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EHN Newsletter May 2013

EHN Newsletter May 2013

EHN, the European Horse Network, has published its May 2013 newsletter. The newsletter contains information about activities in the European horse world (including Icelandic horses) and about contacts between EHN and members of the European Parliament. Current topics...

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Good and Harmonious Riding

Good and Harmonious Riding

At the start of the new season the first riders have been nominated for the list of Good and Harmonious Riding 2013. Judges at WorldRanking events are invited to nominate riders to be included in the list because of their fine riding style. This is independent of the...

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Breeding horse trainer seminar 2013

Breeding horse trainer seminar 2013

The 3rd FEIF seminar for breeding horse trainers was held at Skeiðvellir last weekend with 18 participants from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Iceland. It was a very interesting seminar as with group of young riders being very eager...

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Breeders’ Forum 2013

Breeders’ Forum 2013

The Breeders' Forum at the World Championships for Icelandic horses in Berlin, August 4-11, 2013 offers a unique overview of worldwide Icelandic horse breeding. Posters of highly evaluated breeding horses, presentation of results, pictures and films, meeting point and...

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FIPO 2013: correction available

FIPO 2013: correction available

A corrected version of FIPO 2013 is available for download. Unfortunately the requirement to show all sections in the finals of Tölt T1 on both reins has dropped out of the previous release (page 32). This has been corrected. The relevant page is available for...

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International Sport Judges Seminar in Berlin

International Sport Judges Seminar in Berlin

About 50 International Sport Judges from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Austria attended the International Sport Judges Seminar in Berlin (April 5-6, 2013). The main item was practical judging (and...

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WorldFengur Report 2012

WorldFengur Report 2012

WorldFengur's Annual Report 2012 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...

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5 new European Champions on Ice

5 new European Champions on Ice

The fifth edition of Horses on Ice on the 400 m skating rink in Haarlem (NL) was again a great succes. The participants competed on ice in a well organised competition. Despite the ice cold temperature the enthousiam of the public was heart-warming. The new European...

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Education Seminar 2013

Education Seminar 2013

The Education Seminar 2013 will take place in Stockholm, September 6-8, 2013. A number of proficient and well known instructors, among them Mette Manseth, Stian Pedersen and Magnus Skulason will demonstrate how they work, which teaching techniques they use and will...

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Education Seminar 2013

Education Seminar 2013

The education seminar 2013 will be organised in co-operation with the Swedish member organisation Svenska Islandshästförbundet (SIF) at Stockholm, September 7-9, 2013. Among a large number of different topics that will be up for discussion, various proficient and well...

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Stud Farm Presentation

Stud Farm Presentation

Stud farm presentations at the World Championships 2013 During the World Championships 2013, a presentation of studs is planned for Friday, August 9th, 2013. The deadline for registration has been extended till April 25, 2013. Details on registration and the selection...

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Passion. Power. Pleasure

Passion. Power. Pleasure

FEIF - together with IPZV and LH/Landsmót - is this week present in the Icelandic "village" at the Equitana in Essen, Germany, the big horse fair with 200,000 guests and about 860 exhibitors. With the guiding theme Passion.Power.Pleasure the work and activities of...

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WorldRanking events 2013

WorldRanking events 2013

98 WorldRanking events were registered by the FEIF member associations for the year 2013 so far and all are listed on the FEIF website. FEIF started the WorldRanking in 1995 and it is a continuous system: every day a new ranking list is computed. The riders' position...

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Relay Ride

Relay Ride

The phase of late entries for the last part of the relay ride - the ride through Brandenburg Gate - has now started. If you are interested, please register with the forms provided on the IPZV website and you will receive a confirmation as soon as there are any...

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