On today's agenda was horses, treasure hunt and games. All particpants listened to Fi Pugh giving lessons (theoretical as well as practical) about ground work and the importance of knowing what you are telling your horse - and how you say it. While some of the...
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Detailed description of the complete Relay Ride 2011
For an overview of the complete description of the Relay Ride 2011 and further interesting information on the tour, please visit www.taktklar.de. Many pictures and impressions as well as the blog infos can be found under http://www.stafettenritt.blogspot.com/.
News from the World Championship venue
To be informed about the preparations in St Radegund and to get an impression about the venue, just follow the link and watch the preparation video from the World Championships 2011.
World Championships 2011 – Registration completed
Finally, all participants and horses have been registered by the participating countries and can from now on be found with all details on the FEIF website. In total 141 combinations were registered for the sport tests and 38 horses for the breeding show in St....
Interesting Statistics for Sport Tests
77 !!! rider/horse combinations registered for V1, 73 for T1, 48 for PP1, 39 for P1, 47 for P2, 42 for T2 and 34 for F1 (always including reserve riders) for the sport tests at the World Championships 2011 by July 18, 2011. The final registration for the tests will...
Relay Riders on the World Championship Tracks
On Wednesday, August 3, 2011 the relay riders will be welcomed on the pace track of the World Championships and will hand over the baton between 16:30 and 17:00, just in front of the big tribune. If you want to join this event, it is time to organise your tickets!
Sunday – day 3 in Germany
It is already the third day in Germany and the relay ride 2011 continues from Altann to Aitrach/Pfaenders. A ride of 32 km tour through a wonderful area. Arriving at the destination in the evening, the baton is handed over to IPZV Landesverband Bayern and the relay...
Relay Ride 2011 – already in Germany
The relay riders passed the boarder between Switzerland and Germany. They will continue their ride under the lead of Franz Meier from Landesverband Bayern/Bavaria and Anke Spiegler from Landsverband Baden-Württemberg until finally reaching Austria on July 30. The...
Who will be in the teams for the World Championships 2011?
50 rider/horse combinations from Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Norway and Slovenia have been registered so far and 12 breeding horses from Germany and Iceland. And, at the moment at least, there is a clear majority of female riders (30 out of 50) and of stallions...
From Brunnadern in Switzerland to St. Radegund in Austria – day 1 and 2
Wednesday, 13th, the relay ride started in Brunnadern, the first part was approximately 30 km from Brunnadern to Bischofszell under the lead of Bernhard Res. If you want to know more about the Swiss relay riders, have a look at the relay blog:...
20 days to go to the World Championships 2011 in Austria
St Radegund in Austria is ready to host the largest event in the Icelandic horse world in 2011. The first tribunes are assembled, the tracks are in perfect condition and are ready for new world records. With the excellent results from the national championships with...
Sport Judges Test, October 2011
The invitation to the sport judges test to become a FEIF Licensed Sport Judge or National Sport Judge, to be organised by FEIF, October 7-9, 2011 at Islandpferdehof Piet Hoyos in Semriach (A), near Graz, has been published. The test is connected to the Steierische...
FEIF Horse Trekking Tour postponed to 2012
Due to the very small number of applications for the tour it was decided to postpone the FEIF Horse Trekking Tour 2011 to 2012. As soon as the new date has been fixed it will be announced on the FEIF website.
Landsmót live on internet
For the first time Landsmót is broadcasted live on the internet. Users can go online on www.landsmot.is and buy access to the live broadcasting for only 3500 ISK (about 20 Euro) for the whole week! Click this link to see a preview of how it works from Vindheimamelar:...
Hoofs and filling material
More and more riders extend filling material used inside the hoof to the backside of the hoof, suggesting that this gives better protection. However, filling material is only allowed inside the hoof (FIPO 2.3.7), basically in the area between a sole and the hoof. When...
World Record in Pace Race 150 m on World Championships tracks
The Austrian rider Catherine Gratzl established with the eleven year old mare Blökk frá Kambi [IS2000287461] a new World Record in Pace Race 150m - P3 with a time of 13,47". The record was set on the World Championships 2011 grounds in St. Radegund, Austria and has...
Education Seminar – October 2011
The Education Seminar 2011 (after cancellation of the Hólar Seminar in August) will be held in conjunction with an open Equine Seminar in the Netherlands, last week of October. The theme of the ISES 2011 conference - Equitation Science, Principles and Practice - will...
Relay Ride 2011 – World Championships 2011
Icelandic horse riders from three nations will ride from Brunnadern in Switzerland to St. Radegund, Austria. Everything is ready! Beginning of July the relay ride will start in Switzerland and more than 30 riders per day will ride to St. Radegund. On Friday, July 29,...