FEIF is proud to be a partner of the marketing initiative 'Horses of Iceland'! A wide range of partners meanwhile joined the great initiative promoting the Icelandic horse and maybe you would like to be a follower as well (already almost 35,000 combined on social...
17 countries registered to participate in the World Championships 2017 in Oirschot, Netherlands, by nominating team leaders for sport and breeding (in alphabetic order): Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain,...
Recent changes in Sport Rules and Requirements require an update of IceTest. The first update is available (version 1.1.735), it includes a new handling of Elimination of Participants in PP1. As of April 1, 2017, participants receiving 0 from three judges in the first...
Measures to improve the welfare of millions of horses and donkeys across the EU have been approved by the European Parliament. The proposals on 'Responsible Equine Ownership' from Julie Girling, British MEP, were passed by a large majority in the European Parliament...
Horses of Iceland welcomes you at the 2017 Equitana Equestrian Sports World Fair in Essen, Germany, 18-26 March, at stand 2-B19. This is Europe's largest horse fair and around 200,000 attendees are anticipated. A reception, to which members of the press are invited,...
Denmark plans to organize the first indoor event on a regular 250m oval track from April 5-8, 2018 - indoors! Riders from all over the world will be invited and there is room for 3,000 spectators in the Equsana Arena in Hall M, MCH Exhibition Centre Herning. In...
The General Rules and Regulations as well as the versions for breeding, education, sport and youth - all valid as of April 1, 2017 are now online and available for download on the FEIF website. In addition, all changes regarding sport are published in a separate...
Nearly half of FEIF International Sport Judges gathered in Haarlem, NL for a weekend session to prepare themselves for the 2017 competition season formally starting on April 1st. The judges participated in a lively discussion of sport performances (on video) with an...
The full minutes of all meetings that took place in Helsinki (FIN) in February 2017 are now online on the FEIF website.
A new set of rules is available for users of IceTest. The rules apply to events starting on or after April 1, 2017. Please note: Changes in Pace Test PP1 and the introduction of C-Finals for oval track classes require an updated version of IceTest, which will be...
At the moment WorldFengur has 20.923 subscribers in 24 countries. The total sum of subscribers has increased by 1.863, which constitutes a 9.7% increase for the year 2016. The number of foals born is still decreasing annually according to WorldFengur registrations....
The Youth Committee is launching this year's team video competition for groups of 4-6 young people involved with the Icelandic horse. The challenge is to produce a short film of 3-5 minutes with the title 'Power is...'. Entry is free and open to teams under the age of...
The FEIF virtual ride 'Out to Oirschot' continues to gather momentum. In spite of all the 'weather' riders covered over 2000km in January. For our southern friends it is of course the end of summer that is in sight. For all the latest results follow the link to the...
The invitation for the 2017 FEIF Youth Camp is now available for download. This year's camp will be hosted by Belgium and takes place from 11-18 July, 2017. When in Belgium, do as the Belgians do - amongst the highlights of the camp will be some close encounters with...
The Riding Horse Profile has been developed as a tool to get a neutral, professional assessment of the characteristics of a riding horse. The purpose is to secure that there is the best possible match between horse and rider - in particular in a situation, where a...
The award FEIF Youth Country of the Year 2016 was given to France. The prize is represented not only by a trophy but it includes one additional place at the FEIF Youth Camp 2017 which will be hosted by Belgium. You can read up on the activities upon which France...
The Sport Leaders and Sport Committee met for two days in Helsinki to consider a long agenda of proposals from the Committee and member associations. Coen Buijsse, Organizer World Championships 2017, presented an updated on the status of preparations for August. (All...
The annual breeding meeting agreed on preparing a proposal for a clear definition of the guidelines for conflicts of interest at breeding shows and smaller changes in our breeding rules for 2018. During the next months the breeding committee will start with a revision...