Volker Ledermann, FEIF Breeding Leader from 1979 – 1984 and FEIF President from 1984 – 1988 passed away on December 6, 2021. Volker was the second president of FEIF and continued working in this function in the spirit of his predecessor Ewald Isenbügel. Nevertheless,...
Whilst no-one can be certain of what the next few months will bring, and if there will even be a Youth Cup next year, more time spent with the horses, more training, more riding has never harmed anyone. So if it takes place, these are the classes that will be offered...
We connect through our love for the Icelandic horse, but there is much more. We love MUSIC! So… let’s connect! Are you a singer? In a choir, the bedroom, shower, car, on a horse, during mocking out of the paddock, for your children or just in you head? This is your...
“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 member of the Youth Committee, Maja Borg from Sweden.Maja, Can you tell us a little bit about your background and how...
As the international Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations worldwide, FEIF condemns the practices and the mistreatment of mares on blood farms. We welcome a decision of the European Commission to stop the import and domestic production of PMSG and support any...
Every year FEIF invites member countries to submit a report on all activities, and innovative initiatives in the field of youth work. Countries may choose to present the report in any format (poster, video, podcast, written report). The only requirement is that it...
New BLUP indices have now been published in Worldfengur for 465461 horses. Thereof, 34499 had own records from an international breeding assessment divided between countries as: Iceland 21416, Sweden 4266, Germany 3534, Denmark 2661, Norway 1213, Austria 346, Finland...
Mrs Hilde Vautmans, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Chairwoman of the MEP Horse Group and the members of the European Horse Network welcomed Mrs Ursula von der Leyen at their annual conference. “We share the same passion for horses” were the introductory...
And the winners of the 2021 FEIF Tour Rider Cup are… 1st place with 167,5 points Simone Freese (adult, DE) with the horse Tryggvi von Walsheim 2nd place with 161 points Jaime Jackson (adult, US) with the horse Holly 3rd place with 159 points Lilu (Young Rider,...
The next FEIF YouthCup 2022 will take place 23-31 July 2022 and is hosted by Switzerland. Icelandic horse centre Solfaxi is a beautiful stable about 30 car minutes from Berne, and well used to hosting bigger competitions. Details about costs, (covid) conditions of...
Landsmót hestamanna will be held in Hella from July 4th – 10th in 2022 and ticket sales are starting today! Anticipation is great, since four years will have passed since we last held Landsmót, in Reykjavík 2018. Enjoy watching the world‘s best horses and riders...
For the first time since February 2020, the situation made a personal meeting possible and thus most FEIF committee members met for a weekend full of discussions in Malmö, Sweden from October 29-30, 2021! And also for the first time, all young committee members could...
Only one week to go and we already received a lot of wonderful photos - it will certainly not be easy for the jury. Before the deadline on Monday - October 25, 2021 - we would like to introduce the jury to you. The first jury member that joins the team is Heidi...
In July 2021, the Board of FEIF invited for applications to organise the World Championships 2025. October 14, 2021 was the extended deadline for interested parties to submit their bids according to the Rules and Regulations as published on the FEIF website. The...
TICKET SALES ARE OPEN! GET YOUR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT We are very happy to announce that the ticket sales for the World Championships of Icelandic Horses 2023, August 8-13 in Oirschot (Netherlands), are online! Come and experience the biggest stars in breeding and...
FEIF is looking for interested and active young people, 20-26 years old, to join the FEIF Committees of Sport and Breeding Help us shape the future of the Icelandic Horse world. Seats, especially earmarked for young people, will become available from February 2022,...
“Who is who in FEIF? – a series of short interviews with some of the persons working in the organization”. This time we would like to introduce you to the Young Committee Member in the Education Committee, Lena-Marie Baltes from Luxembourg.Hello Lena-Marie! You are...
Aged between 18 and 26? Horse enthusiast and want to meet like-minded people? Interested in the topic „Digital Networking“ and why it is important to us in the equine world ? Don’t lose any time to apply for the next FEIF YL Seminar! WHEN? One-day online event on 21st...