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Alpe-Adria Cup in Slovenia Cancelled

Alpe-Adria Cup in Slovenia Cancelled

The Alpe-Adria Cup (WorldRanking, September 14-16, 2007, Krumperk, Slovenia) had to be cancelled. Major works at the competition grounds by the national electricity distributing company make it impossible to organise the event. The next Alpe-Adria Cup is scheduled for...

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Important change in time schedule for World Championships

Important change in time schedule for World Championships

Now that all teams have entered their final entries, the WC-organisation found that the published preliminary time schedule doesn't fit with the total number of entries in the different tests. Due to that the organisation has decided to change the days on which the...

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World Championships Teams

World Championships Teams

Thanks to the good cooperation between the World Championships Office, the FEIF Office and the national team leaders, all teams for the World Championships 2007 have been entered. A total of 181 participants have been registered, 143 in sport (including reserve riders...

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World Championships Teams

World Championships Teams

Monday, July 23 is the last day countries can enter teams for the World Championships. Closing is at 12:00 CET. The first teams have already been entered. The list of participants and other relevant information is published at www.feif.org/wc2007. Unfortunately Italy...

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New World Record in SpeedPass

New World Record in SpeedPass

The Icelandic rider Sigurður Sigurðarson established on July 4, 2007 in Selfoss a new world record in SpeedPass P2 (Racing pace 100 m with flying start) with the mare Drifa frá Hafssteinsstadir [IS1995257349]. The time was 7.18". The previous world record of 7.24" was...

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Letter to the Icelandic Horse Community

Letter to the Icelandic Horse Community

One of the missions of FEIF is to focus on horse welfare - and one of our goals is to put the welfare of the horse first in everything we do. With this letter the Board of FEIF would like to express the importance of this part of our mission.

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Busy WorldRanking Weekend

Busy WorldRanking Weekend

With 10 WorldRanking events in Iceland, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands the weekend of May 26-28 will be the busiest WorldRanking weekend this year. More then 2000 sport riders are expected to start. 

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Innovative Icelandic Horses

Innovative Icelandic Horses

Reithof Neckertal, the venue of the Icelandic Horse World Championship 2009, has won the Toggenburger Innovation Award. This price is awarded every third year to economic businesses in the region of Toggenburg, Switzerland, which come up with new ideas, products...

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Six new FEIF International Sport Judges

Six new FEIF International Sport Judges

Six candidates (out of 16) did pass the test to become a FEIF Licensed International Sport Judge: Alexander Sgustav (AT), Åsa Eriksson (SE), Jacqueline Wahlström (SE), Sophie Kovac (AT), Will Covert (USA) and Sigurbjörn Viktorsson (IS). Will Covert is the first...

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New Sport Judges Committee

New Sport Judges Committee

During the succesful Sport Judges Seminar in Semriach (AT), hosted by Piet Hoyos and his team, the participants decided to re-establish the Sport Judges Committee, upon a proposal of Laura Pihkala-Posti (FI). This committee will present at the next seminar a plan for...

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Trainers/Instructors on FEIF Webpage

Trainers/Instructors on FEIF Webpage

The Swedish Icelandic horse trainers/instructors are now listed in the trainers register of the FEIF Webpage. The new FEIF register of recognised trainers/instructors now includes in total 610 level 1 trainers, 286 level 2 trainers and 68 level 3 trainers.

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