Jul
10
to Jul 15

External Event: Icelandic Horse North America Youth Cup

We bring you exciting news! The next North American Youth Cup is scheduled for July 10-16th, 2023. This will be the fourth American Youth Cup and we are so excited and proud that this tradition is being continued. Montaire Icelandics in the heart of horse country has generously agreed to open their farm for our young riders. We hope that the students of this year's Youth Cup will be able to enjoy the fantastic scenery and beautiful facilities at this wonderful location in Middleburg, VA!

The American Youth Cup is so important to our youth who struggle with the geographical issues of our large country. The Youth Cup fosters friendships and teamwork amongst participants in addition to a fantastic week of learning and competition. Participants can bring their own horse or borrow one, and will take daily lessons with four renown trainers followed by participating in a competition on the weekend where they compete individually and most importantly for their team!

Applications for the NA Youth Cup are due April 1st. See the application packet on our website for more details! https://sites.google.com/view/na-youth-cup

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May
8
to May 15

External Event: Official and Mock Breeding Evaluations and FUN SHOW

Description: Official and Mock breeding evaluations with learning opportunities. Fun Show on the weekend on the Montaire Pace Track. Lessons and training with Nicole Kempf will be available on May 13 and 14.

Location: Montaire Icelandic Horses in Middleburg, VA. More Info TBA

More Information: Go to the Montaire Web Site

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External Event: Introduction to the Gaits of the Icelandic Horse
Apr
22
12:00 PM12:00

External Event: Introduction to the Gaits of the Icelandic Horse

USIHC Sport Judge/IPZV Trainer B Jana Meyer, and USIHC Sport Judge B/ IPZV Trainer C Alexandra Pregitzer will offer an introduction to the gaits of the Icelandic Horse with an emphasis on tölt.

This webinar is part of USIHC's Virtual Education Series. Sessions will last approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours and include a lecture/presentation followed by a Q & A session, when members will be able to ask questions of the presenter(s). Each presentation will be recorded and available for viewing for 7 days. We hope you will join us!

Cost: 
$35 per seminar or $100 for the entire series
To register for all four seminars, select "Entire Series" at checkout or you can register for individual seminars

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External Event: USIHC Virtual Education: Proper Saddle Fitting for the Icelandic Horse
Mar
25
12:00 PM12:00

External Event: USIHC Virtual Education: Proper Saddle Fitting for the Icelandic Horse

Icelandic Saddle Fitter Guðmundur Arnarsson will discuss the importance of a properly fitting saddle and the unique physical characteristics of the Icelandic Horse to consider when purchasing a saddle.

This webinar is part of USIHC's Virtual Education Series. Sessions will last approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours and include a lecture/presentation followed by a Q & A session, when members will be able to ask questions of the presenter(s). Each presentation will be recorded and available for viewing for 7 days. We hope you will join us!

Cost: 
$35 per seminar or $100 for the entire series
To register for all four seminars, select "Entire Series" at checkout or you can register for individual seminars

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External Event: USIHC Virtual Education: Conformation and Movement
Feb
18
12:00 PM12:00

External Event: USIHC Virtual Education: Conformation and Movement

FEIF International Breeding Judge William Flügge will discuss how a horse’s conformation affects their movement. 

This webinar is part of USIHC's Virtual Education Series. Sessions will last approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours and include a lecture/presentation followed by a Q & A session, when members will be able to ask questions of the presenter(s). Each presentation will be recorded and available for viewing for 7 days. We hope you will join us!

Cost: 
$35 per seminar or $100 for the entire series
To register for all four seminars, select "Entire Series" at checkout or you can register for individual seminars

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External Event: UHIHC Virtual Education: Best Practices for Shoeing Your Icelandic Horse
Jan
28
12:00 PM12:00

External Event: UHIHC Virtual Education: Best Practices for Shoeing Your Icelandic Horse

Icelandic farrier Sigurður Torfi Sigurðsson will discuss leg and hoof anatomy and important issues to consider when shoeing your Icelandic Horse.

*Farriers that would like to attend for continuing education can have the non-member feed waived. Please email info@icelandics.org

This webinar is part of USIHC's Virtual Education Series. Sessions will last approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours and include a lecture/presentation followed by a Q & A session, when members will be able to ask questions of the presenter(s). Each presentation will be recorded and available for viewing for 7 days. We hope you will join us!

