The WorldRanking Event Ostdt Meisterschaft & OSI Berlin-Karlshorst 2014, scheduled 15-17 August 2014, organised by IPC Berlin-Brandenburg in Berlin (DE) has been cancelled.
The WorldRanking Event OSI Bockholts-Hoff 2014, scheduled 9-11 May 2014, organised by Gestüt Bockholts-Hoff in Lünzen (DE) has been cancelled.
The questionnaire about the ideal leisure horse has been answered by more than 1000 Icelandic horse riders so far. If you are interested in the summary of the answers so far - follow below link. Please share the link with your fellow riders and ask them to fill it in...
The Sport Committee has received a request for clarification of the proper handling of finals in tests which include rein (hand) changes such as T2, T3, T4, and so forth. The finals of these tests are ridden using the same instructions -- including rein (hand) changes...
The Board of FEIF is pleased to announce a contract has been signed with Stichting Icelandic Horse Projects (IHP) to organize the 2017 World Championships. This agreement brings the 2017 championships back to the same host and location as the 2007 championships in...
The course offered by IPZV - Team Junge Züchter - is open for participants from all FEIF member countries who are interested to learn more about the tradition, history, process and training of Gæðingakeppni. The seminar will take place just a week before the...
This is a challenge, which FEIF Leisure Committee has taken up. It is the intention to first identify the characteristics, which riders prioritize. Selecting the ideal horse is not only a question about the qualities of the horse but also of individual wishes,...
The event OSI - Housecup Lechleite 2014 in Lechleite (DE), scheduled 2-4 May 2014, will no longer be a WorldRanking event.
The event Mittsommernachtsturnier Godemoor 2014 in Großhansdorf (DE), scheduled 20-22 June 2014, will no longer be a WorldRanking event.
Concerning horse welfare the board of FEIF has received a report and summary of the Icelandic chief veterinarian, that indicates curb bits with leverage and port (unbroken and broken) are causing damage on the horses' bars and therefore should be banned from all...
For the first time, the Mid-European Championships (MEM) will take place in Switzerland at Reithof Neckertal in Brunnadern the site of the 2009 World Championships. Around 160 horse/rider combinations from 10 different nations are expected to put their skills to the...
The WorldRanking Event WR 1 Havnadalur, scheduled 25 April 2014, organised by Føroyskt Íslandsrossafelag in Tórshavn (FO) has been cancelled.
A new version of the Guidelines app is available on the Apple App store. This version includes translations for German and Icelandic. (The language can be changed in the Guidelines section of your iPad's Settings.) This update also uses shading to make the lowest...
Preparation for the FEIF YouthCup (11th to 20th of July ) in Hólar/Iceland is growing and thriving. 5 excellent trainers and nearly all judges are designate. As trainers for the FEIF YouthCup we could win Anna Valdimarsdóttir, Elvar Einarsson, Hulda Gústafsdóttir,...
The Sport Committee has made two changes to the list of prohibited equipment. (a) The Kineton Noseband is added to the list of equipment that may not be used in competition. This noseband adds a "bitless" action to any bit which leads to a previously prohibited...
Making sure our horses are properly shod is part of our duty as horsemen to protect the welfare of horses in competition. All Sport Judges have been reminded it is their responsibility to demand a horse be reshod and/or disqualified according to the published rules in...
Þorgeir Guðlaugssonwas up for election this year and decided not to run. During the open election in April Lutz Lesener and Halldór Gunnar Victorsson retained their seats and Åsa William was elected. The other members are Mark Tillmann and Nicolai Thye.
All active international FEIF breeding judges except one were able to attend the breeding judge seminar and meeting held at Hólar University in northern Iceland, March 29 - 30, 2014. An intensive programme, well prepared and presented by the FEIF breeding judge...