A continued interest in leisure riding is of utmost importance for the future of both breeding and competing at professional level. The Icelandic horse is ideal for leisure riding thanks to its physical and mental characteristics and the culture around the Icelandic...
Several sources report about a doping case in the Icelandic Horse world. FEIF has been informed about the positive outcome of a doping test of an Austrian sport rider, which means that a prohibited substance has been discovered. Our Austrian member association ÖIV has...
The last WR event 2012 took place in Austria on the weekend Oct 12-14, 2012 and countries were asked to register the WR events for 2013 already. In 2012, 14 countries did organise a total of 87 WorldRanking events. 8098 marks and times were included in the WR for...
Nine countries did appoint a sport judge for the World Championships 2013 in Berlin (DE): Alexander Sgustav (AT), Carina Heller (BE), Hörður Hákonarson (IS), Laura Pihkala-Posti (FI), Pia Andréasson (SE), Pia Hansen (DK), Rune Svendsen (NO), Þorgeir Guðlaugsson (NL)...
The website of IHBRANZ, the FEIF associate member association in New Zealand is now on the web, further pages and information will be added during the next weeks.
The Board of FEIF has appointed Eva Petersen as Chief Judge at the World Championships 2013 in Berlin (D). Einar Ragnarsson will be the Deputy Chief Judge. Both judges have a long experience in judging at different levels, including World Championships. The 15 other...
From November 9 - 11, 2012 FEIF offers a special seminar for FEIF International Breeding Judges and national breeding judges who are using the linear judging system and the core rules for foals/young horses. Venue: Kronshof, Dahlenburg (about 80km from Hamburg),...
The Relay Ride 2013 will be the largest and greatest relay ride for Icelandic horses on Continential Europe ever! Riders will gather from all over Europe and meet up in Berlin. The event will undoubtedly be a landmark statement in promoting the Icelandic horse and its...
The Austrian rider Carina Mayrhofer with Frami von St Oswald [AT1997160415] has established a new World Record in SpeedPass 100 m, with a time of 6.95". The record was established at the Mid European Championships in Wehrheim (D), August 26, 2012. The record replaces...
For the first time the FEIF Open Breeders' Meeting will be held on October 27, 2012 in Malmö. A great variety of important issues concerning the breeding work and policy within FEIF shall be discussed among breeding officials and representatives of our member...
Former FEIF President Tone Kolnes has provided FEIF with a lot of historical documents, from the founding of FEIF in 1969 on. The first documents have been scanned and made available on the FEIF website: minutes of all Delegates' Assemblies. All other relevant...
On Saturday 23-03-2013 the fifth edition of Horses On Ice will take place in Haarlem (NL). The event is selected as the European Championships on Ice. Horses On Ice is an event for those who love ice, speed, Icelandic horses, warmth, a good atmosphere and a great...
The Swedish rider Albin Af Klintberg with Nítróglusserín från Hella [SE2001100479] has established a World Record in Pace Race 250 m, with a time of 21.84". The record was established at the Nordic Championships in Eklistuna (S), August 4, 2012. As of 2011, the...
The Board of FEIF has started the procedure to appoint the Chief Judge and Deputy Chief Judge for the World Championships 2013 in Berlin (D). Candidates may be proposed by member associations, the Sport Committee, the Sport Judges Committee and the Board of FEIF. The...
For the first time since 2008 France will host a WorldRanking event again, in Alsting, in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France close to the German border. The open sport event will take place August 18-19, 2012. France will also host the FEIF...
Special shoeing practices are used in the Icelandic sport horses to enhance expressiveness and regularity of a gait. In order to establish a data base of the current shoeing situation among Icelandic competition horses the FEIF Delegates Assembly 2012 decided to...
Lindsay Blatt and Paul Taggart are creating Herd in Iceland, a documentary about the annual round-up of the Icelandic horse, isolated for centuries by the country's oceanic borders. Herd in Iceland began filming in the fall of 2010, when Lindsay and Paul travelled to...
Five participants of the FEIF Youth Cup 2012 in Verden (D) did receive the Eva Maria Gerlach Award 2012, for being the most versatile riders (in alfabetical order): Carolin Nase (Cavallo Champions), Johanna Kirchmayr (Fast & Furious), Lisa Kroon (Hurricane Horse...