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World Championships 2015 Chief Judge Selected

World Championships 2015 Chief Judge Selected

At a meeting in Frankfurt this week the Board of FEIF selected the Chief Judge and Deputy Chief Judge for the World Championships 2015 (Herning, DK). Þorgeir Guðlaugsson will be the Chief Judge. Þorgeir will be assisted by Deputy Chief Judge Einar Ragnarsson. The...

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Breeding horse trainer seminar 2014

Breeding horse trainer seminar 2014

The 2014 seminar took place at Kronshof, Germany (near Lüneburg) where the participants found perfect facilities with a large riding arena, oval and pace track as well as lots of interesting horses and comfortable holiday flats. 17 participants from 6 countries...

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The Mid-European Championships 2014 are over

The Mid-European Championships 2014 are over

An event at a perfect location, with a fantastic organisation team and great team spirit among all participating nations - MEM 2014 in Brunnadern! The team trophy went to Germany and also the 4-gait combination adult riders (Johanna Tryggvason (DE)) and the 5-gait...

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MEM 2014 and the first results

MEM 2014 and the first results

In the wonderful sunny surroundings of Brunnadern the Mid-European Championships with 160 starters from Austria, Germany, France, Great Britain, Netherlands, Slovenia and Switzerland were officially opened. The winners of PP1 are Johannes Uekötter from Germany (YR)...

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Nordic Championships 2014 are over

Nordic Championships 2014 are over

The Nordic Championships were a festival of amazing horses, talented riders and an incredible audience! Jóhann Rúnar Skúlason, IS became once again Nordic Champion in T1 and Thomas Vilain Rørvang, DK on Ylur frá Hvítanesi is the new Nordic Champion in junior/young...

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Mid-European Championships 2014

Mid-European Championships 2014

The Mid European Championships will take place from August 7 to 10, 2014 in Switzerland. Venue of the competition is the Icelandic horse farm 'Reithof Neckertal' in Brunnadern, Switzerland - wellknown from the World Championships 2009. About 160 riders with their...

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Nordic Championships 2014

Nordic Championships 2014

The Nordic Championships will take place from July 30 - August 3, 2014 at the fair grounds in Herning, in the middle of Jutland. More than 100 horses and riders from all Nordic countries are participating. The site has been used for national as well as international...

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Eva Maria Gerlach Award 2014

Eva Maria Gerlach Award 2014

Five participants of the FEIF YouthCup 2014 in Hólar (IS) received the Eva Maria Gerlach Award 2014 for being the most versatile riders (in alphabetical order): Ásdís Ósk Elvarsdóttir, IS (DRAUMALIÐIÐ), Christa Rike, NL (CHAMPION RIDERS), Dylan Humblé, NL...

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FEIF Feather Prize 2014: Britta van der Linden

FEIF Feather Prize 2014: Britta van der Linden

The judges at the FEIF YouthCup 2014 awarded Britta van der Linden with the FEIF Feather Prize 2014. The aim of this prize is to encourage good riding and good horsemanship, a tribute to feather light riding. The awarded rider sets an example to the Icelandic Horse...

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Team Competition – FEIF YouthCup 2014

Team Competition – FEIF YouthCup 2014

The winning team was in 2014 the team called "THE INCREDIBLES" with the following team members: Lizzy Franck, LU, Ayla Marquenie, FR, Pia Schörghuber, AT, Britta van der Linden, NL, Franziska Mueser, DE, Stefanie Suter, CH with their Team Leader Ásta Mary...

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Competition days at the FEIF YouthCup

Competition days at the FEIF YouthCup

Thursday - first competition day in Hólar! Finally! Horses are fresh after a day's rest. All went through a vet check. The judges have arrived and are introduced to the large variety of classes that will be presented. Suddenly everyone looks very smart - and all...

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FEIF YouthCup 2014 – last training day!

FEIF YouthCup 2014 – last training day!

Tuesday was the last day with the trainers and all riders could choose 2 out of 5 possible classes. The fact that the groups turned out to be relatively even in numbers shows how very popular all trainers were with the kids. After the last training session all...

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Relay Ride 2015

Relay Ride 2015

Preparations for the relay ride 2015 are now well under way. At the coming Nordic Championships later this month in Herning, Denmark, a small test event will be held. All routes have already been tested and during autumn 2014 more information about the Relay Ride...

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FEIF YouthCup 2014 – Log book

FEIF YouthCup 2014 – Log book

Start of the FEIF YouthCup - the first participants will arrive in Hólar, the weather is good, and the surroundings are stunning! As the FYCup will be hosted by Iceland this time, it also means that most participants will ride on borrowed horses. The organizers and...

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