Who? All young people between 18-26 and interested in taking a leadership role in the Icelandic horse world are invited. Where? Egmond Binnen in the Netherlands. What? The topic is 'Coming together in Horsemanship', and the weekend is filled with workshops, lectures,...
The Open Breeders' Seminar will be organised during the biggest European fair for horse riding, hunting, fishing and nature 'Horse and Hunting' in Hannover. The seminar shall strengthen the international cooperation and promote breeding through an open exchange in the...
When FEIF was formed in 1969 the establishment of an international competition was one of the founding goals. The European Championships, first held in 1970, did not only necessitate the creation of competition rules and tests; it also demanded regulation of the...
FEIF committees are the expert groups supporting the head of each FEIF department - breeding, education, leisure riding, sport and youth work. Decisions, changes and proposals are prepared, questions relevant for all FEIF member countries are discussed and much more....
In August 2019 Icelandic horse riders of all ages and from all over the country came together in the unique Fjellfestival in the highlands of Norway. Almost 200 horses and like-minded people spent 3 days in the breathtaking landscape, enjoying the best of Norwegian...
It is the first time national examiners (FEIF level 3 and 4) are invited to meet and exchange know-how about the different examinations in the FEIF member countries. Practical demonstrations at different educational levels will be the basis for discussions on the...
In all walks of life, those involved with young people know that the new generation does things differently: they use a different language, they engage with different media, and most of all, young people everywhere are striving to do things better. Youth work is...
So, what is the role of the FEIF Sport Department? The most visible aspect is the FEIF Rules and Regulations book. Holding together the many and varied performances that can be shown by horse and rider, and can be judged for the development of skill and the enjoyment...
More than any other department, the leisure portfolio shows up both the strengths and the challenges faced by the ambitious project that is FEIF, and our stated mission of: uniting people in their passion for the Icelandic horse. It is (relatively) easy to bring...
The ambitious project undertaken by the FEIF Education Department was to find a system which would allow the seamless mutual recognition of qualifications for instructors across all member nations. FEIF has neither means nor the wish to enforce a unified education...
So, there it is, your wonderful Icelandic horse, happily grazing away, and gradually disappearing out of vision, because the grass is always greener just that little bit further ahead. What does FEIF have to do with it? The names and ID of your horse are only but one...
90 riders, 17 teams, and a total of 2515 km (and that is only from those who remembered to send them in!) What a fabulous start!!! You find the details on https://feif-virtual.weebly.com/news-and-score-board.html. And the facebook page, too, shows that we are truly...
Remember the next Young Leaders event which will be hosted by the Netherlands 22- 24 November 2019. This year's topic is 'Coming together in Horsemanship: Changing the Game'. The speakers come from a wide range of professions, including behavioural studies,...
The World Championships 2019 proved to be a 100% clean event. No prohibited substances were found in the random samples taken from among the registered breeding and sport horses.
FEIF started the WorldRanking in 1995 and no matter where you compete as a rider, you compete with other riders at other events for a position in one or more rankings. How did it start and how does it work? Read more about 25 years of FEIF WorldRanking:...
FEIF started the WorldRanking in 1995 and no matter where you compete as a rider, you compete with other riders at other events for a position in one or more rankings. How did it start and how does it work? Read more about 25 years of FEIF WorldRanking:...
FEIF started the WorldRanking in 1995 and no matter where you compete as a rider, you compete with other riders at other events for a position in one or more rankings. How did it start and how does it work? To celebrate this, FEIF will publish between September 1 and...
HELLO HELLA is the name of the 8th FEIF virtual ride, which takes us to Hella, Iceland, home to next Landsmót, the most important competition of the Icelandic horse in Iceland, 6th-12th July 2020. If you cannot participate in the real relay rides, why not join the...