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FEIF Tour Rider Cup 2021

FEIF Tour Rider Cup 2021

And the winners of the 2021 FEIF Tour Rider Cup are…   1st place with 167,5 points Simone Freese (adult, DE) with the horse Tryggvi von Walsheim 2nd place with 161 points Jaime Jackson (adult, US) with the horse Holly 3rd place with 159 points Lilu (Young Rider,...

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FEIF YouthCup 2022

FEIF YouthCup 2022

The next FEIF YouthCup 2022 will take place 23-31 July 2022 and is hosted by Switzerland. Icelandic horse centre Solfaxi is a beautiful stable about 30 car minutes from Berne, and well used to hosting bigger competitions. Details about costs, (covid) conditions of...

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Landsmót 2022

Landsmót 2022

Landsmót hestamanna will be held in Hella from July 4th – 10th in 2022 and ticket sales are starting today! Anticipation is great, since four years will have passed since we last held Landsmót, in Reykjavík 2018. Enjoy watching the world‘s best horses and riders...

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Difficult task for the jury!

Difficult task for the jury!

Only one week to go and we already received a lot of wonderful photos - it will certainly not be easy for the jury. Before the deadline on Monday  - October 25, 2021 - we would like to introduce the jury to you. The first jury member that joins the team is Heidi...

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World Championships 2025

World Championships 2025

In July 2021, the Board of FEIF invited for applications to organise the World Championships 2025. October 14, 2021 was the extended deadline for interested parties to submit their bids according to the Rules and Regulations as published on the FEIF website.  The...

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World Championships 2023

World Championships 2023

TICKET SALES ARE OPEN! GET YOUR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT We are very happy to announce that the ticket sales for the World Championships of Icelandic Horses 2023, August 8-13 in Oirschot (Netherlands), are online! Come and experience the biggest stars in breeding and...

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Young Committee members

Young Committee members

FEIF is looking for interested and active young people, 20-26 years old, to join the FEIF Committees of Sport and Breeding Help us shape the future of the Icelandic Horse world. Seats, especially earmarked for young people, will become available from February 2022,...

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5th Young Leader event

5th Young Leader event

Aged between 18 and 26? Horse enthusiast and want to meet like-minded people? Interested in the topic „Digital Networking“ and why it is important to us in the equine world ? Don’t lose any time to apply for the next FEIF YL Seminar! WHEN? One-day online event on 21st...

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Farewell to Maria Siepe-Gunkel

Farewell to Maria Siepe-Gunkel

With great sadness we learned of Maria's death, and we are very sorry to lose a highly valued member of our Icelandic horse community. For many years, Maria mastered the challenge to represent the various interests of the breeding community, both at national level as...

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World Championship Surveys 2021

World Championship Surveys 2021

Our current World Championships have evolved to a major event with a multitude of challenges for the organisation, member countries and their teams as well as FEIF. A revision of procedures and requirements, and a discussion about the difficulties we encounter are...

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EU Regulations on Horse Registration and Identification

EU Regulations on Horse Registration and Identification

The European Horse Network (EHN) published a document explaining the current and coming rules of the European Union about registration and identification of horses, and the registration of the whereabouts of horses, including transport (import into the EU and cross...

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Photo Competition 2021

Photo Competition 2021

Don’t miss the deadline October 3, 2021 to send in your photos for the Photo Competition 2021! We already received a lot of wonderful photos showing the bond between Icelandic horses and people and, following the motto "People and horses" and several FEIF member...

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FEIF Virtual Ride

FEIF Virtual Ride

On 9th August, this year’s virtual ride, Heading to Hella, got off to a great start: watch them go! In brief, currently there are 70 registered riders, from 10 different member countries. Most of the riders have formed teams according to the old motto: shared fun is...

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World Championship future

World Championship future

We look forward to your feedback! Our current World Championships have evolved from a relatively small tournament to a major event with a multitude of challenges for the organisation, member countries and their teams as well as FEIF. In order to be able to address the...

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