We look forward to your feedback! Our current World Championships have evolved from a relatively small tournament to a major event with a multitude of challenges for the organisation, member countries and their teams as well as FEIF. In order to be able to address the...
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EHN News Letter July 2021
The European Horse Network (EHN) published a newsletter with an overview of current and future activities. Items included are the Green Assets of hoses, to define, qualify and quantify environmental impacts of equines and the revision of EU VAT rules. EHN is active...
European Horse Network
The European Horse Network is a network to exchange views on political developments affecting the horse sector in Europe, to discuss and define common interests on the political agenda, to discuss and define technical and R&D issues of common interest to move for...
Revision of EU VAT rules: position of EHN
The European Horse Network (EHN) published the position of the European horse industry regarding revision of VAT rules as prepared by the European Commission, by advocating for eligibility for reduced rates for the following activities related to equines (horses): 1....
20 years of WorldFengur
It is now 20 years that the global database for Icelandic horses – a cooperation project between the Icelandic Government and FEIF – was opened for public use. From the outset, this extensive database was developed to become the essential tool for breeders of the...
Johannes Amplatz – young committee member breeding
“Who is who in FEIF? – a series of short interviews with the of the persons working in the organization” . We would like to introduce you to the young members of the Breeding Committee, Johannes Amplatz from Italy.Johannes, you were selected to the FEIF Breeding...
Update on the World Championships for Icelandic Horses 2021
Due to the general uncertainty caused by the ongoing COVID situation and the high probability that not all FEIF member countries will be able to participate, FEIF and the organizing committee have reached the conclusion that the World Championships 2021 cannot be held...
A farewell to Hallveig Fróðadóttir, WorldFengur’s chief registrar
Hallveig Fróðadóttir passed away on April 13, 2021 after a hard fight with cancer. She leaves a big gap for us, at the WorldFengur team and also for the entire Icelandic horse community. Hallveig played a major role in the development of WorldFengur and was a key...
FEI and FEIF sign Official Mutual Recognition
We are delighted to inform you that the FEI – Fédération Équestre Internationale and FEIF signed the Official Mutual Recognition document. We are very honoured by this step and consider this agreement as an indication of trust and confidence from the FEI to FEIF. The...
Humans, Horses and Events Management
Horses are perhaps the most common non-human animal to feature in planned events, but although there is considerable research on equestrian sport, there is virtually none on equestrian events. This book begins to address this gap, using the National Championships of...
Online presentation series on Icelandic horse breeding
Horses of Iceland will launch an ONLINE presentation series on Icelandic horse breeding on Tuesday, 30 March, at 6 pm UTC. The presentations are free of charge and open to all via Horses of Iceland’s Facebook page and will be in English. The first presentation in a...
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...
European Horse Network
The Legal Committee of the European Horse Network (EHN) met on March 4, 2021 to discuss the draft implementing regulation on the identification and registration of equines (SANTE/7004/2019). In the meeting, the response of ENH to the consultation by the EU regarding...
Lisa Kroon – young committee member sport
“Who is who in FEIF? – a series of short interviews with the of the persons working in the organization” . We start by introducing the young members of the Sport Committee, Lisa Kroon from the Netherlands. Lisa, you were selected to the sport committee in 2020. How...
World Championships 2021
Right now we are in the midst of a tough Covid-19-time and it is, like everything else, hard to know if we “happy Icelandic horse enthusiasts” will be able to meet for a blast of a party at the World Championships for Icelandic Horses in Herning in summer 2021. But...
FEIF online seminar ‘Why Iceland?’
Henning Drath took participants on a virtual tour, exploring Iceland’s culture, music, food and language, and many other of the surprising features you will find when you visit that unique island nation. Participants learned about pylsur með öllu – the uniquely...
New Young FEIF committee members
Along with the other candidates who were elected during the DA on Saturday, 3 new young committee members will start their 2-year position on FEIF committees: Lena-Marie Baltes (LU) will serve on the Education committee, Katharina Haider (AT) on the Leisure Riding...