Cost: 
$35 per seminar or $100 for the entire series
To register for all four seminars, select "Entire Series" at checkout or you can register for individual seminars

Non USIHC members can register at an additional cost of $55/seminar or $160 for the series. Non Members, please register here. 

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May
29
10:00 AM10:00

Club Mountain Trail Obstacle Clinic at Double C Farm in Clarksburg, MD

This club clinic will begin at 10am, and instruction from two clinicians will be provided for three hours.  First with your horse in hand, and then if desired under saddle.  After three hours of instruction, we will break for lunch.  After lunch participants can go over the course again to practice on their own what they have learned.  Please visit Double C website at doublecfarm.net to view a map of the farm course.  There are thirty-one different obstacles!  You can also take a virtual tour of the facility on the website.  Rain date is Monday, May 30.

The cost of the clinic is $200 per horse/person.  Auditing for our members is free and the number of auditing slots is unlimited.

Please contact treasurer@firc.us if you’re interested in participating. Note: Your 2022 club dues must be current to participate.

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May
28
11:00 AM11:00

Club Trail Ride at Little Bennett Park

Two of our club members, Marjorie Lewis and Pat Carballo have offered to lead a ride at Little Bennett Regional Park in Clarksburg, MD. The plan is to meet at the Lewisdale Horse Trailer Parking Area at Little Bennett at 11:00 AM. It will be a 6 mile ride, walk and some tolt. There are some good tolting trails. The trails have gentle rolling hills, some bridges and easy stream crossings. Nothing too technical. Bring your lunch and a folding chair for afterwards. There is no shade in the parking area, and no water available for the horses there. The horses will be able to drink from the stream on the ride. Bring water for after the ride. The trails are multi-use; with hikers, dog-walkers and some mountain bikers. The parking area is a large grassy field, easy in and out. Questions? Please contact Marjorie at mlewistherapist@gmail.com or Pat at pcarballo@comcast.net .

This is a club ride so your dues need to be current to participate.

Parking Area Information: https://goo.gl/maps/FaQCBHFFiNDB3GE26

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May
20
to May 22

External Event: Montaire Icelandic Horses is hosing a Linear Description and Breeding Evaluation for Icelandic Horses

Contact:

Antje Freygang freygang999@gmail.com or text #: (202) 372-5324

Heidi Benson seastadiricelandics@gmail.com or text #: (831) 428-6111

Tentative Line Up and Cost Information:

Friday, May 20th from 9:00-4:00 Linear Description (break for a free lunch, if you have dietary restrictions please bring your own lunch)

Saturday and Sunday, May 21rst and 22 from 9:00 Mock Breeding Evaluations and FEIF Breeding Evaluations

Costs:

Friday: audit fee $100

Saturday and Sunday:

Mock Breeding Evaluations per horse: $250

FEIF Breeding Evaluations per horse: $400

Boarding: $20 per night per horse

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Montaire Icelandic Show, Middleburg, VA
Oct
23
to Oct 24

Montaire Icelandic Show, Middleburg, VA

With the past 1-1/2 years of COVID-19 pandemic (seems like 2 years), we are ready to have an Icelandic Horse Show at Montaire Icelandic Horses in Middleburg, Virginia on October 23 & 24, 2021. This show is an USIHC National Ranking Show. We will have FEIF oval and pace track classes in additional to our traditional fun classes (yes, get those costumes ready).

Speaking of COVID-19, there are several COVID-19 related rules and forms.   Vaccinated people over 12 can participate and attend the show.  Those under 12 are required to wear a mask except when riding or eating.  Please see the COVID-19 rules in the show package on the first page and in the policy attachment (links to all of those documents are included below).  The rules must be followed to keep everyone attending and/or living at Montaire safe.

Please read the show package carefully. We need the stall reservations by October 1st. We tried hard to find cheaper stalls but ended up going back to the original company. They are very good stalls, just expensive. 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at cepinwv@yahoo.com or 703-975-5692.

Curt Pierce

Show Manager

Links: The documents linked below will open in a new window. You can use your browser functions to download to your own computer or phone.

Montaire Icelandic Horse Show Packet

Montaire Entry Form 2021

Montaire Icelandic Show COVID-19 Policy 2021

Montaire COVID Disclaimer and Hold Harmless Agreement

Liability Release for Montaire Icelandic Horses, LLC

Hotels Near Montaire 2021

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May
2
7:00 PM19:00

Virtual Presentation on Riding and Training Outside with Carrie Lyons Brandt

Guest presenter Carrie Lyons Brandt of Taktur Icelandic Horses, LLC will discuss Riding and Training Outside! This is the perfect presentation to help you and your horse get the most out of the beautiful spring weather! Carrie will answer questions following the presentation.

