Austria will participate with 15 sport riders - among them 5 Young Riders and 3 reserve horses. In Addition Austria will be represented by 2 breeding horses. Riders: Carina Mayerhofer with Frami von St. Oswald [AT1997160415] Gerrit Sager with Sigur frá Hólabaki...
Finland will be represented by a team of 12 sport riders, including 4 Young Riders and 2 reserve riders and 1 breeding horse. Riders: Annika Kyrklund with Jara frá Horni I [IS2007277272] Arnella Nyman with Thór från Järsta [SE2003104825] Juha Matti Kontio with Röðull...
Norway will be represented by a full team of 17 sport riders, including 5 Young Riders, 4 reserve riders and the defending World Champion from 2013. In addition Norway will bring a full team of 6 breeding horses. Defending World Champion: Oda Ugland with Vökull frá...
The seminar for instructors and others involved in developing young riders will now take place on Nov 27-29, 2015 at Gut Pöllndorf, Weistrach/Austria. The focus of the weekend will be on didactics, development and equipment, and the event consists of a mixture of...
France is the first country to register their team for the World Championships 2015. Nine sport riders will participate including two Young Riders. France will not bring breeding horses this year. Riders: Charlotta Gripenstam with Hylur frá Miðhrauni [IS2008137726]...
One of the breeding highlights at the World Championships 2015 in Herning will be the stud farm show. We are looking forward to the presentations of the following stud farms on Friday night: Efri-Raudilaekur (Iceland), Knutshyttan (Sweden), Kringeland (Norway),...
All through the week the participants had regular circus workshops, run by Ulla Fehse and these culminated in a magnificent one hour performance on Saturday, in which all kids participated, be that as an acrobat, a juggler or fire artist. A truly memorable spectacle....
FEIF and the Organizing Committee of the World Championships are keeping a close watch on the weather forecast for Herning. If necessary we will adapt the time schedule to protect the health and welfare of the horses and riders. Meanwhile, we would like to remind...
Only a few km from Berlar is a huge adventure park and as a break for horses and circus work, the group spent the whole day on roller coaster rides, in the chamber of horrors, flying like an eagle and seeing the world from the impressive heights of the Ferris wheel....
What does it feel like to have a riding lesson with a world champion? Well, you can ask any of the participants who enjoyed lessons in the riding arena with Silke Feuchthofen, or an oval track lesson with Jolly Schenk. Serious business this, and much to think about...
Wednesday was a very " up and down" day. The heat is rising, so the group started early with a ride high up onto the mountain behind the farm. The views are amazing, and the hillside is so steep that from a lovely picnic spot one cannot see the village immediately...
The day started with a visit to the Landesgestüt Warendorf, a state sponsored stallion station and the seat of German classical riding, heart of the education system for most professions dealing with horses. Did you know at (at least in Germany) one job is created for...
On Friday June 19, 2015 the relay ride started from Berlin, Germany. 600 km and 26 stages are planned till the riders will reach Herning, Denmark. The ride is expected to arrive at the border to Denmark, in Ellund, on July 18, 2015. Meanwhile the riders reached...
The FEIF YouthCamp in Berlar in Germany got off to a brilliant start on Sunday. 24 youngsters from 8 countries will enjoy an intensive week together, riding out, acquiring some circus skills, learning about the big horse culture of Germany, and visiting a local mine...
It is an old tradition of the World Championships for Icelandic Horses to ride a relay ride from the most recent World Championships host country to the current World Championships host country. On Sunday, June 21 this special baton started its journey to Herning and...
The preliminary time schedule for a fantastic week in Herning is now online under http://www.vm15.com/index.php/en/visitors/programme. The first riders and horses already qualified to represent their countries and soon you can follow the registration of the teams on...
Participate in the big World Championships instagram photo competition! The best Icelandic horse related photo wins a week ticket for the VM2015. The winner will be announced on July 5, 2015. Remember to follow @VM2015 on Instagram, use the hashtags #vm2015com,...
An interesting document was published on 'Practical Guidelines on the Watering of Equine Animals Transported by Road'. These guidelines describe best practice for watering horses during transport by road. The fitness for transport leaflet - again useful for all horse...