The Education Committee will focus on new projects, including a competition manual for riders, and looking into the possibilities for developing some e-learning materials. Over a weekend of intense and lively discussion at the joint FEIF committee meetings in Malmø,...
Does DMRT3 also have an influence on tölt? A research team from the SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) is looking for Icelandic horses for a study about tölt ability. They are mainly looking for Icelandic horses with breeding assessment and especially...
The sun shone kindly on the FEIF Education seminar, which took place 6-8 September near Uppsala, Sweden. About 80 participants enjoyed a great weekend at the Agersta Icelandic Horse Centre. The event kicked off with the latest research on the 'pace gene', and the...
Only a small number of places are still available for the Education Seminar 2013, September 6-8 in Uppsala, Sweden. Please register as soon as possible! The event will take place at the beautiful Agersta Icelandic Centre near Uppsala, see http://www.agersta.com . For...
The organisers of the FEIF Education Seminar, 6-8 Sep 2013 in Uppsala, Sweden are happy to confirm that there is a strong interest for the event, and that a good number of qualified instructors and sport judges have already registered. As of 15th of May, the event is...
The Education Seminar 2013 will take place in Stockholm, September 6-8, 2013. A number of proficient and well known instructors, among them Mette Manseth, Stian Pedersen and Magnus Skulason will demonstrate how they work, which teaching techniques they use and will...
The education seminar 2013 will be organised in co-operation with the Swedish member organisation Svenska Islandshästförbundet (SIF) at Stockholm, September 7-9, 2013. Among a large number of different topics that will be up for discussion, various proficient and well...
The revised FEIF Instructor & Trainer Matrix, launched by the FEIF Education Committee, now also includes the list of skills it takes to become a young-horse trainer. Every instructor or trainer at level 1-3 who has gained a qualification in one of the FEIF member...
The national Education leaders and participating guests had a stimulating and productive annual meeting in Strasbourg, and we would warmly welcome all the new faces! Excellent things are happening all over the place. Again, the presence of a number of new...
In January the education committee met to define the minimum experience and abilities a horse trainer, and particularly a young-horse trainer, should have. A good number of FEIF member countries offer courses and examinations for young-horse trainers, concerned with...
At the request of 2 member countries the Education Committee is now working on a new matrix so we can set a minimum standard of what it takes to become a young-horse trainer (Jungpferdebereiter). This document should be ready for discussion at the FEIF conference in...
Ian Pugh, director of education for several years stepped down at Delegates' Meeting and Gundula Sharman was elected to take on the role. Ian has done a great job in his attempt to place the training of riding instructors of the member countries into the European...
The presentation of Prof Hilary Clayton, held during the Equine Seminar in the Netherlands, October 2011 is now available on the FEIF website.
At this year's meeting of the FEIF Education Committee in Haarlem (NL), the main focus of the work was on preparing our input to the Task Force. This includes reviewing the Education Rules and the criteria for FEIF Level 4 instructors. The committee also reviewed...
The Education Seminar 2011 will be held in conjunction with an open Equine Seminar in the Netherlands end of October. The theme of the ISES 2011 conference - Equitation Science, Principles and Practice - will already come to life at a special pre-conference day, the...
The Education Seminar 2011 (after cancellation of the Hólar Seminar in August) will be held in conjunction with an open Equine Seminar in the Netherlands, last week of October. The theme of the ISES 2011 conference - Equitation Science, Principles and Practice - will...
Unfortunately the FEIF seminar 2011 which was planned to take place in Hólar will be cancelled. The organisers in Hólar are still trying to find out if it could probably be postponed until a later date. Any information will be published immediately on the FEIF...
The FEIF international instructor/trainer seminar will be held at the Icelandic official equine centre of education and research at Holar University College on August 25-26, 2011. The seminar is open for all instructors/trainers according to the FEIF matrix (1-3), and...