Hannes Kirchmayr, member of the Board of FEIF, stepped down after 10 years work in pleasure riding and education. His great succes is of course the Education Matrix, a system to compare levels of trainers and instructors in the different member countries. 900 Trainers...
The annual Youth Award 2008 has been awarded to Iceland as it has significantly increased its level of activities at national as well as at international level, both in pleasure and competition riding.
New Zealand is the 19th country to join FEIF. The Delegates´ Assembly decided at its yearly meeting in Reykjavík (IS) on February 15, 2008 to accept IHBRANZ as an associate member. At the moment about 60 Icelandic Horses are in New Zealand, but IHBRANZ expects this...
Based upon the experience at the World Championships 2007 new forms have been designed for veterinary checks (mouth inspections) at sport events. The forms have been designed by Claudia Glück (Deputy Chief Judge at the WC) and Caroline van de Bunt (Head Veterinary...
The new version of IceTest, FEIF's free software for sport events, comes with several new features. Also some bugs have been fixed. Added: - ability to create, edit and delete custom forms - ability to check the spelling of a riders'name against the FEIF WorldRanking...
FEIF is supporting the 1st International German Icelandic Horse Breeding Championship with Gæðingakeppni A/B Flokkur, T1 and SpeedPass which will take place from May 28th - June 1st, 2008 on the Icelandic Horse Farm Osterbyholz, Germany. Further information can be...
FEIF is supporting the 2008 IceHorse show in Berlin (March 8, 2008 in Berlin, D) as a start of a new European Championship for Icelandic Horses on Ice. In future, this championship will be organised yearly in different countries. Participation is open for experienced...
Based upon the experience at the World Championships 2007 new forms have been designed for veterinary checks (mouth inspections) at sport events. The forms have been designed by Claudia Glück (Deputy Chief Judge at the WC) and Caroline van de Bunt (Head Veterinary...
All International FEIF Sport Judges are invited to participate in the judges seminar on oral wounds and their consequences, organised by IPV CH on February 3, 2008 at Islandpferde Gestüt Niederfeld, Hombrechtikon (CH). The seminar is held by Claudia Glück and Caroline...
All riders, trainers and judges are invited to participate in the seminar "Rittigkeit und Form" ,organised by IPZV at Uli Reber's farm in Wurz, Germany from February 23- 24, 2008. Presentations and discussions are planned with Þórarinn Eymundsson, Júlio Borba and...
First information on FEIF breeding shows 2008 has been added to the FEIF Website. The list will be completed and updated regularly.
The Board of FEIF has decided to grant the World Championships 2011 to St Radegund, Austria (Islandpferde Reithof Piber). St. Radegund is located in Upper Austria, close to the German border near München. The FEIF YouthCup 2005 took place at the same location. The...
Every year, IceTest, the free competition software provided by FEIF, requires an update of FIPO Rules. Starting 2008, changes of FIPO will be published and valid April 1 of each year. This is due to the change of the date of the yearly Delegates' Assembly from...
The new edition of FIPO 2008 will be published shortly before April 1, 2008. Until this year the yearly editions of FIPO (and other rules) were published just before January 1. As of 2007, the Delegates' Assembly deciding upon changes of rules takes place in February....
The FEIF Sport Committee has decided to add the Peruvian bit (and other bits typically designed for specific other horse cultures) explicitly to the list of prohibited equipment. This bit is not fitting to the Icelandic horse style and/or culture. The bit is not...
IHBRANZ, the Icelandic Horse Breeders and Riders Association New Zealand applies for associate membership of FEIF. Associate membership allows a country to join FEIF at an early stage, without having full obligations or rights. New Zealand would be the 19th country to...
The FEIF Conference 2008 will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland. The Conference will start on Friday, February 15, 2008 at 09.00 (with the Delegates’ Assembly) and last till Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 17:00. The Saturday evening programme will take place at...
The invitations for the Delegates' Assembly 2008 and the Annual Meetings for Chairmen, Breeding, Sport, Youth and Education are available from the download section of the FEIF website: www.feif.org/download .