FIZO 2010 - FEIFFengur

FIZO 2010 E-42
• Specific
a) Knowledge of the horse’s anatomy and natural movements.
b) Experience of training and riding several Icelandic horses of different types.
c) Experience from continuous official work at national or international breeding
shows judging conformation and riding abilities of at least 50 horses each year
and at least 2 years of steady work as an approved national breeding judge.
d) Knowledge in detail of the FIZO
e) Basic knowledge of the hereditary ability of the traits, hereditary diseases and
most common horse diseases.
f) Basic knowledge of the method for breeding evaluations.
g) Attendance at FEIF breeding judge seminars.
International breeding judge seminars
Seminar for active FEIF international breeding judges
FEIF breeding judges group organises a seminar every second year for active FEIF
international breeding judges. The aim is to discuss and develop the way of judging
and the judging system.
Seminar and Test to become licensed FEIF international breeding
judge
• FEIF breeding judges group organises a seminar every second year for
experienced national breeding judges. This seminar includes a test which the
judge must pass if they wish to become a licensed international breeding judge.
Two instructors are needed at these seminars. The instructors must be among the
most experienced judges who judge by the FEIF / Icelandic breeding horse
assessment system and are chosen by the Breeding Judges’ Committee. The
FEIF Director of Breeding must approve the programme and the instructors.
The seminars are only open for judges approved by the FEIF member association
of their nation state. The aim is to train experienced breeding judges to a
professional standard and to make them able to judge at the highest level. The
work-speed at the seminar, the way of teaching and the strict test is designed only
for experienced participants.
The number of participants at these seminars should ideally not exceed 12
persons. The duration of the seminar will be 4 days.
Definition of the test
a) Factor 1/3. Written examination: Individual judging of four horses for
conformation
b) Factor 1/3. Written examination: Individual judging of four horses for riding
abilities
c) Factor 1/6. Oral examination: Conformation
d) Factor 1/6. Oral examination: Riding abilities