IceHorseNews

First V�dal�n offspring is getting attention

icehorsenews.com — sun, 25 jul, 2010 20:21:00

It�s always exciting when young horses show their potential at early age and by doing that making owners and fans around happy. One of those youngsters who proved to everybody close by what she was made of from day one is Hnota fr� St�ra-Vatnsskar�i a 2-year old mare out of V�dal�n fr� Hamrah�li and V��ja fr� St�ra-Vatnsskar�i. Hnota is very beautiful with elegant confirmation. She shows all gaits in great tempi and with lots of suspension and it will be quite interesting to keep an eye on her in the near future. A video of her can be seen here.

FEIF will focus on World Championships in 2011

icehorsenews.com — Mon, 12 jul, 2010 21:13:00

After the decision of our Icelandic member associations LH and B� to cancel Landsm�t 2010 due to an infectious horse disease, FEIF has been involved in the discussion about an extra Landsm�t in 2011. Landsm�t and World Championships are the two biggest events in the Icelandic horse world. They are organized every two years, the first in the even years, the other in the uneven years. They are both part of the yearly rhythm and holiday plans of many Icelandic horse friends. The decision in Iceland to organise an extra Landsm�t in 2011 doesn''t fit to this.

Total score for �ora was 8.72

icehorsenews.com — Sat, 10 jul, 2010 00:04:00

�ora fr� Prestbae with her rider �orarinn Eymundsson made a sensational appearance at the late summer show in Vindheimamelar. In the first round she scored 8.99 for gaits with as many as 3 times 9.5 ( trot, pace and willingness) The total score for �ora was 8.72.
With this score she joins the exclusive group of super performing mares as Raudhetta fr� Kirkjubaer and Lukka fr� Stora-Vatnskardi.

Outbreak of an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Icelandic Horses

icehorsenews.com — Mon, 5 jul, 2010 16:35:00

An epidemic of upper respiratory tract infection has now been affecting the Icelandic Horse population in Iceland for three months. It is characterized by nasal discharge, dry coughing and laryngitis (swollen throat). The first cases were reported in early April 2010. In the following days it became apparent that the disease was already wide spread and that an epidemic could not be avoided.

Horse events during the "Summer Joy" festivities in Skagafjordur 28. Jun � 4. July

icehorsenews.com — Fri, 18 jun, 2010 22:55:00

There will be breeding show at Vindheimamelar during the week 28. Jun � 4. July. The show will probably starts on Wednesday or Thursday, depending on participation.

The people of Skagafjordur seize opportunity from defeat � Summer Joy instead of the Landsm�t.

icehorsenews.com — Fri, 18 jun, 2010 00:03:00

The postponement of the Landsm�t that was to be held from 27th June to the 5th of July at Vindheimamelum in Skagafjordur was a big blow for the equine industry as well as tourism operators and the community as a whole, particularly in Skagafjordur where preparations were underway to greet thousands of guests.

Horse breeding show at Winterhorse Park

icehorsenews.com — Thu, 17 jun, 2010 23:52:00

Today, a horse breeding show at Winterhorse Park in Wisconsin, USA was held at the farm of Barbara and Daniel Riva. Judges are: Barbara Frische and Johannes Hoyos. A total of twenty eight horses where registered for the show, most of them presented by Gu�mar ��r P�tursson and Halld�r Gunnar Victorsson, each of them presenting eight horses. Here are the results

Agreement for research to be done on the horse flue

icehorsenews.com — Thu, 17 jun, 2010 23:42:00

Proposition for a research program was agreed upon this morning at a government meeting. The University�s Institute for experimental pathology at Keldur and the Food Industry proposed a research plan because of the contagious cough in horses. The total expense for this research is about 19 million �sl.kr

Tickets 2010 will of course be refunded

icehorsenews.com — Thu, 17 jun, 2010 00:06:00

Due to the ongoing infectious upper respiratory disease in the horses in Iceland for the last few weeks, Landsm�t has been postponed. At a meeting today with all major stakeholders, the Ministry of Fisheries and the Vetinary authorities of Iceland the wish to held Landsm�t in year 2011 was expressed by all attendees. Therefore, Landsmot and LH have requested further discussions with the representatives of FEIF to discuss a suitable solution for having Landsm�t in year 2011.

Breeding show was held at Mill Farm in New York in the U.S. 22nd May

icehorsenews.com — Mon, 24 may 2010 17:41:00

Breeding show was held at Mill Farm in New York in the U.S. 22nd May. 15 horses were entered in the show, but only 8 were performed in total. Conformation was highest for the fourth year old son of St�li fr� Kjarri Kr�i fr� Kjarri,