We are excited to announce the nominees for the Trainer/Instructor of the Year 2021!
Trainer / Instructor of the Year 2021
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News Archive
2021 – The Year that went… well, not quite as planned
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the paddock Not a creature was stirring, not even a haddock - - - ?* (No, no, no – in the field the horses are munching You know, that lovely sound, when horses are chewing? Yep!) … when all through the field, Happy...
Award ceremony of the photo competition 2021
Congratulations to all the photographers who participated in the photo competition, organised by FEIF and IPZV! It was definitely a difficult task for the jury to choose the best photos from more than 500 entries! The winning photo finally came from Chiara...
Young Committee Members
Ambitious as a sport rider? Excited about breeding? Interested in shaping the future of the Icelandic horse? If you are between 20-26 years old, FEIF needs you. - - - FEIF is looking for two young committee members to work with the Sport and Breeding committees...
FEI Season’s greetings
FEI – Fédération Équestre Internationale and FEIF signed the Official Mutual Recognition document in 2021 which is based on a joint commitment to equestrian sports and fostering its growth while working to continue to enhance best practice and further...
World Championships 2025
The Board of FEIF received earlier this year two very good applications to organise the World Championships 2025. One for a venue near Zurich, Switzerland and another one in the area of Mannheim, Germany. The Board of FEIF as well as the FEIF World Championships...
EHN News Letter December 2021
The European Horse Network (EHN) published a newsletter with an overview of current and future activities. One of the main items is of course the successful conference addressed by Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, stressing the...
In memoriam: Volker Ledermann
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,...
Competition Classes – FEIF Youth Cup 2022
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...
Sing-a-long with the official World Championship song!
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...
Maja Borg – Young Committee Member Youth work
“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...
FEIF Statement
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...
FEIF Youth Country of the Year Award 2021
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 published
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...
European Horse Network
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...
FEIF Tour Rider Cup 2021
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,...
FEIF YouthCup 2022
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 2022
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...