Total number of horses exported worldwide from Iceland in 2024 was 1.318. The group contains a vide variety of horses such as: leisure horses, breeding horses, competition horses, young horses, yearlings and foals. IS-horses were transported to 19 countries of which...
Many years ago the FEIF Leisure Riding Committee developed the Horse - Rider - Profile to ensure a better matching of horse and rider. Now the Committee has set itself the task of transforming this profile into a practical and easy-to-use checklist to better meet the...
What motivates you to take on this job? I had the privilege to go through the youth program that FEIF had to offer during the years that I was a young rider. The events taught me so much about the Icelandic horse and our way to work and live with them. Over the years,...
What motivates you to take on this job? The underlying motivation of everything I do, and have done, within FEIF can be described by the twin aims of creating a sense of community, and of fostering well-being, for horses and people alike. It was I, who invented the...
In 2024 – for the first time – FEIF honoured the “Leisure Country of the Year”! All FEIF member countries were invited to showcase their leisure work achievements and innovations. By submitting a short report, the participating leisure departments of the different...
The benefits of Combining Theory with Practice Combining theory with practice offers a powerful approach to learning and skill development.While theory provides the foundational knowledge and concepts, practice allows individuals to apply what they have learned in...
The FEIF Award is given by the FEIF Board to persons for their outstanding contribution to the work and the success of FEIF, the Icelandic horse and the Icelandic horse community in general. At the FEIF Conference 2025 in Vienna, the award was given to the outgoing...
After struggling to connect with the next generation of young riders, this country came up with the excellent idea of a new form of academy. „If the young riders don‘t attend the programmes we invite them to, we will bring the programmes to them - virtually on...
There were nominations from 9 countries and a total of 475 persons answering the survey (which is much more than the last years) and Erik Andersen (Norway) received most votes. Erik Andersen is a highly respected FEIF Level 4 instructor who has played a pivotal role...
The Annual Breeding Meeting 2025 took place in Vienna, gathering 22 participants to discuss a comprehensive agenda featuring numerous key topics. A long agenda of topics was discussed among the participants - not only changes regarding the FEIF Rules&Regulations,...
The Youth work meeting started enthusiastically with the presentation of the existing feif youth events and the benefits they offer for the next generation. Upcoming highlights will be the youth camp in Iceland this summer, the young leaders seminar in Denmark this...
The national Sport Leaders agreed to another two years for Hulda Gustafsdóttir and Markus Karrer as member of the Sport Committee. The main topic in the annual Sport Leader meeting was the proposal on the description of the colored cards used by judges sport...
In a very productive meeting, representatives of 10 FEIF member associations discussed a number of topics with a diverging scope together with the FEIF education committee. Updates were given on developments with regard to both the structure of education of...
The participants of the FEIF Leisure Riding meeting 2025 worked on leisure initiatives for the year 2025. The day of the icelandic horse in particular worked very well last year, so the concept is taken up and developed. There will be a photo competition from all...
The atmosphere of the Chairpersons’ meeting at the FEIF Conference in Vienna can be summarised as having been both ‘cheerful’ and ‘careful’. Topics for discussion included reports from the member countries. It is always interesting to hear of different approaches,...
The FEIF Conference 2025 will take place in Vienna from January 31 – February 2, 2025. 118 participants from 18 FEIF member associations registered to join the event. Keynote speaker of the event will be Mike Weishaupt on the topic „Load carrying capacity of the...
The FEIF Delegates Assembly 2025 took place online on January 28, 2025 with delegates from 19 out of 23 FEIF member countries. You can see the results of elections and votings here: https://www.feif.org/delegates-assembly-2025/ Jean-Paul Balz did not stand for...
Invitations for the 2025 FEIF Youth Camp have just been sent to national Youth Leaders. The Camp will take place 9-14th July in the Agricultural University of Iceland, Hvanneyri, near Borganes. Participants will enjoy a rich programme of horse related learning,...