You are 'in' the Icelandic horse breeding? You are a breeder, rider, trainer, judge, official or 'just interested'? Share your ideas, thoughts and concerns with others and those who try to do the FEIF breeding work as good as possible. The second open breeders'...
Þorvaldur Kristjánsson, researcher, FEIF international breeding judge and member of the FEIF Breeding Judges Committee since 2013 is the new breeding leader of Iceland. He will start in his new position on January 2, 2015.
The Sport and Breeding Committees agreed during a joint session in Malmö to prohibit the use of Icelandic bits with ported mouths (0,5cm and taller) after reviewing the results of the studies conducted in Iceland. The Sport Committee also added the Pessoa bits to the...
The draft of the new FEIF Equipment manual, which was prepared by the equipment working group (Marlise Grimm (FEIF, Director of Breeding), Doug Smith (FEIF, Director of Sport), Johannes Hoyos (AT), Magnus Skulasson (SE), Mette Mannseth (IS), Rasmus Møller Jensen (DK),...
Education and information: Several activities are planned for 2015. The 2nd Open Breeders' Meeting will be held in Copenhagen, 17th of January, FEIF is offering qualifying seminars about the assessment of foals and young horses, one in Iceland and another one probably...
Information - Communication - Cooperation! The FEIF Open Breeders' Meeting where a variety of important issues concerning the breeding work and policy within FEIF will be discussed will take place on January 17, 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is organised in...
The most important deadlines for countries participating in the World Championships 2015 in Denmark, August 2015 will be the following: Confirmation of participation has to be completed and submitted before March 13, 2015. Entry of teams (sport and breeding) by naming...
The Danish rider Sys Pilegaard has been suspended by the Board of our Danish member association DI from all events due to a positive doping/medication test at a breeding show in Herning (DK), July 28-30, 2014. The rider is suspended for a period of 6 months, starting...
The 2014 seminar took place at Kronshof, Germany (near Lüneburg) where the participants found perfect facilities with a large riding arena, oval and pace track as well as lots of interesting horses and comfortable holiday flats. 17 participants from 6 countries...
The 4th FEIF Seminar for Breeding Horse Trainers will take place August 23 - 25, 2014, in Germany. Topic of the seminar is training and presentation of breeding horses. The seminar addresses riders who train and present breeding horses in a professional way and who...
What is the ideal position of the horse during conformation? What are the important facts? When a horse is standing for assessment of conformation there are a few items that should be kept in mind.
All active international FEIF breeding judges except one were able to attend the breeding judge seminar and meeting held at Hólar University in northern Iceland, March 29 - 30, 2014. An intensive programme, well prepared and presented by the FEIF breeding judge...
The 2014 Rules for Sport Events and the Rules for Icelandic Horse Breeding are online. Both documents will be valid from April 1, 2014 on.
The 4th FEIF Seminar for Breeding Horse Trainers will take place from August 23 -25, 2014 in Germany, Kronshof. This year, the participants, aged 18-26 years, are offered the possibility to participate in addition in the FIZO assessment from August 27-28. The seminar...
The annual breeding meeting further discussed horse welfare and agreed to prepare a proposal for a FIZO change regarding the length of the hoof - following the information of the FEIF hoof study. Furthermore the equipment rules will be revised regarding leg protection...
A free iPad app developed to support the evaluation of Young Horses according to the method developed for FEIF by Barbara Frische is available on the Apple App Store. A second app is in the works to help sport judges, trainers, riders, and spectators learn to use the...
From February 25-26, 2014 IPZV offers a national training for breeding judges (Kronshof, Germany) that is also open for all national and international breeding judges. The topic of the seminar is 'Fohlen- und Jungpferdebeurteilung' (foal and young horse assessment)...
The minutes and the presentation from the WF Workshop 2013 in Malmö are online: Presentation on the improvements of the "Mate Selection Application" (Þorvaldur Árnason), WorldFengur Report (Jon Baldur Lorange) and WF guidelines and rules (Kristín Halldórsdóttir).