FEIF Youth Country of the Year Award 2021
Every year FEIF invites member countries to submit a report on all activities, and innovative initiatives in the field of youth work. Countries may choose to present the report in…
New BLUP indices published
New BLUP indices have now been published in Worldfengur for 465461 horses. Thereof, 34499 had own records from an international breeding assessment divided between countries as: Iceland 21416, Sweden 4266, Germany…
In memoriam: Volker Ledermann
Volker Ledermann, FEIF Breeding Leader from 1979 – 1984 and FEIF President from 1984 – 1988 passed away on December 6, 2021. Volker was the second president of FEIF and…
Lower VAT rate for horses in the EU
The European Council (head of governments of EU member states) today reached an agreement on a proposal to update EU rules on rates of value added tax (VAT). The agreement…
Competition Classes – FEIF Youth Cup 2022
Whilst no-one can be certain of what the next few months will bring, and if there will even be a Youth Cup next year, more time spent with the horses,…
Survey: Osteoarthritis Study
A request for Icelandic Horse owners to complete a survey for final year thesis of veterinary school on “treatments of osteoarthritis in Icelandic horses”
Save the date – Scotland August 27th/28th 2022
Scottish Event – Open to all – August 27th/28th 2022 – Netherton Equestrian Centre Bridge of Earn Perth. Tolt and 4 gait classes. Ease access from north and south.
FEIF Statement
The Icelandic Horse Society of Great Britain – IHSGB is aware of the concerns raised by members and supporters about the treatment of mares and foals in Iceland and welcomes…
Meet the Foals 2021 webinar, 23rd November 2021
The meeting links have been sent, please check your inbox/spam. And if you haven’t received, please be in touch with breeding@ihsgb.co.uk so that we can resend the invite.
Announcement: Spring Tölt Online
IHSGB Sport announced at the AGM that a Spring motivator is in the making. More details to follow.