A working group with a wide range of experience as trainers, riders, breeders, and judges has provided descriptions and information regarding the correct usage of commonly available equipment, used across various Icelandic horse disciplines. This document is developed...
The international marketing project called 'Horses of Iceland' opened its website in September. This site is an introduction to the Icelandic horse, its characteristics, and community worldwide. Pictures and videos play a large part to exemplify the Horses of Iceland...
The FEIF Conference 2017 will be held in Helsinki, Finland from February 3 - 4, 2017. It will be opened with the FEIF Delegates' Assembly of the Member Associations which is the supreme authority of the FEIF, this meeting will take place on Friday, February 3, 2017....
The Icelandic Equestrian Association will broadcast live from Landsmót in cooperation with the software company Oz. There will be live broadcast from Monday, June 27th until Sunday, July 3rd 2016. While the competition is on two tracks, Monday to Thursday, we will...
May 1st was officially the Day of the Icelandic horse, celebrated worldwide. Many clubs held Open House events; children showed off their riding skills and a lof of ways in which to enjoy the Icelandic horse, and individuals enjoyed the day together in the saddle. We...
With great sadness we heard of the death of Ursula Bruns (September 1922 - April 2016). She was a remarkable horsewomen and it is largely due to her enthusiasm and energy that as early as the mid-1950s the Icelandic horse became established as a much loved and valued...
A new format for publication of FEIF Rules was agreed at the Delegates Assembly 2016 in Haarlem earlier this year, and is now available on the FEIF website (valid as of April 1, 2016). What used to be FIPO and FIZO has become somewhat shorter, whilst FIRO, the General...
Stakeholders in the Icelandic horse community developed a strategic marketing plan to increase the awareness, and strengthen the image of the Icelandic horse in international markets. The objective is to make more people aware of the good qualities of the Icelandic...
The Icelandic Horse Association of Australia (IHAA) was formed in 2009 by a small group of Icelandic Horse owners and breeders. The aim was to form a group to facilitate the registration of the Australian bred Icelandic Horses and, to generally promote and protect the...
13 out of 18 FEIF member countries participated in the Delegates' Assembly 2016 in Haarlem, Netherlands. The delegates unanimously elected Inge Kringeland from Norway as the new breeding Leader as Marlise Grimm did not stand for re-election. Silke Feuchthofen,...
Inge Kringeland, NO, was elected as FEIF Director of Breeding following Marlise Grimm. Silke Feuchthofen and Lone Hoeglund were re-elected for two more years. And two members of the Arbitration Council were elected: Jens Iversen, DK and Cosima König, DE.
Marlise Grimm received the FEIF Award at the FEIF Conference 2016. Marlise had been FEIF Director of Breeding for 8 years, she was active as trainer at FEIF YouthCups and a founding member of this FEIF event. Furthermore, she was a member of the FEIF sport committee...
Gleðileg Jól og Farsaelt Komandi ár! Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr! Glædelig Jul og godt nytår! Vrolijk Kersfeest en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar! Gledhilig jól og eydnurikt nýggjár! Hyvää Joulua or Hauskaa Joulua! Onnellista Uutta Vuotta! Joyeux Noël...
The European Parliament hosted a conference on Equine Welfare on October 21, 2015 in Brussels. The reason for the conference was the publication of the report Removing the Blinkers: The health and welfare of European equidae in 2015, which investigates the state of...
The Icelandic rider Þorvaldur Árni Þorvaldsson has been suspended by a decision of the National Olympic Committee and Sports Federation of Iceland to ban the rider based on a positive drug test at the Reykjavíkurmeistaramóti Fáks in May. The rider is suspended for a...
Every year in October FEIF sends out the so-called FEIF membership questionnaire and asks all member associations to complete the questions by end of October. The information asked for concerns statements and figures such as structure of the association, number and...
At the board meeting beginning of October 2015 the FEIF Board met to prepare the committee meetings 2015, the conference in February 2016 and the Delegates Assembly 2016. Several positions in the FEIF board and committees, all operating on an honorary basis, will be...
FEIF is looking for an energetic and knowledgeable person to join the Board as Director for PR. Responsibilities will include fundraising and sponsorship, publicity and communication merchandising, and developing the FEIF brand. The position is voluntary, but travel...