The AGM of the European Horse Network (EHN) and the Conference in the European Parliament took place took place in November 2017. The seminar in the European Parliament concentrated on the consequences of BREXIT and to a large extent on the future of the horse...
The FEIF YouthWork committee is seeking a new committee member, aged between 20-28 years old, to work in the group, and to make a difference. We run international camps and competitions, organize virtual events, offer training for young leaders, and who knows, what...
A total of 14 persons from eight different FEIF member countries - breeding leaders, representatives of national breeding committees and international FEIF breeding judges - attended the first breeding leader seminar from December 1-3, 2017 in Reykjavík, Iceland....
Register now for the trainer/education seminar 2018 at Hólar University College in Iceland. The focus of the seminar will be on teaching to teach, a systematic approach to education of riding teachers, trainers and instructors! In addition to the riding teachers at...
Response to the concerns raised on the matter of ported bits.
The WorldRanking season 2017 ended in late October 2017 with the WorldRanking event in Jönköping, Sweden. 11 countries registered results of 89 events fulfilling the requirements set for these events. 9,486 marks and times were registered from more than 2,016 riders...
FEIF congratulates the 119 riders who have been nominated for Good and Harmonious Riding in the 2017 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! Martin Rønnestad (NO) who was...
Every year the FEIF Youthwork Committee awards a trophy to the 'FEIF Youth Country of the Year'. The award is given to the country which has had the most innovative ideas for promoting youth work, or which had the most exciting programme, or which managed to expand...
The first FEIF event to kick off the new year 2018, will be the Young Leader Seminar, 12-14 January in Berlar, Germany. Aimed at 18-26 year-old, younger members of the Icelandic horse world, the seminar will focus on leadership and communication skills. The programme...
'Teaching to teach - a systematic approach to education of riding teachers, trainers and instructors' will be the title of the FEIF education seminar from March 23-25, 2018. The seminar will be held at Hólar University College in Iceland with main focus on education...
After a two-year review of mouth inspection data, the Sport Committee removed the ban on most ported Icelandic bits in Sport competition because a clear correlation between ported leverage bits and increased mouth injuries cannot be found. The Icelandic bits join the...
The Board of FEIF has not received any complete offers to organize the World Championships 2021. The application process is reopened until February 1, 2018. Interested parties should consult the "procedures" section of the World Championships documents page for the...
The Sport and Sport Judges Committee met for two days along with the rest of the FEIF board and committees in Haarlem, NL. Both committees had very full agendas covering the status and future of the World Championships, judge licenses (examinations for new licenses...
The breeding committee had a joint meeting with the breeding judges committee during the Haarlem weekend. Main topics on the agenda where the review of the World Championships 2017, the breeding judge licenses regarding examination, re-licensing and duration, the...
Nature was the overarching theme for the October meetings. The committee is working on ways to bring a closer relationship to the environment, and with it a deepened understanding of the nature of the horse, into everything we are doing. The highlight of 2017 was the...
The FEIF Education Committee has met during the committee meetings 2017 in Haarlem for a very constructive working weekend. The main topics on the agenda were the details of the proposal on the CPD structure for trainers and instructors listed on the FEIF website, the...
The Leisure Committee has now finalized all paperwork relating to the Horse Profile. Before Christmas a short digital introduction will be ready and the Horse Profile will be presented at the Trainers' Seminar at Hólar in spring 2018. Following this, the Leisure...
In January 2018 FEIF again plans to honor the 'Best FEIF instructor/trainer of the Year' ! All FEIF member associations were already asked to nominate one candidate who is listed on the FEIF trainer matrix and working as an active instructor or trainer. Please prepare...