Switzerland
Islandpferde Vereinigung Schweiz (IPV-CH)
Vision: We, the IPV CH promote the fascination for the Icelandic horse Vision: The Icelandic horse being the most popular horse breed in Switzerland
Statistics
| Year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Members | 1,667 | 1,778 | 1,763 | 1,636 | 1,536 |
| Clubs | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Registered horses (alive) | 5,269 | 5,112 | 4,975 | 4,795 | 4,587 |
| Foals born and registered | 32 | 52 | 58 | 53 | 51 |
| Registered breeding shows | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fully assessed stallions in breeding shows | 24 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Fully assessed mares in breeding shows | 20 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Registered WorldRanking events | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Other sport events | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Gædingakeppni events | 1 | 1 | |||
| Riders at WorldRanking events | 114 | 108 | 123 | 119 | 101 |
| Horses at WorldRanking events | 156 | 156 | 181 | 172 | 155 |
| International sport judges | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| International breeding judges | |||||
| Trainers / instructors level 1 | 81 | 88 | 84 | 81 | 79 |
| Trainers / instructors level 2 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
| Trainers / instructors level 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Trainers / instructors level 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Young horse trainers | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Advanced horse trainers |
Contacts
| Name | Contact |
|---|---|
| Roger Scherrer Chairperson | scherrer@giezendanner.com |
| Petra Liggenstorfer Breeding | p.liggenstorfer@bluewin.ch |
| Martin Heller Education | mail@hestarhofheller.ch |
| Melanie Müller CH Leisure Riding | freizeit@ipvch.ch |
| Mathias Meier Sport | mathias.meier@axa.ch |
| Monica Burla Youth | jugend@ipvch.ch |
| René Bischof Public Relations | kommunikation@ipvch.ch |
| Gabriela Fornaro Office | postfach@ipvch.ch |
| Monika Lüdy Treasury | kassa@ipvch.ch |
| Name | Contact |
|---|---|
| Irene Bonomo WorldFengur Registrar | zuchtbuch@ipvch.ch |
| Petra Liggenstorfer WorldFengur Registrar | p.liggenstorfer@bluewin.ch |
| Jana Karcher WorldRanking Registrar | jana.karcher@web.de |
| Name | Contact |
|---|
| Name | Contact |
|---|---|
| Annette Hodel Int. Sport Judge | hodel.annette@bluewin.ch |
| Barla-Catrina Isenbügel Int. Sport Judge | info@svissholar.ch |
| Carolin Klein Int. Sport Judge | c.s.klein33@gmail.com |
| Jean-Paul Balz Int. Sport Judge | jpbalz@vtxmail.ch |
| Markus Karrer Int. Sport Judge | markuskarrer@bluewin.ch |
| Martin Heller Int. Sport Judge | mail@hestarhofheller.ch |
| Roger Scherrer Int. Sport Judge | scherrer@giezendanner.com |
| Uschi Heller-Voigt Int. Sport Judge | uschi.heller@gmx.ch |