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Annual Breeding Meeting 2015
The Annual Breeding Leader meeting discussed a wide range of topics in a very constructive and harmonious atmosphere. Þorvaldur Kristjánsson was elected as member of the breeding committee, Sussie Lund and Inge Kringeland were re-elected as breeders? representatives...
Annual Education Meeting 2015
The education department has had a successful meeting with very positive, productive discussions and intensive exchange of information concerning educational topics of the representative participants. Herdis Reynisdottir, IS and Margrit Rusterholz, CH were unanimously...
Annual Sport Meeting 2015
The Annual Sport Meeting covered a range of different topics including recommendations on various changes to FIPO, procedural changes for the World Championships and discussions on equipment. The annual meeting of the national Sport Leaders unanimously agreed that the...
Annual YouthWork Meeting 2015
12 people attended the meetings on Youth work, and the working atmosphere was very friendly and productive. Apart from routine business and an certain expressions of amazement at the good ideas that are implemented all around the FEIF world, the most exciting item of...
Annual Chairperson Meeting 2015
The chairpersons had a very good and productive meeting, discussing items like the report about the last year from the Board of FEIF and also the new draft of the General Rules for FEIF, which is a product of the TaskForce. The representatives from the countries...
FEIF Structure – Board, Committees and Working Groups
Do you know how the FEIF system works? Do you know which committees and working groups FEIF has? The structure is described in the FEIF statutes and the jobs and responsibility documents of each department. Follow the link to get the overview.
Volunteers, Sponsors, and Press at the World Championships
Now is the perfect time to get more directly involved in the 2015 World Championships in Herning, Denmark. We can use volunteers to help with a variety of jobs. In exchange you receive free entrance to the championships, meals and free camping place. All the...
Marketing Efforts for the Icelandic Horse
The participants of the FEIF Conference 2015 had the possibility to listen to a very interesting presentation of Charlotte Rabouan on the promotion of the Icelandic horse in France. Pur Chevals' main aim is to raise the awareness for the Icelandic breed amonst French...
FEIF Award – Youth Country of the Year 2014
The FEIF Award Youth Country of 2014 went to Finland - congratulations! The panel of judges were unanimous in their decision that youth work in Finland distinguishes itself not only by promoting good riding and good horsemanship. Over and above, organising regular...
Joint decision of breeding and sport departments
The annual meeting of the national Sport Leaders and of the national Breeding Leaders of the FEIF member countries agreed that the use of a flash noseband in combination with bits with leverage effects shall not be permitted in the presentation of breeding horses and...
Delegates’ Assembly 2015
Delegates and guests from 12 FEIF member countries participated in the Delegates' Assembly 2015, February 6th 2015 in Copenhagen. All FEIF Board members who were for re-election were (re-)elected for a period of two years. The delegates agreed on editorial changes to...
Preparations for the World Championships 2015
Everyone is busy preparing for the VM2015 in Herning this summer. Follow the link to the video where some of the Nordic WC riders tell about how they prepare for World Championships for Icelandic Horses If you want to join as volunteer: www.vm2015.com Can You Hear the...
Great Interest in the Open Breeders’ Meeting
Around sixty participants from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria and Switzerland found their way to the House of Sports in Bröndby near Copenhagen. A large number of breeders - ranging from 'just new and curious' up to very experienced and successful -, well...
FEIF YouthCamp 2015
The 16th FEIF YouthCamp will be hosted by Germany and will take place at Reitschule Berger in Bestwig-Berlar, about 150 km east of Düsseldorf or Cologne. The goal of the FEIF YouthCamp is to bring together young people from different countries. All should share a...
Breeding Judges for World Championships 2015 Selected
The FEIF Breeding Committee and Breeding Judges Committee agreed on the breeding judge panel for the World Championships 2015 in Herning. The members of the group will be: Þorvaldur Kristjánsson (head judge), Barbara Frische and Nina Bergholtz. The judges for the...
Ride to Herning – so far
111 riders from 12 countries on their 'virtual' way way to Herning - together they have already ridden 6543 km, which is not bad. But considering that NZ is 18,000km from Herning, and that the riders from the USA and Canada have to cover an average distance of ca...
International Breeding Judges Seminar and Test
The International Breeding Judges' Seminar will be organised from March 27 to March 31, 2015 at the Hólar University College, Iceland. This seminar is for experienced national judges that are approved by the Icelandic horse association of their countries. The...