According to legend, the 13 Yule Lads (or 'jólasveinar' in Icelandic) are the offspring of an awful child-eating ogress called Grýla and her good-for-nothing husband Leppalúði. Originally, at Yuletide, the Yule Lads came to town to steal food and terrorize children....
In October 2018 the Equine Conference of the European Horse Network (EHN) took place in Brussels and focused on securing value to the life of horses, including responsible breeding of horses, rehoming and rehabilitation and the practical implementation of positive...
And to find us on instagram..... our name is 'feiforg'. To launch the new initiative, we will start with a Icelandic horse community-based advent calendar. The theme is 'Memories of 2018', and this is how it works: send your favourite horse memories to...
The 3rd Young Leaders' Seminar took place under the sun-lit and balmy skies of Southern Iceland. Under the inspired guidance of Anna Steinsen and Karen Woodrow, 23 participants came together to learn about and develop communication and leadership skill. The programme...
Thomas Vilain Rørvang's horse Toppur frá Skardi 1 [IS2003135733] tested positive for a prohibited substance at the Nordic Championships 2018. The Swedish Icelandic Horse Association handled the positive result following established rules and procedures. Thomas Vilain...
Red and blue colors blended with Copenhagen dressed for autumn. What a sight it was, when 4o Icelandic horses Sunday 21st of October rode in a parade from Christiansborg Palace towards the North Atlantic Brygge on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Danish...
The Sport Committee and the Sport Judges Committee had a common meeting to ensure that synergies and ideas as well as latest developments were discussed and implemented in the ideal way. In addition to a review of the past season, many points for the future were...
New and clearer breeding goals for the Icelandic horse breed were discussed together with a proposal for new guidelines for judging of riding abilities. The weighting factor for each trait will be further discussed in 2019. The proposal to decide on the judging panel...
The 2018 Cup is done - long live the FEIF YouthCup! Topics of discussion at the FEIF YouthWork Committee in Berlin included a review of the 2018 Cup in Sweden, with a strong focus on how we make it even better in DK 2020. We also want to further strengthen the FEIF...
The education committee present and those participating via Skype or other media had constructive discussions on future projects. The group prepared the 1st seminar for FEIF examiners that will be held in November 2019 in Sweden. This seminar should be used to...
During the committee meetings 2018 the current version of the horse profile was updated to use the same expressions as in sport and breeding to make the use more compatible. The process was done together with the education committee. The renewed form will be published...
In the October meeting of the FEIF committees, the Board of FEIF had a plenum session to discuss with the committee members the future of FEIF and how we shall conduct our work. The initial questions were if the current way of our work within FEIF is the best way...
Þorvaldur Kristjánsson was selected as Chief Judge for the Breeding Show during the World Championships 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
The selection of the World Championships 2019 Sport Jury is complete. The following judges form the jury (in alphabetical order): Ann Winter, Anna Andersén, Åsa William, Fi Pugh, Frauke Walter, Hinrik Már Jónsson, Nicolai Thye, Ólafur Árnason, Oliver Kubinger, Pia...
Sunday, October 21, a rare phenomenon can be seen in the inner city of the Danish Capital Copenhagen. Rows of Icelandic horses will ride in procession from the Christiansborg Castle towards the North Atlantic House - a cultural center in Copenhagen, that offers art...
A seminar for international and national sport judges with focus on equine biomechanics and physiology in general, biomechanics in the context of our judging criteria and guidelines and how to apply the new insights and knowledge on the topic in practical judging will...
Icehorse Festival Indoor WRL is running from 4-7 April 2019. It will be a blast with more than 250 riders and Icelandic horses competing in the World Ranking competition. A powerfull stallion show Saturday evening with fierce Icelandic Sires. The successful series of...
The traditional relay ride will start in June 2019. From Oirschot in the Netherlands, the venue of the 2017 World Championships, to Berlin, the route takes you practically across Germany. The handover at the border will take place end of June 2019 north of Venlo and...