A new set of FIPO rules is available for users of IceTest. The rules apply to events starting at or after April 1, 2013. With this release is is possible to enter the times of both heats in Flag Race FR1.
The new edition of FIPO contains changes decided upon by the Delegates' Assembly 2013. To follow the same line in finals in Tölt classes and in gaited classes it is decided to change FIPO in such way, that the sequence of gaits in finals in four gait and five gait is...
The results of the B-sample of the doping test from the Mid EUropean Championships 2012 are now available: The Institute for Biochemistry of the German Sporthochschule in Köln in presence of a representative of the rider opened the sealed sample, which had been taken...
The making and the maintenance of the sport judges' guidelines is one of the designated tasks of the FEIF Sport Judges Committee. As our sport is constantly developing the guidelines needs to b e adjusted regularly. Once in a while, when the many adjustments have...
The revised FEIF Instructor & Trainer Matrix, launched by the FEIF Education Committee, now also includes the list of skills it takes to become a young-horse trainer. Every instructor or trainer at level 1-3 who has gained a qualification in one of the FEIF member...
The annual meeting for Sport discussed a long list of items. One of the main items is an experiment that will take place in 2013 in Tölt T3, where the judges will only judge one side of the oval track in the second section and the riders will be asked by the speaker...
In a very constructive and positive atmosphere the annual Breeding meeting went through a very long agenda. Basis line in this was to proceed step by step on the way to better standardization and more professionalism in holding FEIF breeding horse assessments. It was...
More participants than ever attended the annual Youth meeting where a lot of good ideas and best practice were shared between the countries. Norway reported about the coming FYCamp 2013 - see a separate news item. The important role of the leaders on the FYCup was in...
The national Education leaders and participating guests had a stimulating and productive annual meeting in Strasbourg, and we would warmly welcome all the new faces! Excellent things are happening all over the place. Again, the presence of a number of new...
Delegates and guests from 11 FEIF member countries participated in the Delegates' Assembly 2013, February 8th 2013 in Strasbourg. All FEIF Board members who were for re-election as well as Doug Smith, US, as a new Board member were (re-)elected for a period of two...
In the annual meeting for national Chairpersons the proposal for the acceptance of Ethical standards was discussed further after the presentation in the DA. Participants were generally in favour of the proposal, but many good comments were raised and the need to...
At the annual meeting of Leisure Riding it was agreed that the mission will be to facilitate the creation of an open including environment within FEIF for Leisure Riding. The preferred horse for Leisure Riding is defined as a well trained horse, which is mentally and...
Saturday, March 23, the fifth edition of Horses on Ice (HOI) will take place in Haarlem (NL, near Amsterdam) on a 400 m skating rink. Horses on Ice is also the European Championships on Ice 2013. The first participants will enter the ice on 23 March at 9.00 am, and...
The Delegates' Assembly 2013 decided upon 2 changes in FIPO, to be valid as of April 1, 2013. To follow the same line in finals in Tölt classes and in gaited classes it is decided to change FIPO in such way, that the sequence of gaits in finals in four gait and five...
The Conference 2013 presentation "Characterization of leisure horses - methods to improve breeding and selling" held by Ms. Sylvie Rizo, the national delegate in charge of the leisure horse sector in the French institute for horses and riding (IFCE, Institut français...
The FEIF Conference 2013 was the largest in our Conference-history with 112 registered participants from 11 different member countries. The annual meetings of sport, breeding, youth, education and leisure riding took place. And apart from that participants could enjoy...
The FEIF YouthAward 2012 went to Germany which in 2012 managed to take yet another step in their youth work. Germany improved its existing activities as well as implemented new activities and very successfully hosted the FYCup. Among the activities was an improved...
Details, maps as well as registration forms for each stage of the relay ride to the World Championships 2013 in Berlin (D) have been published and are available for download. The different routes are approaching Berlin from a number of directions: the north route from...