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Good and Harmonious Riding 2015

Good and Harmonious Riding 2015

The FEIF Sport Department congratulates the 105 riders who have been nominated for Good and Harmonious Riding in the 2015 competition season. Thank you all for being such excellent examples of the type of riding we hope to see in our sport. Lisa Schürger (DE) received...

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Icelandic rider suspended for a period of four years

Icelandic rider suspended for a period of four years

The Icelandic rider Þorvaldur Árni Þorvaldsson has been suspended by a decision of the National Olympic Committee and Sports Federation of Iceland to ban the rider based on a positive drug test at the Reykjavíkurmeistaramóti Fáks in May. The rider is suspended for a...

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WorldRanking 2015

WorldRanking 2015

The FEIF WorldRanking is a system to compare results of riders of pure-bred Icelandic horses at selected sport events all over the world with each other. FEIF started the WorldRanking in 1995. The last WorldRanking events of the season 2015 took place on the first...

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FEIF Membership Questionnaire

FEIF Membership Questionnaire

Every year in October FEIF sends out the so-called FEIF membership questionnaire and asks all member associations to complete the questions by end of October. The information asked for concerns statements and figures such as structure of the association, number and...

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FEIF Board Meeting October 2015

FEIF Board Meeting October 2015

At the board meeting beginning of October 2015 the FEIF Board met to prepare the committee meetings 2015, the conference in February 2016 and the Delegates Assembly 2016. Several positions in the FEIF board and committees, all operating on an honorary basis, will be...

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FEIF is looking for a new board member

FEIF is looking for a new board member

FEIF is looking for an energetic and knowledgeable person to join the Board as Director for PR. Responsibilities will include fundraising and sponsorship, publicity and communication merchandising, and developing the FEIF brand. The position is voluntary, but travel...

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New Sport Judges

New Sport Judges

FEIF conducted an International Sport Judge License examination over the past two days. From a total of 27 candidates we are please to announce 10 new FEIF International Sport Judges [Heri Djurhuus Dahl (FO), Jenny Göransson (SE), Pétur Vopni Sigurðsson (IS), Stefan...

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FEIF virtual ride – Home to Hólar

FEIF virtual ride – Home to Hólar

It is not to late to join - or invite your friend to join - the virtual ride to next year´s Landsmót in Hólar. You will be in the company of currently 150 riders from all over the world, including Austria, Romania, and Australia. The concept is simple: follow the link...

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Joint FEIF Education and Youth Seminar

Joint FEIF Education and Youth Seminar

Teaching the next Generation is the motto of the joint FEIF Education & Youth seminar for riding instructors and trainers at all levels and national youth and education leaders, to be organised in Weistrach, Austria, November 27-29, 2015. The main focus of the seminar...

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FEIF virtual ride: Home to Hólar

FEIF virtual ride: Home to Hólar

They come from all over the world and they want to get to Hólar in time for Landsmót 2016, and they will have a lot of fun on the way! This year's virtual ride got off to a great start with 102 registered riders so far, coming from 15 countries. The idea is simple:...

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Results of World Championships

Results of World Championships

An overview of all sport and breeding results from the World Championships 2015 in Herning is available on the FEIF website. Are you interested in an overview of the Champions in the different categories and classes back to 1999 or even earlier? Just follow the link...

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Tickets for the World Championships 2017

Tickets for the World Championships 2017

Ticket sales for the World Championships 2017 in Oirschot, Netherlands have started. If you order your tickets early enough you will benefit from a range of early bird offers. Details on ticket offers, the location, etc. can be found on the website of the 2017 event.

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Virtual Ride – From Home to Hólar 2016

Virtual Ride – From Home to Hólar 2016

The end of the World Championships is also the beginning of the next World Championships - or in this case, the beginning of the 2016 FEIF virtual ride 'Home to Holar' to the 2016 Landsmót. Follow this link to join and submit your progress on the virtual ride:...

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Virtual Ride has come to an end

Virtual Ride has come to an end

The FEIF virtual ride 'From here to Herning' came to an end at the same time as the opening ceremony of the World Championships on Wed 5th Aug. Together the ca 150 riders from all over the world, including the US, Canada and New Zealand rode an incredible 64,382 km....

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