Month 2 – and more and more participants! A growing number of participants from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the US has meanwhile signed up for the FEIF Tour Ride 2021 with a lot of kilometers and hours. Congratulations to...
Due to the current situation, the FEIF Sport Judges’ seminar in September 2021 will take place as online seminar (Zoom) on 17th September 2021 (entire day). This seminar is open to International FEIF Sport Judges. Interested persons not listed as International FEIF...
The European Horse Network (EHN) published a newsletter with an overview of current and future activities. Items included are the Green Assets of hoses, to define, qualify and quantify environmental impacts of equines and the revision of EU VAT rules. EHN is active...
The motto of the 2021 photo competition is "People and Horses" – organized by FEIF and IPZV e.V. and we are looking forward to welcoming all FEIF member associations. The photos will be selected by an international jury and the best photos will be published as a...
The European Horse Network (EHN) published the position of the European horse industry regarding revision of VAT rules as prepared by the European Commission, by advocating for eligibility for reduced rates for the following activities related to equines (horses): 1....
HestFest officially starts on July 10th and we are happy to see an amazing programme accessible for all ages, completely online from the comfort of your own home. FEIF member countries from Iceland to Australia are joining! Starting off HestFest is Iceland! They have...
The Board of FEIF invites for applications to organise the World Championships 2025. A document describing Rules and Requirements for Organisers is available from the download section (World Championships) of the FEIF website. Application should be sent in before...
The first month - the first results! The FEIF Leisure Riding Committee is happy to see the large number of participants who signed up and partly managed to ride quite some kilometres and hours on horseback in the FEIF Tour Rider Cup! But we would like to invite more...
Congratulations to Daniel Ingi Smárasson [SE] with Hulda från Margaretehof [SE2002201834] - setting a new world record in the second heat of P1 - 250m Pace Race with a time of 21.07'' at the WorldRanking event ÖSM2021 Stenholmen, Linköping, Sweden on June 4, 2021!...
Participants on this ride are lucky, since they remain relatively unaffected by Covid. The cancellation of the World Championships is really sad news for so many, but the ride goes on. We have given up on Herning - but only as this year's destination for the virtual...
It is now 20 years that the global database for Icelandic horses – a cooperation project between the Icelandic Government and FEIF – was opened for public use. From the outset, this extensive database was developed to become the essential tool for breeders of the...
The online FEIF Education Seminar 2021 is now closed – it was the first big online event for instructors and trainers organised and held in cooperation between Gait Academy, the Norwegian Icelandic Horse Association (NIHF) and the FEIF Education Department. Bent Rune...
As announced on the HestFest Facebook page and HestFest website the international, online festival ‘HestFest 2021’ will take place from mid-June until the end of July. The festival is organised by the Dutch Youth Committee and FEIF and is open to everyone regardless...
Work of the judging panel There have been some discussions about the working place for the breeding judges at the shows. A few years ago, it was standardized that the judges should present the results from the conformation assessment as soon as they have reached a...
Based on decisions of the Delegates' Assembly 2021, several corrections and adaptations have been made in the Rules and Regulations, valid by April 1, 2021. None of the following corrections constitutes a change and they are correct in the minutes of the DA 2021, but...
“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 members of the Breeding Committee, Johannes Amplatz from Italy.Johannes, you were selected to the FEIF Breeding...
Worldchampionships cancelled? Parties cancelled? Holidays abroad cancelled? Everything cancelled? DEFINITELY NOT! Join the FEIF Tour Rider Cup! Start: May 1, 2021 How does the FEIF Tour Rider Cup work? You ride as often and as long as possible outside in the nature...
Due to the general uncertainty caused by the ongoing COVID situation and the high probability that not all FEIF member countries will be able to participate, FEIF and the organizing committee have reached the conclusion that the World Championships 2021 cannot be held...