The FEIF YouthCup will now take place from 18-26th July 2020. The venue at Vilhelmsborg, Jutland, Denmark remains the same. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Gundula Sharman, on behalf of the FEIF Youth Work Committee
22 young adults, some from as far away as the US and Australia, came together for a full weekend of team building and leadership training. The meeting was hosted by the Dutch Association NIJSP and took place just north of Amsterdam in the beautiful surroundings of...
The deadline for applications from young people (20-26) has now passed, and the FEIF Board is delighted to announce that we have some outstanding applications. Two excellent candidates will join the Sport and the Breeding committee in February at the annual FEIF...
The question of how to strengthen the flow of communication between the FEIF Youth work committee and the people we want to serve work turned out to be central for all discussions we had during two days of intensive meetings in Haarlem. Communication seems to be at...
Along with their country leaders, 32 young horse lovers aged between 13 and 17 years from 11 different European countries, plus New Zealand (!), participated in the 2019 FEIF YouthCamp in Hestheimar. On foot, on horseback and by bus, they explored the beautiful...
Who? All young people between 18-26 and interested in taking a leadership role in the Icelandic horse world are invited. Where? Egmond Binnen in the Netherlands. What? The topic is 'Coming together in Horsemanship', and the weekend is filled with workshops, lectures,...
FEIF committees are the expert groups supporting the head of each FEIF department - breeding, education, leisure riding, sport and youth work. Decisions, changes and proposals are prepared, questions relevant for all FEIF member countries are discussed and much more....
Remember the next Young Leaders event which will be hosted by the Netherlands 22- 24 November 2019. This year's topic is 'Coming together in Horsemanship: Changing the Game'. The speakers come from a wide range of professions, including behavioural studies,...
Day 6 at the FEIF Youth Camp is calm and collected. In small groups participants are working on self-development, communication skills and being aware of others. Needless to say, these are all skills which are essential to gain a deeper understanding of our every-day...
Day 5 for the participants of the FEIF YouthCamp, and all essentials of life are met: horses, the Icelandic nature, and shopping. We visit two stables, Árbakki where we are welcomed by Gustaf Ásgeir Hindriksson, and Friðheimar, tomato farm par excellance, who also put...
Competition day, but only one horse? Each team of five participants makes their way through 7 stations where body and mind are challenged: the tasks include twister with the above horse, charades (oh the frustration, if you get it, but do not know the word in...
Day 3 - and half way through the FEIF YouthCamp. The programme continues: happy kids on willing horses, whilst others went out for a hike (and a river crossing on foot!) into the country side, and yet another group continued to make the knitting needles dance with the...
The FEIF Youth Camp in Hestheimar, south Iceland, got off to a great start: take kids from 11 nations, who between them speak 7 languages, add a lot of laughter, sunshine and Icelandic bird song and put them in a field with mares and foals. What do you get? - the...
Day 2 and it is a riding day at the FEIF YouthCamp! Blue sky, bright sunshine, the mountains creating a spectacular backdrop, and off they go: in smaller or larger groups, all participants had the chance to sample the Icelandic horse in its natural environment. Thank...
Preparations for the camp are in full swing and 31 young people, aged between 14-17, from 10 member countries, including New Zealand, will travel to the South of Iceland on July 7th for a week of horsey fun, trips farm visits and most importantly - for getting to know...
FEIF is happy to announce that the next Young Leaders' seminar will be hosted by the Netherlands 22- 24 November 2019. This year's topic is 'Coming together in Horsemanship: Changing the Game'. The speakers come from a wide range of professions, including behavioural...
The invitation for the 18th international Youth Camp is ready. Hestheimar - 'world of horses' in Southern Iceland - is expecting you. 7th- 14th of July is only 5 months away. Gullfoss, Geysir and a visit to other landmarks are on the programme. What's not to like? As...
The Youth work committee started the annual meeting with a few minutes of physical warm up exercises which greatly helped with concentration and focus. 11 member associations were represented, which also means that time and again we learnt how things are done in 10...