Dear friends and members of Icelandic horse associations around the world. I hope you and your families are safe and well, and that you have been able to deal with the situation and attend to your horses as well as possible. With the Covid 19 pandemic we are now...
Join a live reading of an extract of the book 'The Little Viking Horse' by Catherine Holland Bax. Catherine has offered to share a little of the story, through a short reading for FEIF members and their families, and to answer any questions - about Little Viking...
The British Icelandic horse association (IHSGB) is organising an Icelandic Horse quiz using Zoom on May 7th at 1900 UK time (20:00 CEST). Registration is very easy - just send an email to youth@ihsgb.co.uk to register. By return, a zoom invite will be sent to your...
The FEIF WorldRanking is a system to compare results of riders of pure-bred Icelandic horses at selected sport events all over the world with each other.As the restrictions due to COVID-19 affect the organisation of sport events it is not possible to guarantee equal...
A lot of practising is necessary to successfully pass the International Sport Judge exam. Since there are currently no competitions in most member countries, candidates do not have the possibility to practise adequately. Therefore, FEIF has decided to postpone the...
A decision has been made by the Icelandic Equestrian Association, Horse Breeders Association and Rangárbakkar the management of Landsmót to postpone Landsmót that was supposed to take place in Hella 6 - 11 July 2020. Instead Landsmót will be held in Hella in the...
Due to the COVID-19 situation, the FEIF YouthCup 2020, the Mid-European Championships 2020 and the Nordic Championships 2020 have already been cancelled. Several WorldRanking events and breeding shows have already been cancelled as well. Please follow the link and...
Thirty FEIF WorldRanking events are cancelled:11-12 Apr 2020 - Easter competition (Van't Enclavehof), Wortel (BE)18 Apr 2020 - SM-kval 1 WR nivå 2 (Rommeis Ek. för.), Borlänge (SE)19 Apr 2020 - SM-kval 1 WR nivå 2 (Rommeis Ek. för.), Borlänge (SE)24-25 Apr 2020 -...
IPZV is inviting you all to a art competition!! Check it out! Get out pencils or brushes: IPZV is now declaring a fight on the boredom in times of Corona. No matter whether home office, school or kindergarten free: we have come up with an action of course with...
Due to the current situation caused by COVID-19 the FEIF Riders' Camp 2020 which was planned to take place during the Norwegian fjellfestival in August 2020 has been cancelled. The good news is that a new date has already been fixed for 2021 - August 18-22, 2021. So...
A major milestone was reached on 16th March when 27 horses, which had been vaccinated against summer eczema, were exported from Iceland to so-called 'midge areas' in Europe. After 20 years of research, Icelandic and international scientists at the University of...
For the first time since 2015 a Breeding Judge seminar including an exam after the obligatory seminar took place in Hólar, Iceland from March 12-15, 2020. The exam included assessments of horses as well as an equitation test. Congratulations to Elisabeth Marie Trost,...
The cooperation between Horses of Iceland (HOI) and the Icelandic State on marketing the Icelandic horse has been extended. In addition to Promote Iceland and the Icelandic government, the project is financed by the largest organisations and parties of interest in the...
The FEIF Rules and Regulations 2020 are now online on the FEIF website. Further documents like the Sport Judges Guidelines 2020, Approved Information for FEIF Breeding shows, documentation on the changes for 2020 can be found under documents of the respective...
The current situation certainly has put a damper on all our lives. Everyday we hear new reports on the COVID-19 virus and more and more people are set in quarantine. However, this has set in motion new ideas and ways to keep our lives going and in our FEIF community...
Riding schools in Austria are closed, horse owners are not allowed or should not visit their four-legged friends anymore. One could turn it round and say, the horses are now on vacation.... and Miia has some ideas what you could do in the meantime.
Here you can find free educational content in cooperation with the Team Hrímnir riders and instructors. The aim is to educate and share the knowledge of professional horse trainers with you. The videos will, at some parts, show horses and riders that are still working...
The sport judges' committee is a forum for counseling, communication and discussion and follows new developments in the area of sport judging. The committee is responsible for the contents of guidelines for sport judges, the sport judges seminars and develops...