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Federation Objective - Federation History |
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The Federation shall have for its objective; - The encouragment, development and regulation of the Icelandic horse in Canada. To promote, encourage and assis in livestock exhibitions and fairs, and offer grants and contribute prizes for such purposes which shall be limited to registered Icelandic horses. |
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The C.I.H.F. was founded July 5, 1979 in Calgary, Alberta. Gunnar Bjarnasson represented Iceland at the meeting and was appointed Honourary President of the C.I.H.F., a position he held with each European member organization. Canadian National Livestock Recrods officially recognized our organization July 26, 1983. Effective January 1999 there were 1320 purebred Icelandic horses registered through CNLSR, which maintains the registries of most purebred livestock breeds in Canada. The Canadian Icelandic Horse Federation joined F.E.I.F. the Federation of European Friends of the Icelandic Horse in 1984 and has participated at World Championships since 1985. |
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