USIHC member Alicia Flanigan of @fireandiceicelandics has qualified to ride in the B-Flokk adult division at @landsmot2024 , Iceland’s national horse show!
Tune in tomorrow to watch Alicia and her horse Feykir fra Mosfellsbær compete. They will be riding in group 22 of the B-flokkur first round, scheduled to start at 8:55 AM PDT / 11:55 AM EDT / 3:55 PM GMT.
Landsmót can be live-streamed through an @alendis.tv subscription. You can learn more about Landsmót and download the schedule here: https://www.landsmot.is/en/program
📖 Join us for the next USIHC Book Club meeting as we dive into “Centered Riding 2: Further Exploration” by Sally Swift. We will explore the principles of centered riding, focusing on body awareness, balance, and harmony between rider and horse.
🗓 When: July 15, 2024, at 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET
🌐 Where: Virtual/Zoom
👥 Hosted by the USIHC Education Committee
📧 For more information, contact: education@icelandics.org
Organized by the Education Committee, the USIHC Book Club aims to foster learning and connection within the US Icelandic Horse Community through books recommended by US Horse Trainers.
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Our FEIF Youth Cup Team Riders are heading to Switzerland in just three weeks! 🇺🇸
We are excited to support these talented USIHC youth riders as they represent the US at the 2024 FEIF Youth World Cup in Münsingen, Switzerland:
Greta Alsauskas
Liesl Kolbe
Brynja Meehan
Miette Jennings
🌟 How You Can Support the US Youth Cup Team 🌟
Donate to the GoFundMe: /f/team-usas-icelandic-horse-youth-world-cup-riders
Your donations help cover costs such as leasing a horse, training, trailering, vet checks, and insurance.
Contribute to the USIHC Youth Fund: /donations
These contributions support participation fees, stipends for our team leader and country leader, and team clothing.
These riders have shown incredible dedication, trying out and earning qualifying scores through hard work and determination. Participating in this international event is a dream come true for each of them, reflecting their passion and commitment to the Icelandic horse.
The FEIF Youth Cup is a bi-annual event focused on uniting people through their love for the Icelandic horse. Riders aged 14-17 from approximately 23 countries will undergo a week of training with international instructors, culminating in a competition featuring a range of youth classes both on and off the oval track.
Issue Two 2024 of The Icelandic Horse Quarterly is now available on /quarterly-magazine, along with all issues since 2008! Printed copies will be mailed June 1.
This issue explores our social license to operate, shoeing research, the benefits of yoga, assessing young horses, and a history-making race, as well as sharing news from the USIHC Affiliated Clubs, the Board of Directors, and our parent organization, FEIF.
To advertise, contact quarterly@icelandics.org.
For more information or to become a member, visit:
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Congratulations to the 2024 USIHC FEIF Youth Cup Team!
The following riders will be representing the US at the 2024 FEIF Youth Cup in Münsingen, Switzerland July 13-21.
Greta Alsauskas
Liesl Kolbe
Brynja Meehan
Miette Jennings
The FEIF Youth Cup is a bi-annual event for riders aged 14-17. It focuses on teamwork, sportsmanship, improved riding skills, and cross-cultural friendships. The week-long event features intense training with renowned international instructors and culminates in a competition with various youth classes. Tryouts were held in combination with the 2023 Virtual Fall Show.
You can support these talented riders by donating to the USIHC Youth Fund: /donations
Kathy Love was presented her USIHC Lifetime Achievement Medals at the Spring Gamankeppni Show organized by @taktur_horse . Kathy earned her Silver medals in Tölt and Four Gait and her stallion Pegasus frá Skyggni earned his Gold medals in Tölt and Four Gait.
The USIHC Lifetime Achievement Awards began in 2023 and are awarded to individuals and horses who achieve certain success benchmarks throughout their competition career in sport. Over 50 medals have been awarded at levels from Pewter to Platinum since the program's start.
Learn more and apply for your medals here: /lifetime-achievement-medals
Photo courtesy of Charlotte Reilly
Join us Saturday for the final webinar of our 2024 Virtual Education Series: Protecting you and your horse, legally speaking with Jeff Rose.
This session will discuss issues of equestrian liability and how to reduce the same, horse insurance, and proof of horse ownership issues.
The session will last approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours and include a lecture/presentation followed by a Q & A session.
Learn more and register here: /events/protecting-you-and-your-horse-legally-speaking
🐎 Get ready for the 2024 breeding season! Check out the USIHC Stallion Listing to find stallions available throughout the United States with videos, photos of offspring, scores, descriptions, and more! 📷
Visit /stallions to browse the listings.
Farm List members receive one free stallion listing, and USIHC members can add their stallion for a fee.
Contact info@icelandics.org for more details or to list your stallion for 2024.
Join us May 13 for the first (virtual) meeting of the new USIHC Book Club!
The book club is a project of the education committee creating a space for our members to learn together with their US Icelandic horse community using books recommended by US Horse Trainers.
The first book will be The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle. While not expressly about horses, this book discusses the secret of fostering talent in ourselves and others, a concept applicable to riders looking to unlock how to improve their own skills as well as riding instructors seeking to foster talents in others.
Email education@icelandics.org to sign up and learn more!
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Join us Saturday, March 16 at 12pm ET, for the third webinar of our Virtual Education Series: Endurance Riding with the Icelandic Horse
Sami Browneller, Survive Iceland competitor and Survive Iceland’s Best Rider award winner, will discuss how well-suited Icelandic horses are to endurance riding and how to start in the endurance riding world.
The session is approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours and includes a lecture followed by Q&A.
Learn more and register here: /events/endurance-riding-with-the-icelandic-horse
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Issue One 2024 of The Icelandic Horse Quarterly is now available on /quarterly-magazine, along with all issues since 2008! Printed copies have been mailed.
This issue explores hypermobility in horses, choosing a new horse, the Intro to Horse Sport webinar, and the 2024 Sea 2 Shining Sea Ride, as well as sharing news from the USIHC Affiliated Clubs, the Board of Directors, and our parent organization, FEIF.
To advertise, contact quarterly@icelandics.org.
For more information or to become a member, visit:
/join
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Introducing the USIHC Lifetime Achievement Medals 🏅These medals are awarded to individuals and horses who achieve certain success benchmarks throughout their competition career in Icelandic horse sport.
Similar to established programs in dressage and working equitation, the Lifetime Achievement Medals recognize and reward overall progress and consistent dedication over the course of a participant’s competitive journey.
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants must submit six qualifying preliminary round scores. If a contributing competition has fewer than three judges, the same judge or exact same judge combination cannot contribute to more than three qualifying scores, except in cases when that judge or combination of judges are part of a team of four or five judges. Scores submitted must be from US shows or from international competitions where horse or rider competed as a representative of the United States, such as the FEIF Youth Cup and the World Championships.
Medals are awarded in the following disciplines:
Tolt
Loose Rein Tolt
Five Gait
Four Gait
For further information and to submit your application for the medals, please visit: /lifetime-achievement-medals
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