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...
Join us in Stockholm from October 4-6, 2024, for the sixth FEIF Young Leaders' seminar, focusing on youth integration into the Icelandic horse community. Targeting individuals aged 18-26, this event by FEIF and SIF aims to inspire young adults to engage in...
And the final full day of the FEIF YouthCup. The competition went as competitions go: excitement and nerves, tears and smiles and the occasional moment of disbelief: how wonderful is my horse!!! Did I really to that? How did this happen? But the YouthCup is about more...
Let the games begin! What can we say? Sunshine, most of the mud is gone, happy faces, eager horses, a sense of great anticipation, visitor cars are rolling in. The competition starts, the judges are impressed, the opening ceremony added a bit of festive magic, the...
Day 5 - rest day, for the horses at least. Participants had the chance to visit the National Horse Centre of Switzerland, spectacular facilities in the centre of Bern. As luck would have it, the World Championships for Vaulting had just started, and as generosity...
Day four continued much the same as the previous day: intensive training in preparation for the competition ahead. Riders prepare for disciplines including tölt, gaited classes, and pace as well as dressage, trail riding and flag race. In the evening all enjoyed a...
Day three was filled with continuous training and an overall calm atmosphere and absolute focus persevered - calm and focus until the evening that is. To the clapping of thunder all around and echoing from the mountains, the party started with the traditional country...
Sunday saw the actual start everything: first a great presentation by Jean-Paul Balz, president of FEIF and also an international Sport judge, focused on the tests and what the judges want to see. Great emphasis is placed on good, light riding and eager horses who...
The first day was filled with expectations: the organisers in Switzerland expecting the arrival of the participants and their horses, the Team Leaders waiting to meet their team members with whom they will spend a lot of time over the next few days, the Country...
Preparations for the 2024 FEIF Youth Cup are in full swing. This year's event is hosted by Switzerland on the tracks in Münsingen. On July 13th, 60 young riders aged 14-17 years old from 10 different FEIF countries will come together for a week of fun, of speaking...
The 6th FEIF Young Leaders’ Event (FYLE) will return to Sweden, where it all began. Get ready for an exciting weekend with a focus on developing your skills in social interaction, decision-making and motivation. FYLE offers a fantastic opportunity to network, gain...
As can be seen from the photo, we aim to put the horse at the centre of everything we do… This is also true for this year’s annual meeting of Youth leaders, representing 11 FEIF member countries. Some time was spent on evaluating newly introduced changes in the FEIF...
Along with other candidates who were elected in the Delegates' Assembly 2024, three new young committee members will also start their 2-year position on FEIF committees: Jana Etzold (DE) will serve on the Leisure Riding committee, Marie Bruun Hansen (DK) on the Sport...
The FEIF Youth Country of the Year Award for 2023 went to Luxembourg. A small country by most measures, the national association for Luxembourg nevertheless managed to create a good range of inclusive, creative and imaginative activities for their children and teenage...
The invitation to the 14th FEIF YOUTH CUP is now online! Place: Münsingen Switzerland, Solfaxi Stables Date: July 13-20, 2024 The FEIF YouthCup is arranged every second year and consists of a week of intense training with respected instructors of international...
The focus of the FEIF Youthwork Committee was very much on looking back and evaluating past activities such as the 2023 FEIF Youth Camp, which took place in Finland, and looking forward to the next FEIF Youth Cup. We can now confirm that the Cup will take place from...
... interested and active young people, 18-26 (attention, new age group: 18 - 26) years old, to join the FEIF Committees of Breeding, Sport and Leisure Riding! The future of the Icelandic Horse world in your hands? FEIF offers committee membership, especially reserved...
The final preparations for the FEIF YouthCamp are in full swing! 38 young people and their country leaders from 11 member countries will gather in Finland for a week of intense learning and play. The aim of the FEIF YouthCamp is to bring teenagers from across the...