There is unanimous agreement the World Championships 2023 were a great event, in a perfect area, well organised, welcoming and supported by very helpful and friendly volunteers. Unfortunately, there is also an unpleasant point which needs to be mentioned. During the...
As in the previous years, FEIF would again like to honour the “FEIF instructor/trainer of the Year“. It is up to each country to nominate one candidate per member association by December 15, 2023. All candidates have to fulfil the following requirements: a candidate...
As in previous years, the members of the Sports Committee and the Sports Judges Committee discussed most sport-related topics which were on the long agenda of the 1.5-day meeting together. Welfare of the horse-related items included the limitation of maximum starts...
The breeding committees used the opportunity in Frankfurt end of October to prepare the 2024 season, but also to discuss long-term developments in Icelandic horse breeding. A variety of proposals and discussion topics were prepared for the Delegates’ Assembly 2024 and...
Following a presentation to all participants on the “new” Leisure Riding department, with the vision of contributing to the global shift towards nature and well-being and embracing on the latest trends and aligning them with the Icelandic horse-riding ethos, the...
From October 27-28, 2023, the FEIF Education Committee had a very productive meeting at the Committee Meetings 2023 in Frankfurt. Current members of the group are: Bea Rusterholz, Herdís Reynisdóttir, Nicole Kempf, Silke Feuchthofen (FEIF Director of Education),...
The focus of the FEIF Youthwork Committee was very much on looking back and evaluating past activities such as the 2023 FEIF Youth Camp, which took place in Finland, and looking forward to the next FEIF Youth Cup. We can now confirm that the Cup will take place from...
Challenges and opportunities on how to attract a young workforce in the equine industry The entire equine industry is struggling to employ a new workforce, whatever the activities, from breeding and racing/sport to veterinary professionals. The industry offers many...
New breeding evaluation indexes (BLUP) have been calculated and are now available in the Studbook of origin of the Icelandic horse, WorldFengur for a total of 492.564* horses. The number of full international breeding assessments on which the calculation is based, was...
... interested and active young people, 18-26 (attention, new age group: 18 - 26) years old, to join the FEIF Committees of Breeding, Sport and Leisure Riding! The future of the Icelandic Horse world in your hands? FEIF offers committee membership, especially reserved...
Is your country (well) represented? This year’s event is called ‘To Fákur and fast!’, and it will take riders (virtually) to Landsmót 2024. The idea is simple: participants calculate the distance from home to the event, and then add up all ridden km. Totals are shared...
In June 2023, FEIF invited for applications to organize the World Championships 2027. By the deadline of 30 September 2023, FEIF received a bid to host the event in 2027 in Rieden, a venue in southern Germany, known by many Icelandic horse enthusiasts still from the...
The World Championships 2025 will take place in Switzerland for the third time, this time in Birmenstorf in the canton of Aargau. The venue, Hardwinkelhof is located only 20 minutes from Zurich airport but is centrally located yet close-to-nature. Icelandic horse...
Following complaints with the EFTA Regulatory Authority (ESA) on the topic of blood mares in Iceland, an official letter of warning was sent by ESA to the Icelandic government on May 10, 2023. Today, the Icelandic Ministry announced that the current regulation will be...
The votes have been counted and we are very pleased to announce the winning photos that will be published in the calender for the months of July, August and September. Congratulations to Alice Linnebach, Christiane Dings, and Uwe Saßmannshausen whose photos received...
And they are off… the new FEIF Virtual Ride has just started. Riders will go “To Fákur, and fast”, the venue for Landsmót 2024 in Reykjavík. The idea is simple: over the next year, riders will count and add up all km ridden out from your own stable. The target...
In the continued push to improve riding skills to advance the welfare of our Icelandic horses, the Board of FEIF decided in 2002 to establish a new prize: the FEIF Feather Prize. The aim of this prize is to encourage good riding and good horsemanship, a tribute to...
A group of researchers from Hólar University, in collaboration with FEIF and the organization committee of the World Championships, conducted a research and data collection on the weight of riders and horses during the weekend before the official start of the event in...