The European Horse Network (EHN) published a new website, with quick access to the goal, the members, position papers and other documents and reports of meetings, including meetings with members of the European Parliament. This is also important for FEIF, as the...
For many years, breeders in Iceland have benefited from regional opportunities to present their horses for assessment—now Germany is following suit. From April 6th to 11th, the IPZV (Icelandic Horse Association of Germany) organized a FIZO tour with seven stops across...
Congratulations to Jens Schaaf, with his picture showing Lilly, Abbi and Naela on the beach, which perfectly illustrates for us what “Leisure Time” with an Icelandic horse looks like. We wish you lots of fun with your World Championships tickets and would like to...
In 2025, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the official logo of FEIF - the International Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations. FEIF was established in 1969 but did not have an official logo for the first six years. In 1974 the Norwegian...
This day should be duly celebrated in the Icelandic horse world. As last year, the Leisure Committee has set itself the task of flooding the internet with pictures of our fantastic Icelandic horses in order to achieve broad visibility for the Icelandic horse. The...
Preparations for the Icelandic Horse World Championships 2025 are progressing. The facility is completed, ticket sales are ongoing, and now the focus of the organizing committee is on finalizing the schedule, detailing the supporting program, and the symposium. Here...
The recent webinar hosted by the FEIF Sport Judge Committee on the changes to the FEIF Sport Rules & Regulations and Guidelines for 2025 was a resounding success. The informative evening saw a large turnout, with the event selling out quickly, demonstrating the...
The BLUP calculations will now include both breeding assessments as well as competition data from selected events. This has been discussed for many years and now finally this is ready, so this is a very valuable milestone in the development of the BLUP system. Read...
In March 2024, the theory part of the Sport Judge’s test to become a FEIF Licensed Sport Judge or National Sport Judge took place in Denmark. For the theory exam, the FEIF Rules & Regulations 2024 and the Sport Judges Guidelines 2024 applies. Only candidates that...
All Rules and Regulations valid for 2025 are now published on the FEIF website. A summary of all changes is available here. In addition, the minutes of the annual meetings (FEIF Conference 2025 in Vienna) and the sport judges guidelines are now online.
The prime judging criterion should be the harmony between horse and rider. The rider must handle the horse with fairness, delicacy and respect; be its true leader rather than its dominator. At all times the rider must put the horse’s welfare paramount and guard its...
The equipment page on the FEIF website was updated to include the changes decided for the year 2025. Changes include: mouthpiece wrapping Equipment 2025 Summary of other changes
The FEIF Leisure Riding Committee is organizing a photo competition with the theme "Leisure Time with your Icelandic Horse". The winner will win 2 week tickets for the World Championships 2025 in Birmenstorf. Send in your best photos showing how you spend your leisure...
This year we are going to Denmark! We are inviting all young people aging 18-26 years in FEIF countries to come to Denmark for an inspiring weekend. We aim to encourage young people to engage in organizational work and inspire curiosity in a natural and reflected way,...
We are looking forward to see riders and horses from: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States....
Join us for the FEIF Webinar on changes to the 2025 Sport Rules & Regulations! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming FEIF Webinar "Changes to the 2025 FEIF Sport Rules & Regulations and Sport Judge Guidelines". This is an excellent opportunity for...
The selection of the World Championships 2025 Breeding Judges is complete. The FEIF Breeding Committee and the FEIF Breeding Judges Committee agreed on the breeding judges for the World Championships 2025 in Birmenstorf, Switzerland. The following judges will be...
Last weekend the Dansk Islandshesteforening, hosted the FEIF Sport Judge & Education Seminar, bringing together equestrian professionals from around the world. This key event provided valuable educational opportunities for both judges and trainers in the...