Gleðileg Jól og Farsaelt Komandi ár! Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr! Glædelig Jul og godt nytår! Vrolijk Kersfeest en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar! Gledhilig jól og eydnurikt nýggjár! Hyvää Joulua or Hauskaa Joulua! Onnellista Uutta Vuotta! Joyeux Noël...
The monthly km ridden towards the venue of the next World Championships for Icelandic horses have just been published here: http://feif-virtual.weebly.com/news-and-score-board.html With the Christmas break coming up, and a bit more time for riding out and about, it is...
The perfect christmas gift for all enthusiasts of the Icelandic horse! The horse associations in Iceland and WorldFengur now offer a gift certificate of the videos from Landsmot in WorldFengur. There you can see videos of all horses that were shown at Landsmót 2016...
The Icelandic Horse Association of Australia just hosted its first breeding seminar with Silke Feuchthofen, an International FEIF Breeding and Sport judge. It was a great opportunity for the Australian members to get an insight into breeding, breeding goals, the...
The Sport judges for the World Championships 2017 have been selected from a record-setting pool of 30 willing judges. The selection committee consisted of Þorgeir Guðlaugsson (World Championships Chief Judge), Doug Smith (Sport Committee) and Will Covert (designated...
As of February 2017, the FEIF YouthWork committee has created a new seat for young people to join the the work on youth initiatives. This place is reserved for young people between the age of 20-28, and in all other aspects the elected person will have the same rights...
FEIF started the nomination period for the Trainer/Instructor of the Year 2016 Award. Each FEIF member association is allowed to nominate one person fulfilling the following requirements: member of a FEIF member association, listed on the FEIF trainer matrix...
The 17th international FEIF YouthCamp will be hosted in Sint-Truiden, Belgium from July 11-18, 2017. The main focus on this FEIF YouthCamp will be on carriage driving and heavy horse culture. Belgium is known for its heavy horses and their huge capacity of pulling...
Every year FEIF gives out the award 'Youth Country of the Year' to the member association which has run the most innovative and exciting activities. The winner is selected on a basis of a written report, and that country is given an extra place at the FEIF Youth Camp...
23 young people from AT, BE, DE, DK NL, IS, SE, NO, LU came together in Wenngarn, Sweden. The seminar on leadership explored questions like motivation, self-awareness and cultural difference, following dreams and making things happen, took place in an experimental...
The FEIF Sport Department congratulates the 111 riders who have been nominated for Good and Harmonious Riding in the 2016 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! Kristian...
The AGM of the European Horse Network (EHN) took place on October 19, 2016 and the main intention was to prepare for an EU Equine Conference in the European Parliament. These conferences aim on getting the horse industry on the agenda of members of parliament (MEP)....
A working group with a wide range of experience as trainers, riders, breeders, and judges has provided descriptions and information regarding the correct usage of commonly available equipment, used across various Icelandic horse disciplines. This document is developed...
The agreement to organise the World Championships 2019 in Berlin (Germany) was finally signed by Gunnar Sturluson and Doug Smith on behalf of FEIF and by Bernhard Fliss and Carsten Eckert on behalf of the organiser Islandpferdesportverein Berlin ISB.
The Sport and Sport Judges Committees had two productive meetings in Haarlem with focus on the 2016 competition season's "experiments" for an alternative T5 construction in Germany and PP2 modifications in Austria. Proposals will be prepared for the Sport Department...
The breeding committee and breeding judges committee had a very productive meeting on many different topics. The young breeding trainer seminar 2017 will take place in Skeiðvellir, Iceland from April 4 - 7, 2017. The breeder leader seminar is scheduled for March;...
The FEIF Youth work committee had an enjoyable and productive set of meetings in Haarlem. Routine tasks included (a) the review of the very successful FEIF YouthCup 2016, which was held in Exloo, NL. The efforts of the organisers together with the valuable input of...
The FEIF Education Committee has met for a constructive working weekend in Haarlem. During a combined session with the FEIF Leisure department interesting discussions about the ongoing development of a description test for leisure horses took place. Furthermore,...