The second breeding horse trainer seminar in Skeiðvellir, Iceland, in April 2012 was a big success and a great continuation of the seminar in 2011! 22 riders aged 18-26 from 10 different FEIF member associations participated in the seminar where Agnar Snorri, Sigbjörn...
The booklet 2012 with a collection of approved information about breeding shows has been published and is available for download.
FIZO 2012 has been published and is available on the FEIF website. Following the English translation of the Icelandic regulation on the origin and breeding of Icelandic horses (complete document available under:...
Standardisation of tracks and procedures: One important issue was the progress in standardisation of tracks. A certification by the national breeding leaders will be made from this year on. Further standardisation, f. e. of the selection of judge panels and procedures...
Compared to 2010, about 4.000 foals less were born in 2011. However, the number of horses assessed was higher by 800 horses in 2011. The number of subscribers to WorldFengur increased, especially in Germany, which is now in second place (behind Iceland) regarding the...
The 2nd FEIF - Seminar for Breeding Horse Trainers will take place from April 5 until April 8, 2012 in Iceland. The topic will be "training and presentation of breeding horses?. The seminar addresses riders who train and present breeding horses in a professional way...
The FEIF international breeding judges' seminar (judges with an international license only) will take place on March 1 - 2, 2012 in Malmö. Details on the seminar and the registration procedure will be published in due time.
Plans for 2012 - the bi-annual breeding judge meeting and seminar will be held on March 1 - 2, 2012 at the same place as the FEIF conference in Sweden (details shall be published within the coming days). Items will among others be the correct use of equipment, good...
During the celebration of the 10th anniversary of WorldFengur during the World Championships 2011 the Board of FEIF awarded former Director of Breeding Jens Otto Veje with the FEIF Award. Jens Otto played a crucial role in combining the registration of all Icelandic...
25 professional riders aged 20 to 26 years met at Skeiðvellir near Hella from March 31 to April 3, 2011. Every country could send up to three participants and twelve countries followed the invitation of the FEIF Breeding Department. The idea of the seminar was to...
The new edition of FIZO (FIZO 2011) includes some changes decided upon by the Delegates' Assembly. The changes will be valid as of April 1, 2011. A document with all changes and the new edition of FIZO is available on the FEIF website.
The booklet "Approved information about breeding shows 2011" has been updated and is ready for download from the FEIF Website. This brochure is for organizers of breeding shows as well as for judges and serves as a quick guide for how a breeding show works, what the...
Based upon discussions in the meetings and the countries the Delegates' Assembly decided there was a necessity to make small changes in the guidelines concerning the relation of the slow tölt - tölt and slow canter - canter/gallop. Furthermore, it was unanimously...
The seminar addresses riders aged 18 to 26 who train and present breeding horses in a professional way and who are interested in further education and training and in an exchange of experiences. The seminar will take place March 31 until April 3, 2011 in Iceland at...
The correct registration of a horse pedigree is essential for horse breeding. Many breeders rely upon the pedigree information in their breeding work and the BLUP evaluation is based upon the pedigree information as well. In order to support studbook work and verify...
At a meeting of the Executive Committee of Landsmót held in Skagafjörður on May 7th with the veterinarian of horse welfare, the decision was made to keep the preparation of Landsmót fully ongoing, despite the infectious cough that has been spreading out among the...
This brochure is for organizers of breeding shows as well as for judges and serves as a quick guide for how a breeding show works, what the main rules are, the criteria for the various marks and a few common working rules for judging and other procedures.
The International Breeding Show in Herning (DK) will be live on internet (streaming video). It will not be possible to replay the videos as they are all live. However some of the footage might be available on website of our Danish member association DI later on. Have...