Wednesday was a very " up and down" day. The heat is rising, so the group started early with a ride high up onto the mountain behind the farm. The views are amazing, and the hillside is so steep that from a lovely picnic spot one cannot see the village immediately...
The day started with a visit to the Landesgestüt Warendorf, a state sponsored stallion station and the seat of German classical riding, heart of the education system for most professions dealing with horses. Did you know at (at least in Germany) one job is created for...
The FEIF YouthCamp in Berlar in Germany got off to a brilliant start on Sunday. 24 youngsters from 8 countries will enjoy an intensive week together, riding out, acquiring some circus skills, learning about the big horse culture of Germany, and visiting a local mine...
The FEIF Youth - video competition drawing to an end. Deadline 31 May, but late entries will be accepted as long as you notify FEIF before end of May that you have a project in preparation. Simply send an email to youth@feif.org. Always wanted to be that director? It...
We are delighted to confirm that the 2016 FEIF Youth Cup will be hosted by the Netherlands and take place in Exloo. This is an international event for young riders coming from all over the Icelandic horse world. About 80 lucky people will spend a week together in...
They say you can prove anything with numbers, and in the FEIF world, too, statistics suggest surprising stories. Riders from 13 member countries are well on their way to Herning. Together, 140 riders have covered almost 30,000 km since the ride started in November...
The next FEIF trainer seminar will take place 13-15 November 2015 in Switzerland. The seminar is jointly organised by the FEIF Education and Youth committees and the focus will be on teaching children and young riders, as well as the use of suitable equipment, and how...
Young people of up to 21 years old are invited to participate in a team video competition. The film of 3-5 minutes should feature at least one horse, and 2-3 team members. The rest - story, setting, music, etc. - is left to the imagination of the competitors. An...
12 people attended the meetings on Youth work, and the working atmosphere was very friendly and productive. Apart from routine business and an certain expressions of amazement at the good ideas that are implemented all around the FEIF world, the most exciting item of...
The FEIF Award Youth Country of 2014 went to Finland - congratulations! The panel of judges were unanimous in their decision that youth work in Finland distinguishes itself not only by promoting good riding and good horsemanship. Over and above, organising regular...
The 16th FEIF YouthCamp will be hosted by Germany and will take place at Reitschule Berger in Bestwig-Berlar, about 150 km east of Düsseldorf or Cologne. The goal of the FEIF YouthCamp is to bring together young people from different countries. All should share a...
One after the other, the articles and reports of the FEIF YouthCup 2014 are being published in our national magazines. We thought this would be be a good opportunity to share some happy memories of the summer just passed and to draw attention to the truly...
High on the agenda of the FEIF Youth Committee was the evaluation of the FEIF Youth Cup in Hólar, July 2014. This has been praised universally as a very successful Cup. Preparations for the 2015 FEIF Youth Camp in Berlar, Germany, are well under way. New ideas and...
Over the weekend in Malmö, at a joint meeting between the FEIF Education and Youth committees, the outline programme for the upcoming Education-Youth seminar 13-15 Nov 2015 was discussed. The focus of the seminar will be on teaching children and young people....
The combined education-youth Seminar 2015 will take place in Switzerland, November 13 - 15, 2015 on Islandpferde-Gestüt Niederfeld, Hombrechtikon. Further Information will follow in due time.
The FEIF YouthCamp 2015 will be hosted by Germany and will take place in Berlar from June 28 - July 5, 2015 (www.reitschule-berger.de) . The goal of the FEIF Youth Camp is to bring youngsters with different nationalities together. The FEIF Youth Camp is arranged for...
The complete result list of the FEIF YouthCup 2014 is available now on the FEIF website.
Five participants of the FEIF YouthCup 2014 in Hólar (IS) received the Eva Maria Gerlach Award 2014 for being the most versatile riders (in alphabetical order): Ásdís Ósk Elvarsdóttir, IS (DRAUMALIÐIÐ), Christa Rike, NL (CHAMPION RIDERS), Dylan Humblé, NL...