Day 5 for the participants of the FEIF YouthCamp, and all essentials of life are met: horses, the Icelandic nature, and shopping. We visit two stables, Árbakki where we are welcomed by Gustaf Ásgeir Hindriksson, and Friðheimar, tomato farm par excellance, who also put...
For the first time, a big Stallions Night will take place at the World Championships for Icelandic horses in Berlin. Some of the most talented stallions from all over Europe will be presented to enthusiastic WM2019 visitors from more than 15 nations at this special...
Competition day, but only one horse? Each team of five participants makes their way through 7 stations where body and mind are challenged: the tasks include twister with the above horse, charades (oh the frustration, if you get it, but do not know the word in...
Day 3 - and half way through the FEIF YouthCamp. The programme continues: happy kids on willing horses, whilst others went out for a hike (and a river crossing on foot!) into the country side, and yet another group continued to make the knitting needles dance with the...
As you know, 7,965 riders competed in WorldRanking during the past 25 years. But which rider had most results during this time? Jolly Schrenk is leading this list with 632 results so far, followed by Styrmir Árnason (616 results) and Julie Christiansen (599 results)....
The FEIF Youth Camp in Hestheimar, south Iceland, got off to a great start: take kids from 11 nations, who between them speak 7 languages, add a lot of laughter, sunshine and Icelandic bird song and put them in a field with mares and foals. What do you get? - the...
Day 2 and it is a riding day at the FEIF YouthCamp! Blue sky, bright sunshine, the mountains creating a spectacular backdrop, and off they go: in smaller or larger groups, all participants had the chance to sample the Icelandic horse in its natural environment. Thank...
For the very first time, the Icelandic horse will participate in Falsterbo Horse Show, one of the largest equestrian events in Scandinavia. Falsterbo will be held in South Sweden 6th-14th July 2019. Events related to the Icelandic horse will take place on 10th and...
In the meantime, the group of relay riders has reached Münsterland in Germany and further approached the World Championships 2019 in Berlin! On their ride, the riders in their blue polo shirts were always warmly welcomed and neither the oak processionary moth (horses...
FEIF and the Organizing Committee of the World Championships are keeping a close watch on the weather forecast for Berlin and will adapt as needed for extreme conditions to keep the horses, riders, and visitors as safe and comfortable as possible. If necessary, we...
Four Icelandic horse riders from the Netherlands handed over the baton to the riders of IPZV in a small ceremony at the green border between the Netherlands and Germany. Jacob-Jan Rijnberg from the Dutch Icelandic Horse Association held a short speech: .. This journey...
FEIF started the WorldRanking in 1995 and no matter where you compete as a rider, you compete with other riders at other events for a position in one or more rankings. Since the start of FEIF WorldRanking, 1.878 sport events in 17 countries have been recorded,...
On June 15th the Relay Ride 2019 started in Oirschot, Netherlands with the goal to reach Berlin before the start of the World Championships 2019! The idea for the Relay ride was born at the beginning of the 80's, when some of the riders rode on their Icelandic horses...
This year's FEIF Virtual Ride is entering its final phase and with just 7 weeks to go many riders have already 'arrived': that means that over the last 12 months, by hacking out - they have ridden the total km from wherever their home is to Berlin. Those of us who...
Preparations for the camp are in full swing and 31 young people, aged between 14-17, from 10 member countries, including New Zealand, will travel to the South of Iceland on July 7th for a week of horsey fun, trips farm visits and most importantly - for getting to know...
The Board of FEIF invites for applications to organise the World Championships 2023. A document describing Rules and Requirements for Organisers is available from the download section (World Championships) of the FEIF website. Any application should comply with this...
FEIF is happy to announce that the next Young Leaders' seminar will be hosted by the Netherlands 22- 24 November 2019. This year's topic is 'Coming together in Horsemanship: Changing the Game'. The speakers come from a wide range of professions, including behavioural...
The WorldRanking Event Svendborg Open 2019, scheduled 30 May-2 June 2019, organised by Skeifa Svendborg in Svendborg (DK) has been cancelled.