Icelandic horses have been bred for centuries for agricultural use and riding over long distances. Despite their relatively low height at the withers and the resulting lower weight compared to other horse breeds, Icelandic horses have been used as a riding and working...
Gunnar Jonsson passed away at the age of 89 years on September 25, 2020 after a long serious illness. Gunnar and his wife Marit helped to lay the foundation stone for the spread of the Icelandic horse outside Iceland in a very decisive way - and thus the foundation...
Remember the deadline for submitting your videos to FEIF is 15th October. Over the summer young people from all member countries were invited to create a 3-5 minute video on the topic: “dreaming of…”These movies were made in teams of 4-6 participants. Since lockdown...
Do you want to spend some time next summer with other Icelandic horse enthusiasts? Join the team of volunteers at the World Championships for Icelandic Horses 2021 in Herning, Denmark and make the experience of a lifetime! Volunteers are an essential part of this...
Due to the current situation, the International Day of the Icelandic Horse was celebrated on 12 September in a rather unusual way. Instead of open stables, Horses of Iceland (HOI) opened a call for photos. A total of 684 photos were entered to the competition, which...
In Germany, the Day of the Icelandic Horse was celebrated with an award ceremony and the opening of an exhibition of the artwork entered in IPZV’s Icelandic (Horse) Art Competition. In total 465 artists from 16 different countries sent their great pictures. The...
Use the great opportunity to follow the German Icelandic Horse Championships 2020 from Wednesday, September 16 to Sunday, September 20, 2020 via LIVE stream. Live broadcast will cover all events of the German Championships (DIM) on oval track and pace track - and you...
Proud riders crossed the “finish line” in Ystad in southern Sweden on 16 August, completing a 55-day relay ride, covering every part of the country on Icelandic horses. The relay ride began on Gotland, Sweden’s largest island, on 13 June. Then the “baton” (a mobile...
The 9th FEIF Virtual Ride “Returning to Herning” got off to a great start. Currently, 92 riders are registered, together they have covered just over 3000km, and 2 teams have already covered the distance from their home to Herning, and are looking for a new challenge....
This year – instead of open stables – Horses of Iceland has opened a call for photos to celebrate the International Day of the Icelandic Horse and our unique breed. If you have ever taken an amazing photo of an Icelandic horse share it now using the Horses of Iceland...
Due to the current situation caused by Covid-19, FEIF decided in agreement with all member countries with voting rights to organize the Delegates’ Assembly 2021 as virtual meeting on February 13, 2021 and to move the annual meetings of all departments to a later date...
The Young Leaders’ seminar to be held in Vienna, and scheduled for January 2021, will be postponed until the following winter. Moving the event to an online platform was briefly considered, but all concerned felt strongly that the essence of a leadership seminar is...
The day started the best possible way, laughter from the tents surrounding you, beautiful weather and knowing that you will go horse back riding all day. Hlynur, the local club provided cowboy breakfast, eggs, bacon and beans, and lunch packed loafs of bread with...
The "Fjellfestival med islandshest", or Mountain festival with Icelandic horses in Norway has started! It is the third year of the festival and was originally planned as a FEIF event this year. Sadly we had to cancel the international part due to Covid-19. However we...
The virtual ride to the site of the next World Championships got off to a very good start last Monday: within one weeks, we have so far 65 complete registrations, riders from 13 member countries, the shortest distance from the home of one rider is just 162 km, whereas...
Sunday was the first day of the 9th virtual ride. The aim is for everyone to make it to Herning in time for the World Championships 1-8th August 2021. The ride got off to an amazing start. By close of day 36 riders had registered, and hopefully counted their first km...
FEIF has invited all young people up to age 18 to participate in this year’s FEIF Video Competition. This team event is run in two parts: first at a national level, and after these videos have been judged, each member association can forward up to 5 videos to the...
The great relay ride that started on June 15th, 2020 from the north of Sweden towards the south with a total of 1.750km has meanwhile reached day 42! This national happening is coordinated by the Swedish Icelandic Horse Association (SIF) and carried out by local...