On Tuesday night, 10 FEIF member countries were represented in a vigorous and stimulating meeting about recent developments and initiatives regarding horse welfare and questions on the social licence to operate. Naturally, discussions about horse welfare, public...
In addition to Eyjolfur Isolfsson, our keynote speaker, you can expect a large variety of practical and theoretical presentations as well as interesting discussions at the seminar in October 2024 in Wången! Teachers and students from Wången will present parts of the...
2 months and 5000 km later the current FEIF Virtual ride is well and truly on the way. So far, riders from 12 different member countries have started to make their way to the site of next year’s World Championships which will be held in Switzerland. The concept is...
On 20 August 2024, the ground-breaking ceremony for the centrepiece of the 2025 World Championships for Icelandic Horses - the official World Championships oval track and the pace track which will also be used for breeding presentations - took place at Hardwinkelhof...
Congratulations to Konráð Valur Sveinsson [IS] with Kjarkur frá Árbæjarhjáleigu II [IS2006186758] – setting a new world record in P3 – 150m Pace Race with a time of 13.46” at the WorldRanking event Íslandsmót fullorðinna og Ungmenna 2024, Reykjavík, Iceland on July...
The aim of this study is to understand in detail recovery of heart rate and blood lactate concentration after a 250m pace race. Based on the results of how high the heart rate and lactate values rise and how long it takes for the lactate concentration to return to...
Help us shape the future of the Icelandic Horse world. Seats on the FEIF Youth and the Education committee, especially earmarked for young people, will become available in October 2024. Appointees have the same voting rights as any other committee member and will...
Join us in Stockholm from October 4-6, 2024, for the sixth FEIF Young Leaders' seminar, focusing on youth integration into the Icelandic horse community. Targeting individuals aged 18-26, this event by FEIF and SIF aims to inspire young adults to engage in...
Don't miss the chance to participate at the interesting FEIF education seminar on the subject “Harmony before performance” from October 17 - 18, 2024 at Wången (https://www.wangen.se)! The keynote speaker of the seminar will be Eyjolfur Isolfsson and the programme...
The 13th FEIF Virtual Ride - from your home to the next World Championships in Birmenstorf - is now on the road … but there is plenty of space for more riders! Don't forget to join - find new friends and lots of fun: the friends you meet on Facebook, the fun you find...
A major milestone has been reached: the training tracks for the World Championships 2025 in Birmenstorf, Switzerland were completed in July 2024.The track offers optimal conditions for the participants to prepare for the various tests and presentations.The...
And the final full day of the FEIF YouthCup. The competition went as competitions go: excitement and nerves, tears and smiles and the occasional moment of disbelief: how wonderful is my horse!!! Did I really to that? How did this happen? But the YouthCup is about more...
Let the games begin! What can we say? Sunshine, most of the mud is gone, happy faces, eager horses, a sense of great anticipation, visitor cars are rolling in. The competition starts, the judges are impressed, the opening ceremony added a bit of festive magic, the...
Day 5 - rest day, for the horses at least. Participants had the chance to visit the National Horse Centre of Switzerland, spectacular facilities in the centre of Bern. As luck would have it, the World Championships for Vaulting had just started, and as generosity...
Day four continued much the same as the previous day: intensive training in preparation for the competition ahead. Riders prepare for disciplines including tölt, gaited classes, and pace as well as dressage, trail riding and flag race. In the evening all enjoyed a...
Day three was filled with continuous training and an overall calm atmosphere and absolute focus persevered - calm and focus until the evening that is. To the clapping of thunder all around and echoing from the mountains, the party started with the traditional country...
Sunday saw the actual start everything: first a great presentation by Jean-Paul Balz, president of FEIF and also an international Sport judge, focused on the tests and what the judges want to see. Great emphasis is placed on good, light riding and eager horses who...
The first day was filled with expectations: the organisers in Switzerland expecting the arrival of the participants and their horses, the Team Leaders waiting to meet their team members with whom they will spend a lot of time over the next few days, the Country...