1. Please find below the latest news from FEIF, the International Federation of Icelandic
Horse Associations. FEIF is bringing people together in their passion for the Icelandic
horse. More information can be found on our website: http://www.feif.org/ . For mobile
users: m.feif.org .
Relay Ride 2013
Details, maps as well as registration forms for each stage of the relay ride 2013 have
been published and are available for download. The different routes are approaching
Berlin from a number of directions: the north route from Denmark to Berlin; the west
route from the Netherlands to Berlin and the south route from Austria, crosssing the
Czech Republic to Berlin.
FEIF Youth Award - Youth Country of the year 2012
The FEIF YouthAward 2012 went to Germany which in 2012 managed to take yet
another step in their youth work. Germany improved its existing activities as well as
implemented new activities and very successfully hosted the FYCup. Among the
activities was an improved German youth championship ? with more than 500
participants ?starting up a successful young breeders programme and starting with e-
learning for the young riders in order to reach out to more of them.
New board member
The Delegates' Assembly in Strasbourg (F) elected Doug Smith (USA) as a new
member of the Board of FEIF on February 8, 2013. Doug is at the moment secretary of
our US member association USIHC. His fields of activities will comprise various sport
related tasks.
FEIF Code of Ethics
The Board of FEIF presented the FEIF Code of Ethics to the
Delegates' Assembly in Strasbourg (F), February 8, 2013. The
Code of Ethics does focus on fair play, friendship, respect for
others and for the horses. The members of the Board were
the first ones to sign the Code of Ethics. Members of
committees and other persons connected to FEIF will be
invited to sign as well. Member associations are asked to
follow this initiative. Any activity organized within FEIF or its
member organizations is a social and cultural activity, which
enriches society and friendship between nations. Sport and
breeding events are recognized as activities which, if played and conducted fairly, offers
the individual the opportunity for self-knowledge, self-expression and fulfilment,
personal achievement, skill acquisition and demonstration of ability, social interaction,
enjoyment, good health and well-being and the joy of working together with the horses.
Joint activities, whether relating to sport, breeding or leisure riding, promote involvement
and responsibility in society and the environment with its wide range of clubs and
individuals working voluntarily. In addition,responsible involvement in some activities
can help to promote sensitivity to the environment. Fair play and conduct is defined as
much more than playing within the rules. It incorporates the concepts of friendship,
respect for others and for the horses. Horsemanship and sportsmanship is defined as a
way of thinking, not just a way of behaving. It requires everyone to strive to be a role
model in his or her own capacity and incorporates issues concerned with the elimination
of cheating, the use of unfair strategies whilst respecting the rules, doping, misuse of

2. nutritional supplements, physical or verbal violence, sexual harassment and abuse of
children, young people and women, unethical exploitation or treatment of the horses
involved, excessive com-mercialization and corruption.
Launch of the trainer and young-horse trainer matrix
In January the education committee met to define the minimum experience and abilities
a horse trainer, and particularly a young-horse trainer, should have. A good number of
FEIF member countries offer courses and examinations for young-horse trainers,
concerned with the initial stages of training of a young horse, and the next level, the
horse trainers who will train the slightly older horse to the highest levels of competitions
and advanced movements. The new matrix will enable different member countries to
compare the requirements for he qualification, and help to maintain an even standard
across national boundaries. It will also help other member countries, which do not yet
have such a qualification, to plan the syllabus and examinations for the young-horse
trainer qualification. At the moment the document is in the last stages of the draft form,
and will be officially launched at the FEIF conference in Strasbourg
Doping case at Mid European Championships
Our German member association IPZV has published further information regarding the
positive medication test at the Mid European Championships in Wehrheim (D). The
Austrian rider involved, Petra Reiter-Tropper, has - through her lawyer - asked to open
the B-sample, to check if the outcome of the test of the A-sample is correct. The A-
sample, taken from her horse Sjarmi frá Skriðuklaustri has been tested positive for
prohibited substances. When both the A and B-sample show the same result a
transgression of the rules about prohibited substances is a fact. The German arbitration
panel, chaired by Klaus Beuse, will then issue a verdict against the rider. Such a verdict
is - based upon the FEIF rules - valid for all member countries.
FEIF Events until 13 July 2013
European Championships - Horses on Haarlem (nr
23-Mar Netherlands
Ice 2013 Amsterdam)
05-Apr - FEIF Sport Judges Seminar
Berlin Germany
06-Apr (International Sport Judges)
World Championships Sport Judges
06-Apr Berlin Germany
Meeting
19-Apr - Young Breeding Horse Trainer Seminar
Skeidvellir Iceland
21-Apr 2013
FEIF WorldRanking Events until 19 April 2013
19-Apr - 21-Apr Iceland Mánagrund Keflavík Opna íþróttamót Mána
FEIF International Breeding Shows until 19 April 2013
17-Apr - 18-Apr Austria Panoramahof
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