The AGM of the European Horse Network (EHN) took place on October 19, 2016 and the main intention was to prepare for an EU Equine Conference in the European Parliament. These conferences aim on getting the horse industry on the agenda of members of parliament (MEP)....
A working group with a wide range of experience as trainers, riders, breeders, and judges has provided descriptions and information regarding the correct usage of commonly available equipment, used across various Icelandic horse disciplines. This document is developed...
The agreement to organise the World Championships 2019 in Berlin (Germany) was finally signed by Gunnar Sturluson and Doug Smith on behalf of FEIF and by Bernhard Fliss and Carsten Eckert on behalf of the organiser Islandpferdesportverein Berlin ISB.
The Sport and Sport Judges Committees had two productive meetings in Haarlem with focus on the 2016 competition season's "experiments" for an alternative T5 construction in Germany and PP2 modifications in Austria. Proposals will be prepared for the Sport Department...
The breeding committee and breeding judges committee had a very productive meeting on many different topics. The young breeding trainer seminar 2017 will take place in Skeiðvellir, Iceland from April 4 - 7, 2017. The breeder leader seminar is scheduled for March;...
The FEIF Youth work committee had an enjoyable and productive set of meetings in Haarlem. Routine tasks included (a) the review of the very successful FEIF YouthCup 2016, which was held in Exloo, NL. The efforts of the organisers together with the valuable input of...
The FEIF Education Committee has met for a constructive working weekend in Haarlem. During a combined session with the FEIF Leisure department interesting discussions about the ongoing development of a description test for leisure horses took place. Furthermore,...
To be able to provide information on the qualities of a horse as a riding horse, the Leisure Riding Committee has jointly with the Education Committee and the Breeding Committee been discussing how to make a description of the qualities of a horse as a riding horse,...
The international marketing project called 'Horses of Iceland' opened its website in September. This site is an introduction to the Icelandic horse, its characteristics, and community worldwide. Pictures and videos play a large part to exemplify the Horses of Iceland...
The last WorldRanking event 2016 took place in Belgium on the weekend October 15-16, 2016. Almost all results have already been registered by the national WorldRanking registrars and an overview of the statistics is published and updated on a daily basis on the FEIF...
The new version of the IceTest software, IceTest NG, has been successfully used to manage its first complete tournament. There were some small issues identified in handling the real life situations encountered at a normal tournament. However, the organizer and judges...
The FEIF Conference 2017 will be held in Helsinki, Finland from February 3 - 4, 2017. It will be opened with the FEIF Delegates' Assembly of the Member Associations which is the supreme authority of the FEIF, this meeting will take place on Friday, February 3, 2017....
It is not too late to join the FEIF virtual ride to the site of the next World Championships of the Icelandic horse. The idea is simple: if you live too far away, and cannot participate in the real relay ride to the Netherlands, why not join riders from 12 member...
FEIF conducted a Sport Judge License examination in Reykjavik, Iceland from September 17 - 18, 2016. Three candidates have passed all the necessary requirements to receive a license as a FEIF International Sport Judge. Congratulations to Alexandra Dannenmann (US),...
The WorldRanking Event OSI Wulfenhof 2016, scheduled 3-4 September 2016, organised by Wulfenhof in Dorsten (DE) has been cancelled.
The event Niederösterreichische Meisterschaften in Weistrach (AT), scheduled 2-4 September 2016, will no longer be a WorldRanking event.
The third international German Gæðingakeppni Championships will be organised from September 8 to 11, 2016 in Aegidienberg, Germany. The event is registered as WorldRanking event. In 2014 the event received the award "best event of the year" - and it is the goal to...
The Annual FEIF Ride 'Off to Oirschot' went off to an amazing start: 75 riders from 10 countries have already clocked up over 5000km on their virtual ride to the site of the next Icelandic Horse World Championships, held in the Netherlands in Aug 2017. The idea is...