The World Championships 2025 will take place in Switzerland for the third time, this time in Birmenstorf in the canton of Aargau. The venue, Hardwinkelhof is located only 20 minutes from Zurich airport but is centrally located yet close-to-nature. Icelandic horse...
Following complaints with the EFTA Regulatory Authority (ESA) on the topic of blood mares in Iceland, an official letter of warning was sent by ESA to the Icelandic government on May 10, 2023. Today, the Icelandic Ministry announced that the current regulation will be...
The votes have been counted and we are very pleased to announce the winning photos that will be published in the calender for the months of July, August and September. Congratulations to Alice Linnebach, Christiane Dings, and Uwe Saßmannshausen whose photos received...
And they are off… the new FEIF Virtual Ride has just started. Riders will go “To Fákur, and fast”, the venue for Landsmót 2024 in Reykjavík. The idea is simple: over the next year, riders will count and add up all km ridden out from your own stable. The target...
In the continued push to improve riding skills to advance the welfare of our Icelandic horses, the Board of FEIF decided in 2002 to establish a new prize: the FEIF Feather Prize. The aim of this prize is to encourage good riding and good horsemanship, a tribute to...
A group of researchers from Hólar University, in collaboration with FEIF and the organization committee of the World Championships, conducted a research and data collection on the weight of riders and horses during the weekend before the official start of the event in...
Dr. Prof. emer. Ewald Isenbügel, Founding and Honorary President of FEIF. Since 1968 the Icelandic horse community has celebrated European and World Championships alongside the Landsmót in Iceland. The Netherlands are hosting the World Championships this year, and we...
Congratulations to all participants from all teams at the World Championships 2023, it was a great event, a great week with wonderful presentations! A big thank you to everyone who made this event possible! The World Champions and winners of the 2023 trophies are:...
Based on the number of entries in each test, the competition programme of the World Championships 2023 has been updated accordingly. Follow the link for a complete overview on the week's programme. https://www.wc2023.nl/competition-programme-online/
The time schedule as well as the results of the World Championships will be published in IceTest NG. Look for ‘Upcoming competition’ in the web version and ‘Future competitions’ in the app. Should you be in Oirschot....apart from watching the presenations live on the...
Meanwhile all teams and almost 200 horses arrived in Oirschot and everywhere are still busy volunteers and helpers working to prepare the site for the official start of the World Championships next week! Teams are now training on the competition tracks but also on the...
A research team at the Department of Equine Science of Hólar University, led by PhD. Guðrún Jóhanna Stefánsdóttir and Master student Johannes Amplatz, in collaboration with FEIF aims to perform research focusing on the body weight ratio (BWR) of riders and horses at...
The European Horse Network (EHN) published a newsletter with an overview of current and future activities. Recently, 3 meetings took place in Brussel, including one in the European Parliament with members of the Parliament. This meeting was openend by EU President Ms....
The participating countries have registered their teams for the World Championships 2023. Click on the country to see the team details. Click on any horse to see the details of the pedigree, owner, and breeder. The starting lists and results will be avaiable in...
Inspiring lectures, swinging bands and so much more! Expand your knowledge about the Icelandic horse in the House of Education! Scientists, veterinarians, instructors and trainers share the latest news on Animal Breeding, Sport, Health & Welfare and Training. And...
The final preparations for the FEIF YouthCamp are in full swing! 38 young people and their country leaders from 11 member countries will gather in Finland for a week of intense learning and play. The aim of the FEIF YouthCamp is to bring teenagers from across the...
With only one full calendar month to go, the FEIF virtual ride ‘Over to Oirschot’ is reaching the final home stretch. That also means the excitement about this year’s World Championships, 8-13th August in the Netherlands is beginning to heat up. The riders on the...
Xavière Gabrion, Timo Mergenthaler and Berit & Christian Kisten received most of your likes for their wonderful photos and they will be included in the limited edition photo calendar for the months April, May and June. Congratulations to the winners and thank you...