The Cup started with a bang. On Saturday, horses and participants from 15 countries (speaking 15 different languages) arrived at Axevalla, a big trotting centre in central Sweden. Horses were checked by a vet, helpers picked up various groups from the local train...
Sunday morning training started in earnest with different trainers, practicing a range of different skills: Vigdís Matthíasdóttir trains the gaits, Sirpa Brumpton focuses on tölt, Trausti Thor Gudmundsson teaches Tölt in Harmony, Reynír Aðalsteinsson flagrace and...
The next FEIF Young Leaders' seminar will take place from 9-11th November 2018 in Reykjavík and Hveragerdi. This year's main speaker will be Anna Steinsen, a recreational and social psychologist who has won numerous awards as a coach and trainer. This year's topic is...
The Icelandic horse world has lost a great man. Einar Ragnarsson passed away on July 16th, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Einar was honored with the FEIF Award in 2015 for his tireless work to improve the Icelandic horse sport over many years. He continued this...
Join the virtual ride Back to Berlin - you never know what you find along the way! Registration is now open! Even if you have participated before, you must re-register. Also feel free to join the new facebook group 'Back to Berlin'...
The World Record time of 21,41" in 250m Pace Race (P1) set at Landsmót 2016 was broken THREE times at Landsmót 2018. First, Árni Björn Pálsson riding Dalvar frá Horni I set a new time of 21,30". This record stood for two minutes until it was broken by Sigurbjörn...
After 2013, the World Championship for Icelandic Horses will take place again in 2019 from August 4 to 11 in the equestrian sports park Berlin-Karlshorst. Preparations are already underway to provide the best Icelandic horses in the world with optimal conditions and...
FEIF virtual ride 'Back to Berlin' starts Monday, 9th July, 2018. Riders calculate the distance from home (wherever that is) to Berlin, and over the year add up all km ridden in nature. You may go it alone or form a team, depending on how far you have to ride. There...
The FEIF virtual 'Ride to Reykjavík' came to an end with the beginning of Landsmót on July first. For a whole year, Icelandic horse riders from all over our member countries, including the US, Australia and New Zealand, added up the km ridden out on the trail, to...
Meet the latest member in the family of Fengur programs, called AppFengur!This new app was presented on the first day of the 2018 Landsmót in Víðidalur. The app is free for all; this concerns a so-called Beta version that was designed specially for the occasion of...
Horses of Iceland (HOI) contributes to Landsmót with an exciting program, including lectures and shows. Visitors will also be able to dive into the world of the Icelandic horse in a 360° video with a virtual reality headset. A brochure about the characteristics of the...
Sweden is hosting this year's FEIF YouthCup, 28 July-4th August, Axevalla Travbana, Axvall, Sweden. Preparations are well on the way, and with several qualifying events all over the FEIF world, excitement is growing. The registration for the FEIF YouthCup has already...
The European Union is preparing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2020-2027. Unfortunately, the importance of the horse industry and horse farming seems to be ignored. There is a too strong focus on food production. One of the first steps will be to skip any...
The Nordic Championships for Icelandic horses will be held on August 7-12, 2018 at the beautiful competition grounds of Margaretehof in the south of Sweden, just outside the city of Kristianstad. Riders and horses from all the Nordic countries will meet and compete...
From August 9-12, 2018 the Mid European Championships will take place in St. Radegund, Austria at the competition grounds of Islandpferde Reithof Piber. The preparations for this high class sport event for individual riders and national teams are in full swing and the...
One of the largest events of the 'International Iceland horse family' in 2018 will be Landsmót in Reykjavik. The first Landsmót was held at the Thingvellir National Park in 1950, and has since then grown into the full bi-annual country festival that it is today. The...
This year's FEIF virtual 'Ride to Reykjavík' has reached the final home stretch. Having started off in August 2017, around 70 riders added up all ridden km to cover the distance from wherever home is to Landmót 2018 in Reykjavík. The first team Toon (town) Army from...
Owners of the Icelandic horse all over the world have been encouraged to organise an Open House day at their stables and share photos and videos of the day with the hashtag #horsesoficeland. You can be part of the fun and share your experiences with us as well,...