With great sadness we heard of the death of Ursula Bruns (September 1922 - April 2016). She was a remarkable horsewomen and it is largely due to her enthusiasm and energy that as early as the mid-1950s the Icelandic horse became established as a much loved and valued...
The Icelandic Equestrian Association in cooperation with the marketing initiative Horses of Iceland collaborate on a weekend of celebration for the Icelandic horse. On April 30 there will be the annual horse parade through the city center of Reykjavík which is always...
The WorldRanking Event IJRN International, scheduled 13-15 May 2016, organised by IJsland Rijders Noord in Exloo (NL) has been cancelled.
FEIF Young Leaders is a new initiative run by the FEIF Youth Department. The aim is to develop and support young leaders and volunteers who we depend on for the future. The programme will start off by a weekend seminar, 28-30 October near Stockholm. The focus is on...
All allocated places for the FEIF YouthCup in July 2016 have now been confirmed. The demand was exceptionally high this year. A set number of places is allocated to each country, and some countries choose to have some extra young people on the waiting list. But there...
About 120 riders from all over the world (Europe, North America Australia and NZ) are still making their way to Landsmót in Hólar. All riders send it the ridden km back home every month, and FEIF adds up the mileage, calculating the route to Hólar. In the northern...
The international marketing project "Horses of Iceland" invites everyone to join the campaign and to organise an open house day at your stable. Encourage everyone to use this opportunity to strengthen the bonds between all members of the Icelandic horse world and...
The WorldRanking Event St Bededagsstævne, scheduled 22-24 April 2016, organised by Bededagsforeningen in Herning (DK) has been cancelled.
The event Deutsche Jugend Islandpferdemeisterschaft in Kaufungen (DE), scheduled 26-30 July 2016, will no longer be a WorldRanking event.
WorldFengur's Annual Report 2015 has been published on the WF website and is now available to everyone interested. The report contains information on the main projects that were completed and several statistics on foals and assessed horses, export figures, development...
The 6th FEIF seminar for breeding horse trainers at Skeiðvellir, Iceland, took place with a group of 22 very talented riders from the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy, Great Britain, Norway, Canada and the US. A big thank you for the organization...
The European Horse Network (EHN) started to publish a quarterly newsletter on legal issues. The first issue contains interesting facts and figures about the horse industry in Europe (estimated turnover € 34 billion) and EU regulations and directives on their way...
A total of 77 WorldRanking events have been registered in 11 countries. The list includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The first event will take place during the weekend of April 9-10...
A new format for publication of FEIF Rules was agreed at the Delegates Assembly 2016 in Haarlem earlier this year, and is now available on the FEIF website (valid as of April 1, 2016). What used to be FIPO and FIZO has become somewhat shorter, whilst FIRO, the General...
A new set of rules is available for users of IceTest. The rules apply to events starting on or after April 1, 2016. IceTest has been updated in 2015 to support the current gæðingakeppni rules.
The Education and Sport Judges spent a productive weekend in Arlanda, Sweden together with the Tölt in Harmony Foundation. The ranks of licensed trainers and judges for Tölt in Harmony were increased when all those attending were approved as licensed trainers and/or...
Stakeholders in the Icelandic horse community developed a strategic marketing plan to increase the awareness, and strengthen the image of the Icelandic horse in international markets. The objective is to make more people aware of the good qualities of the Icelandic...
FEIF will offer an examination for new International Sport Judges and candidates for national licenses. The examination will take place at the Fákur riding club (Reykjavík, Iceland) on September 17 - 18, 2016. The examination will consist of theoretical topics...