In this year's Education Committee meeting in Frankfurt several items were on the agenda.. The committee welcomed Mathilde Ladefoged as a new young committee member. Furthermore, different systems of rider education with tests and rider’s badges used in the member...
News from Education
Young Committee members
For a good number of years now, each FEIF Committee has a dedicated seat for a young committee member. Candidates are aged 18-26 and can apply directly to FEIF. Young committee members have a full vote and work under the same conditions as any other serving committee...
Last chance to register – FEIF Education Seminar 2024
In addition to Eyjolfur Isolfsson, our keynote speaker, you can expect a large variety of practical and theoretical presentations as well as interesting discussions at the seminar in October 2024 in Wången! Teachers and students from Wången will present parts of the...
Aged 18-26? Interested in supporting the Icelandic horse world? FEIF needs you!
Help us shape the future of the Icelandic Horse world. Seats on the FEIF Youth and the Education committee, especially earmarked for young people, will become available in October 2024. Appointees have the same voting rights as any other committee member and will...
Education seminar 2024: Harmony before performance
Don't miss the chance to participate at the interesting FEIF education seminar on the subject “Harmony before performance” from October 17 - 18, 2024 at Wången (https://www.wangen.se)! The keynote speaker of the seminar will be Eyjolfur Isolfsson and the programme...
Equipment 2024
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...
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...
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....