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...
News from Education
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...
Successful online education seminar 2021
The online FEIF Education Seminar 2021 is now closed – it was the first big online event for instructors and trainers organised and held in cooperation between Gait Academy, the Norwegian Icelandic Horse Association (NIHF) and the FEIF Education Department. Bent Rune...
FEIF Education Seminar 2021
Don't miss the opportunity to participate in this year's seminar! Listen to Bent Rune Skulevold and Stian Pedersen who explain the focus of the seminar ! There are 3 GHR questions to explore - what is Good and Harmonious Riding? How do you recognize Good and...
FEI extends shutdown of international events
FEI extends shutdown of international events in mainland Europe due to EHV-1 outbreak The FEI has imposed a further two-week extension of the shutdown of all international events in mainland Europe until 11 April 2021 due to the ongoing outbreak of the neurological...
FEIF Education seminar 2021 (online)
We are happy to offer a great online FEIF education seminar 2021 in co-operation with GaitAcademy (Stian Pedersen, Bent Rune Skulevold) and the Norwegian Icelandic Horse Association (NIHF)! The seminar has several phases and offers a process to make sure everyone can...
Trainer/Instructor of the Year 2020
The FEIF Trainer/Instructor of the Year award was established in 2016 and all FEIF members are invited to vote for the nominees. For 2020 FEIF received nominations from 6 FEIF member countries and 547 unique responders answered the survey in January 2021.The...
Trainer of the Year voting – closed
We are excited to announce the nominees for the Trainer/Instructor of the Year 2020! Six well-known, active trainers/instructors from Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States were nominated from the FEIF member associations. The voting for...
FEIF Christmas Greetings for 2020
Still the barn, and silent the year, In spite of restrictions, we wish you good cheer The year started well, FEIF got off its feet In February in Iceland the committees did meet But woe! Soon after the world came to an end, No movement, no riding, not meetings my...
Nominations for the Trainer/Instructor of the Year 2020
FEIF recognizes the importance of instructors and trainers in our community. These talented, dedicated individuals are essential to growing the Icelandic horse breed in terms of both popularity and utility all within the scope of FEIF's mission. FEIF established an...
FEIF Instructor/Trainer Award
FEIF recognizes the importance of instructors and trainers in our community. These talented, dedicated individuals are essential to growing the Icelandic horse breed in terms of both popularity and utility all within the scope of FEIF's mission. FEIF established an...
Online training – improve your fitness, riding and knowledge
Here you can find free educational content in cooperation with the Team Hrímnir riders and instructors. The aim is to educate and share the knowledge of professional horse trainers with you. The videos will, at some parts, show horses and riders that are still working...
Annual Education meeting 2020
The participants of the FEIF education leader meeting had a very good and constructive meeting with fruitful discussions around different educational matters within the countries. Topics reached from general advice and exchange about the set up and Organisation of...