The equipment page on the FEIF website was updated to include the changes decided for the year 2024. Changes include: Measurements Icelandic Curb bit: length of loose connection at point of attachment: min.1.5cm – max. 3cm (curved part measured vertically and on both...
News from Education
Trainer of the Year 2023 – Congratulations Lena Maxheimer!
Lena Maxheimer is 30 years old and lives at the „Islandpferdegestüt Wechter Mark“ in Lengerich, Germany. She has been closely involved with Icelandic horse sport since she was a child. She is now a successful sport rider and has focussed on promoting young riders up...
Save-the-date: FEIF Education Seminar 2024
Join us in October 2024 for the FEIF Education Seminar for Trainers and Instructors! Topic: "Harmony before performance" - Education for Horse Welfare – the entire seminar will be held in EnglishDate: October 17 – 18, 2024Main Speaker: Eyjolfur IsolfssonWhere: Wången,...
Trainer / Instructor of the Year 2023
The following trainers/instructors were nominated by their national associations this time (in alphabetical order): Dana Hausherr (Switzerland), Emma Möller Ljungqvist (Sweden), Fia Bergman (Finland), Jacqueline Van Den Heuvel (Belgium), Jana Meyer (United States),...
TOY 2023 – Nomination period
As in the previous years, FEIF would again like to honour the “FEIF instructor/trainer of the Year“. It is up to each country to nominate one candidate per member association by December 15, 2023. All candidates have to fulfil the following requirements: a candidate...
FEIF Education Committee meeting 2023
From October 27-28, 2023, the FEIF Education Committee had a very productive meeting at the Committee Meetings 2023 in Frankfurt. Current members of the group are: Bea Rusterholz, Herdís Reynisdóttir, Nicole Kempf, Silke Feuchthofen (FEIF Director of Education),...
Trainer of the Year 2022 – Congratulations Nina Bergholtz!
Nina is a riding instructor level 3, a sport judge and a FEIF international breeding judge with 25 years of experience. She has been judging foal and young horses at breeding shows for the last 20 years. Nina has worked as a breeding judge in Sweden, Norway, Denmark,...
FEIF sport judges and trainer/instructor seminar 2023
Currently there are no places available, any new registrations will be on a waiting list and will be informed in case someone cancels participation. The seminar includes high level competitions and shows with both great professionals and students of Hólar will give us...
Trainer / Instructor of the Year 2022
Thank you for your votes for the Trainer/Instructor of the Year 2022! The following trainers/instructors were nominated by their national associations this time (in alphabetical order): Caeli Cavanagh, United States of America, Catherine Mynn, Switzerland, Liva...
Combined sport judges and trainer/instructor seminar 2023
Invitation and details now available! If you are an international sport judge or a trainer/instructor listed on the FEIF matrix, then join us in Iceland for an exciting full weekend of events! High level competitions and shows with both great professionals and...
Invitation to join FEIF as Young Committee Member
We are looking for interested and active young people, 18-26 years old, to join the either the FEIF Education Committee or the FEIF Youth Committee! Are you eager to work in a team and ready to take on some responsibility? Are you interested in expanding your network...
FEIF Conference 2022
Almost 80 participants from 12 member countries met for the Conference 2022 in Oslo, Norway. As the Delegates’ Assembly was organised as online meeting in February 2022, this year’s conference included several panel discussions as well as the annual meetings of all...
FEIF Equipment Manual 2022
The FEIF Equipment Manual provides a guide to the equipment most commonly used with Icelandic horses. The manual has been developed by FEIF to provide a basis for common understanding and educational purpose. The contents of this document are not rules. Should any...
Trainer/Instructor of the Year 2021
The FEIF Trainer/Instructor of the Year award was established in 2016 and all FEIF members are invited to vote for the nominees. This time FEIF received nominations from 9 FEIF member countries and 411 unique responders answered the survey in January 2022....
Combined FEIF sport judges and trainer/instructor seminar 2022
The 2022 combined sport and education seminar 2022 will take place in Germany from March 19-20, 2022. International FEIF Sport Judges and Trainers/Instructors registered on the FEIF matrix list can register directly (attention: limited number of places), interested...
Trainer / Instructor of the Year 2021
We are excited to announce the nominees for the Trainer/Instructor of the Year 2021!
FEIF Committee Meetings 2021
For the first time since February 2020, the situation made a personal meeting possible and thus most FEIF committee members met for a weekend full of discussions in Malmö, Sweden from October 29-30, 2021! And also for the first time, all young committee members could...
Lena-Marie Baltes – young committee member education
“Who is who in FEIF? – a series of short interviews with some of the persons working in the organization”. This time we would like to introduce you to the Young Committee Member in the Education Committee, Lena-Marie Baltes from Luxembourg.Hello Lena-Marie! You are...