future is currently a bit unpredictable and we would like to share a status of our work on The World Championships 2021 in Herning, seen though the "Corona-glasses”. The preparations for the World Championships 2021 (VM2021) in Herning, Denmark are in full swing –...
The Icelandic Horse Society of Great Britain (IHSGB) is pleased to announce four newly qualified Regional Sport Judges. This is the first time the IHSGB has been able to run a long term sport judge training programme, and the successful judges are the first newly...
Horses and other equines are actors of the sustainable development. That is the opinion of the European Horse Network.Today’s ecological wake up calls and the importance of sustainable development encourage stakeholders to promote the environmental assets of the...
The German Icelandic Horse Association IPZV invites all FEIF members to include stallions in the International Stallion Catalogue for 2021. All you need is to enter the FEIF ID, a photo, a short description of your stallion, the location and contact information and...
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Office (MAST) is encouraging the Icelandic horse community to share a new video on preventing spread of contagious diseases and help protect the well being of Icelandic animals. In order to protect the Icelandic horse and other native...
Icelandic horses have been bred for centuries for agricultural use and riding over long distances. Despite their relatively low height at the withers and the resulting lower weight compared to other horse breeds, Icelandic horses have been used as a riding and working...
Gunnar Jonsson passed away at the age of 89 years on September 25, 2020 after a long serious illness. Gunnar and his wife Marit helped to lay the foundation stone for the spread of the Icelandic horse outside Iceland in a very decisive way - and thus the foundation...
Remember the deadline for submitting your videos to FEIF is 15th October. Over the summer young people from all member countries were invited to create a 3-5 minute video on the topic: “dreaming of…”These movies were made in teams of 4-6 participants. Since lockdown...
Do you want to spend some time next summer with other Icelandic horse enthusiasts? Join the team of volunteers at the World Championships for Icelandic Horses 2021 in Herning, Denmark and make the experience of a lifetime! Volunteers are an essential part of this...
Due to the current situation, the International Day of the Icelandic Horse was celebrated on 12 September in a rather unusual way. Instead of open stables, Horses of Iceland (HOI) opened a call for photos. A total of 684 photos were entered to the competition, which...
In Germany, the Day of the Icelandic Horse was celebrated with an award ceremony and the opening of an exhibition of the artwork entered in IPZV’s Icelandic (Horse) Art Competition. In total 465 artists from 16 different countries sent their great pictures. The...
Use the great opportunity to follow the German Icelandic Horse Championships 2020 from Wednesday, September 16 to Sunday, September 20, 2020 via LIVE stream. Live broadcast will cover all events of the German Championships (DIM) on oval track and pace track - and you...
Proud riders crossed the “finish line” in Ystad in southern Sweden on 16 August, completing a 55-day relay ride, covering every part of the country on Icelandic horses. The relay ride began on Gotland, Sweden’s largest island, on 13 June. Then the “baton” (a mobile...
The 9th FEIF Virtual Ride “Returning to Herning” got off to a great start. Currently, 92 riders are registered, together they have covered just over 3000km, and 2 teams have already covered the distance from their home to Herning, and are looking for a new challenge....
This year – instead of open stables – Horses of Iceland has opened a call for photos to celebrate the International Day of the Icelandic Horse and our unique breed. If you have ever taken an amazing photo of an Icelandic horse share it now using the Horses of Iceland...
Due to the current situation caused by Covid-19, FEIF decided in agreement with all member countries with voting rights to organize the Delegates’ Assembly 2021 as virtual meeting on February 13, 2021 and to move the annual meetings of all departments to a later date...
The Young Leaders’ seminar to be held in Vienna, and scheduled for January 2021, will be postponed until the following winter. Moving the event to an online platform was briefly considered, but all concerned felt strongly that the essence of a leadership seminar is...
The day started the best possible way, laughter from the tents surrounding you, beautiful weather and knowing that you will go horse back riding all day. Hlynur, the local club provided cowboy breakfast, eggs, bacon and beans, and lunch packed loafs of bread with...