We'll send out the meeting link to all current club members in the near future.

Have ??? about the session? Please send an email to president@firc.us



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Mar
7
12:30 PM12:30

2021 Virtual Season Kickoff with Guest Presenter Caeli Cavanaugh

The Frida Club's Board of Directors is absolutely delighted to announce our virtual (Zoom) 2021 Season KickOff and Annual Meeting on Sunday, March 7 at 12:30 PM.

Our featured guest is Caeli Cavnaugh who will be presenting a demo and talk on the topic of liberty training. There will be some time at the end of Caeli's presentation for some Q&A from our members. Caeli was the third American to ever attend Holar University College’s Bachelor’s program in Riding and Riding Instruction, as well as one of only three Americans with a Level 3 training and certification from FEIF as well as a membership in Félag Tamningamenna, the Icelandic Horse trainer’s association. Liberty work is fascinating to watch and rewarding to participate in. Caeli was one of liberty's early adopters in the Icelandic community and is one of its most accomplished practitioners. She has won numerous competitions and presented highly acclaimed demos in venues here and abroad.

You can read more about Caeli at https://www.alfadans.com/about-usand about her Liberty School at https://www.alfadans.com/alfadans-liberty-school . You may also find the article on Caeli's performance at the Laufskálaréttir horse roundup interesting to read: https://www.horsesoficeland.is/.../learning-through.../988

HOW DO I ATTEND THE KICKOFF AND ANNUAL MEETING? We'll send the link for the virtual March 7 Kickoff And Annual Meeting to everyone who has renewed their membership for 2021.

YOUR IDEAS NEEDED: Your directors are looking to you for areas of interest to explore during our 2021 season. We are considering additional virtual presentations until we can safely meet in person for activities. The determination of virtual vs in person will be made based on as progress fighting Covid allows. We are beginning to plan our events now and would love to hear from you about topics that would be useful and interesting for you. Liberty training for example, was suggested recently by one of our members and became the topic for our KickOff. Please send us an email at fircboard@firc.us to let us know your interests.

2021 CLUB DUES ARE DUE: We are a small club and depend on your dues to allow us to pay for our activities and expenses. Please pay your 2021 dues promptly so that you won't miss any of our upcoming virtual and in-person activities. As previously announced, those who paid for 2020 will have a free 2021 season. We abandoned the collection of dues early last year due to Covid so many of you who would normally have paid dues last year did not do so. If you're not sure whether you need to pay your dues please send an email to treasurer@firc.us and we'll let you know.

VIRTUAL LEARNING RESOURCES POSTED ON THIS SITE: Please take a look at our listing of available online resources at https://firc.us/virtual-resources

We recently added some new resources including some free videos that are available on the Hrimnir site. We will continue to update the page when we hear of new online resources and learning opportunities. If you know of a resource you'd like for us to add please email us at president@firc.us .

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Sep
7
to Sep 8

Fall Riding Clinic with Nicole Kempf (CLUB EVENT)

Clinic Location: Montaire in Middleburg, VA.

The focus of the clinic will be up to the participants. If there is interest we will offer some practice show classes in addition to some fun classes like Beer tolt.  This is an absolutely ideal way to familiarize yourself and your horse with riding on the competition track.  Nicole is a certified sport judge and will provide insights into what the judges are looking for in the different classes and offer advice on how to improve your scores.  If you’re thinking about participating in our fall show (and we certainly hope that you are) this is a great time to ‘try things out’ on Montaire’s beautiful competition track.  Note: The entire emphasis of this clinic will NOT be showing unless that’s what is desired by the participants.

Please contact Suzi McGraw at icehorsesusa@hotmail.com for additional information.

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North American Youth Cup (EXTERNAL EVENT)
Jul
14
to Jul 21

North American Youth Cup (EXTERNAL EVENT)

The North American Youth Cup is an amazing biannual event for Icelandic horse riding youth aged 12 to 17 that combines socializing with other Icelandic horse youth, riding education, competition and life long friendships and memories. The week-long program includes daily lessons (on either the rider’s own horse or a borrowed horse) from some of the country’s top trainers. We will have fun team building activities, a white water rafting trip and other excursions as well as a very exciting sanctioned show with an international judge, at the end of the week.

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