Meet the new FEIF President – Gundula Sharman
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…
Horses exported from Iceland 2024
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,…
Checklist “buying an icelandic horse”
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…
Ian Pugh – Webmaster
• Who you are and location – Ian Pugh, Worcester • Your occupation – Engineer & Smallholder • How long you have been riding – 30 years • How you…
Mic Rushen – Sleipnir Editor
Who you are and location: Mic Rushen, Solva, SW Wales. Your Occupation: Artist/Icelandic horse breeder/livery owner How long have you been riding: As long as I can remember, starting with…
Martine Bye-Duke – Chair
Who you are and location: I am Martine Bye-Duke, my role within the Society is Chairperson. I live on the Norfolk/Cambridgeshire borders (not far from Kings Lynn). On the outskirts…
Jem Adams – Education Trustee
Who you are and location – Jemimah Adams, Dorset • Your occupation – I was a Post-Doc researching leukaemia for 5 years following my PhD but I have worked full…
H Ashford – Membership Administrator
Who you are and location: H (Hilary, if I have to be!) Ashford, Membership Administrator, South Devon • Your occupation: Was a sail training vessel skipper, then admin in a…
Freija Glansdorp – Studbook Manager
Who you are and location – As most of you will know, my name is Freija Glansdorp and I live in Cheddar, Somerset. • Your occupation – In my…
Fi Pugh – Sport Trustee
I also do equipment checks at the big competitions (e.g. Nordic Championships & World Championships if I am not judging) which is interesting and necessary for the horses’ welfare. Since…