FEIF published a professionally designed booklet to celebrate the 50th anniversary in 2019. The booklet was launched at a 'birthday' party at the World Championships 2019 in Berlin. Copies of the booklet as well as leaflets about each department in FEIF are available...
Horses of Iceland was very busy participating in shows, forums, courses and introducing novelties in horse tourism. Among the main activities was the stand at the Equine Affaire which was held in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA in November and the programme...
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 Fákur facilities in Reykjavík will be the venue for the seminar for sport judges and trainers/instructors in March 2020. The programme will include presentations, lectures, demonstrations and masterclasses. A conclusion will be the Grand Show of Fákur on Saturday...
Do you plan to ride at the huge indoor World Ranking competion in Denmark - ICEHORSE FESTIVAL - in 2020? Then be ready by the computer on Sunday, 1st of December at 20:00. ICEHORSE FESTIVAL is the largest indoor WRL-competition for Icelandic horses in the world. More...
FEIF is managed by the FEIF Board that deals with all current business except for items specifically reserved for the decision of the Delegates' Assembly. The Board consists of the President, the Directors of the Departments and additionally 1-3 board members may be...
FEIF congratulates the 147 riders who have been nominated for Good and Harmonious Riding in the 2019 competition season. Thank you to all riders listed for being such excellent examples of the type of riding we hope to see in our sport! Hans-Christian Løwe (DK) who...
The WorldRanking season 2019 ended in late October 2019 with the WorldRanking event in Wortel, Belgium. 12 countries registered results of 90 events fulfilling the requirements set for these events. 10,817 valid marks and times were registered from more than 2,712...
The combined meeting of the sport committee and the sport judge committee had a long agenda with a broad variety of topics. In one and a half day a lot of different topics passed. The participants talked among others about improving equipment checks, execution of...
The breeding committee and the breeding judges committee used the opportunity of this work meeting to prepare the proposals for the Delegates' Assembly 2020 and the Annual Meetings 2020 that will take part in Iceland in 2020. The details on the revision of the weight...
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...
The education committee members present at the committee meetings used the first afternoon to work on the 'Trainer of the Year 2019' invitation, the members of the committee revised the current riding horse profile and worked on the planned translations to make sure...
The 2019 October meetings took place in Haarlem (Netherlands), where the members of all FEIF committees (breeding, education, leisure riding, sport and youth work) met to discuss and prepare proposals, changes and events for the current and next FEIF year. In addition...
The leisure riding committee used the opportunity of meeting in Haarlem in the Netherlands this year to work on the preparations and planning of the FEIF Leisure Riders Camp which will take place as part of the Fjellfestival in Norway from August 19 - 24, 2020. It...
The European Horse Network had the first meeting in Brussels with the newly started horse group and a special guest, the president elect of the European Commission, Mrs. Ursula von der Leyen. Her speech concentrated on connecting horses to a sustainable future and as...
SAVE-THE-DATE for the seminar open for FEIF International Sport Judges and Trainers during the last weekend of March 2020 in Reykjavík. The programme will include presentations, lectures, demonstrations and masterclasses. A highlight will be the Grand Show of Fákur on...
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...