The Netherlands will be represented with a team of 15 sport riders and 2 breeding horses. Among the sport riders is of course Defending World Champion in Pace Test PP1 Sigurður Marínusson, this time with Atli frá Norður-Hvammi [IS2000185611]. 5 Young Riders and 2...
The FEIF YouthCamp 2013 will start in less than one week! NIHF welcomes all participants to Norway, to the YouthCamp, hosted by Stall Kjersem, in co-operaton with Stall SP and Vestnes Islandshestforening. The entire organising Team will do everything to make the camp...
Finland will be represented by a team of 9 sport riders, including 4 Young Riders and 1 reserve rider and 3 breeding horses. The most experent particpant is Nicola Bergman-Kankaala. Nicola represented Finland also at previous World Championships from 2001 on. She will...
A group of horsemen in Iceland has built a monument at Hvanneyri in Iceland with the support of FEIF to honor the memory of Gunnar Bjarnason, (1915-1998). Gunnar was one of the most important persons in the history of the Icelandic horse in the 20th century. He was...
Belgium will be represented by two sport riders and one breeding horse. Lodewijk Bonnez with Svás vom Forstwald [DE2004243246] and Stijn Rottiers with Taktur frá Tjarnarlandi [IS2000175485] will represent Belgium in sport, as they did before. Lena Trappe will present...
Luxembourg will be represented by Patricia Fleming with Smjörvi frá Stóra-Hofi [IS2001186020]. Patricia also participated in the World Championships 2009.
The Leisure Riding Committee has launched a survey among member countries on the abilities for riders to access nature. The survey is initiated on the basis of the discussions at the recent conference in Strasbourg. Two major issues were discussed in the Leisure...
Unfortunately Italy will not be represented this time, as the horse of their only rider Jacqueline Schmid-Staub (Prins vom Haselbach [DE2005184764]) is injured and has to take rest for several weeks.
The team of France is larger than ever before: 8 participants in sport and 2 breeding horses. Among the sport riders are 2 Young Riders and one rider who has to choose between two horses: Jacques Pailloncy who has qualfied with Surtsey frá Langholti [IS2007287400] and...
Five sport riders will represent Great Britain this time. Among them one Young Rider. The most experienced rider is Jemimah Adams, who represented Great Britain already in 2001 in Stadl Paura (AT). Other riders: Andrew Grant Nickalls - Komma fra Barnegård...
Iceland has presented the largest team: 14 participants in sport and 6 breeding horses. Only one of the sport horses is not born in Iceland: Lótus frá Aldenghoor [NL1994100312], ridden by World Champion Bergþór (Beggi) Eggertsson. The sport team includes 5 Young...
The WorldRanking Event Sommarmästerskapen SM-kval WR organised by Romme Islandshästförening in Romme (SE) has been cancelled. The event was planned to take place 19-21 July 2013.
The Board of FEIF invites for applications to organise the World Championships 2017. A document describing Rules and Requirements for Organisers (in addtion to the rules in FIRO 2.1 and FIPO 10) is available from the download section (World Championships) of the FEIF...
The United States of America is the first country to register their team. It is also the team that has to travel the longest distance. Four sport riders will particiate, including one Young Rider. Among them is Ásta D. Bjarnadóttir-Covert with Dynjandi frá Dalvík...
The registration of sport and breeding teams for the World Championships 2013 in Berlin has started. Participating countries have to register their teams before July 22, 2013, 12:00 noon CET. For the first time registration will be done on line. Teams will be...
The independent arbitration council of our German member association IPZV has come to a verdict in the doping case at Mid European Championships 2012 against the Austrian Rider Petra Reiter-Tropper. The rider is suspended for a period of 7 month and has to pay a fine...
The event Fjórðungsmót Vesturlands in Vesturlands (IS) will no longer be a WorldRanking event. The event will take place 3-7 July 2013.
Are you interested in Icelandic horse anecdotes? Have you ever seen a picture of the first oval track? Do you know when the first curb bits arrived in Iceland? Do you know the sad story in the history of Icelandic horse export when the s.s.Copeland wrecked? Or the...