As of January 1, 2005, new rules for shoeing will be valid. The aim here is to be able to follow developments more easily, especially to encourage the use of lighter material. The main changes are: - to accept all material for shoes, as long as it is not heavier than...
The members of the Sport Committee and Sport Judges Committee elected Hörður Hákonarsson as Chief Judge for the World Championships 2005 in Sweden and André Böhme as Deputy Chief Judge. Due to the early election both Hörður and André can be involved in the...
From September 2-5, 2004, the second Mid European Championships (MEM) took place in Wurz (DE). The event was very succesful. Riders from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, France and Slovenia took part. An international judge team (Iceland, the...
From August 9 to 15 the Nordic Championships took place in Strömsholm, Sweden. It was a competition between teams of Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Apart from the adult class there were also age classes for young riders and juniors. At least four World...
From August 9 to 15 the Nordic Championships will take place in Strömsholm, Sweden. It is a competition between teams of Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Apart from the adult class there are also age classes for young riders and juniors. At least four...
From July 17-24, the FEIF Youth Cup took place in Oosterhuizen (NL) with 66 participants from 11 countries: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, Iceland, Norway, United States, the Netherlands, Sweden. Participants and other people involved...
The FEIF Delegates' Assembly 2004 will take place in Berlin (D), September 18-19. The meeting will discuss several proposals from the board and different departments. Included are also proposals from the sport department about new rules for bridles and bits and new...
The FEIF Feather Prize 2004 for Horsemanship and Feather Light riding has been awarded at Landsmót 2004 to Þorvaldur Árni Þorvaldsson (IS). The Feather Prize is awarded once a year by the Board of FEIF, and focuses on feather light and horse friendly riding in all...
The Icelandic minister of Agriculture, Gudni Ágústsson, has honoured FEIF President Tone Kolnes during the closing ceremony of Landsmót 2004. She did receive the special memento from the minister to value her important work in FEIF regarding the Icelandic Horse all...
At Landsmót 2004 FEIF did again award its Perpetual Breeding Trophy for the highest evaluated breeding horse. This year's winner is Þóroddur frá Þóroddstödum (IS1999188801), a 5 year old stallion with the extreme high score of 9.04 for ridability (the highest mark...
Besides the English, Dutch and Norwegian language now also the Danish language is available for IceTest, the free software for sport events. Read more about IceTest at the FEIF Website: www.feif.org/software.
At Landsmót 2004 FEIF will again award its Perpetual Trophy for the highest evaluated breeding horse. Last time winner was the mare Þoka frá Hólum IS 1993258300 with a overall score of 8.64, Conformation 8.64, Riding abilities 8.64 (Rider Þórarinn Eymundsson).
The FEIF Feather Prize 2004 for Horsemanship and Feather Light riding will be awarded at Landsmót 2004. The Feather Prize is awarded once a year by the Board of FEIF. The Board will be advised by all FEIF Licensed Judges (Sport and Breeding) that are visiting...
Magnus Lindquist with Thor fra Kalsvik - SE91103807 has set a World Record in Pace Race 250 m: 19.86". The record was set on May 9, 2004, in Herning (DK). The time is based upon hand stopped times and corrected following current rules (by adding 0.40"). This new...
Sigurbjörn Bárðarson with Óðinn frá Búðardal has the new World Record in Pace Race 250 m: 20.83". The record was established on June 28, 2003, in Selfoss (IS). The time is based upon hand stopped times and corrected following current rules (by adding 0.40"). The...
Two new rankings are introduced in 2004 to celebrate the 10th season of the FEIF WorldRanking: the Four Gait Combination and the Five Gait Combination. The Four Gait Combination is based upon the results in Four Gait V1 and the best of Tölt T1 or Tölt T2. The Five...
Traditionally, the FEIF Annual Sport Meeting (National Sport Leaders) meets the last weekend of January. Other departments do use other weekends for their annual meetings. The Board of FEIF will present a proposal to the Delegates' Assembly 2004 to integrate the...
7 Candidates did participate in the test to become a FEIF Licensed Sport Judge in Wurz (DE), April 4 and 5, 2004: 2 from Switzerland, 2 from Denmark and 3 from Germany. One candidate did pass the test completely: Karin Hassing (DK). The others did pass partially, all...