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2019 FEIF YouthCamp

2019 FEIF YouthCamp

Preparations for the camp are in full swing and 31 young people, aged between 14-17, from 10 member countries, including New Zealand, will travel to the South of Iceland on July 7th for a week of horsey fun, trips farm visits and most importantly - for getting to know...

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World Championships 2023

World Championships 2023

The Board of FEIF invites for applications to organise the World Championships 2023. A document describing Rules and Requirements for Organisers is available from the download section (World Championships) of the FEIF website. Any application should comply with this...

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Young Leader’s Seminar 2019

Young Leader’s Seminar 2019

FEIF is happy to announce that the next Young Leaders' seminar will be hosted by the Netherlands 22- 24 November 2019. This year's topic is 'Coming together in Horsemanship: Changing the Game'. The speakers come from a wide range of professions, including behavioural...

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Figures Judges (former TiH rules)

Figures Judges (former TiH rules)

Following the agreement between FEIF and Tölt in Harmony regarding the Figures Tests and to acknowledge the accomplishments of persons certified by Tölt in Harmony, FEIF published the list of TiH certified judges on the FEIF website, FEIF international judges are...

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World Cup Toelt at Sweden International Horse Show (SIHS)

World Cup Toelt at Sweden International Horse Show (SIHS)

Eight of the best tölt equipages with the highest tölt scores in competitions during 2019 (list of approved events will be published soon), will meet from November 28 - December 1, 2019 at one of the largest in-door horse events in the world: the Sweden International...

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Over the hills and far away

Over the hills and far away

A very happy Easter to horses and humans alike! Celebrate with us by posting a seasonal picture on @feiforg on Instagram. Also, remember that May 1st is the International Day of the Icelandic horse. Our motto for this year is 'Over the hills and far away'. And because...

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May 1 – the Day of the Icelandic Horse

May 1 – the Day of the Icelandic Horse

The Day of the Icelandic Horse is celebrated in many FEIF member countries on May 1 each year. This event was brought to life by Horses of Iceland. In many countries several activities take place, for example an open house day at the stables, daylong rides to...

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EHN Priorities

EHN Priorities

During a lunch in the European Parliament the European Horse Network (EHN) published its manifesto with priorities for the next years: - Consider horses as agricultural animals - Promote horse welfare and responsible care - Favour appropriate funding to equine...

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World Championships 2019

World Championships 2019

FEIF is happy about the very pleasant cooperation with ISB - the organizer of the World Championships 2019 and the course of the preparations for the big event in Berlin. All 19 full members of FEIF registered for the sport competitions and partly for the breeding...

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Riding Horse Profiles – video and forms

Riding Horse Profiles – video and forms

The Icelandic horse is an incredibly versatile breed and each horse is special in terms of characteristics as well as level of training. Similarly, each rider is different, requiring different traits from his or her riding horse. FEIF has introduced the Riding Horse...

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FEIF Ringmaster seminar 2019

FEIF Ringmaster seminar 2019

The ringmaster seminar in Gardermoen, Norway, was attended by 21 experienced ringmasters, judges and interested persons from different FEIF countries. Lectures were given by Pétur Halldórsson, Iceland, and Heimir Gunnarsson, Sweden. Main topics included a lecture on...

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FEI TV – Icelandic Horses part 2

FEI TV – Icelandic Horses part 2

The second of a two-part feature on the Icelandic horse for FEI Equestrian World is live now. Equestrian World recently featured a video on the incredible Icelandic horse, the programme is broadcast on FEI TV that has a global reach of over 238 million. The cameras...

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Sport Judges seminar 2019

Sport Judges seminar 2019

Mid of March 80 international participants used the chance to study how Icelandic horses create movements in all their gaits when attending Gillian Higgins' presentation with live painted horses during the sport judges seminar 2019 in Stansted, London and in the...

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