World Championships 2023 with 17 participating member countries
17 FEIF member associations plan to send a team to the World Championships 2023 – August 8-13, 2023! We are looking forward to see riders and horses from:Austria, Belgium, Denmark,…
New documentary calling for an end to Iceland’s blood farms
Animal welfare organisations, business people and tourism experts call for an end to Iceland’s blood farms. In a new documentary, following the film from 2021, the Germany’s Animal Welfare Foundation…
Attention: Spam emails from fake FEIF addresses
There are currently strange emails sent out to many FEIF contacts asking for money or for help.Please do not click on any links, do not answer or forward them but…
New Judges 2023 | FEIF
We are happy to inform that in total six candidates passed either of the exams to become International Sport Judges or International Breeding Judges and they are from this year…
Select stallions – virtual mate selection
A lot of knowledge can be found in the Studbook of Origin of the Icelandic Horse (WorldFengur.com) e.g. information on individual horses, pedigree, assessment on conformation and rideability at Breeding…
Press accreditation WC 2023 | FEIF
Good news! The applications for the press accreditation is open! In the run up as well as during the World Championships we welcome journalists from all countries. In order to…
List of permitted bits now online
The Delegates’ Assembly 2023 unanimously decided to set a positive sign regarding FEIF’s commitment to horse welfare and the fact that horses should be ridden and presented with as little…
Presentation – Social Licence to Operate (SLO) of the Horse World
At the FEIF Conference 2023, Mike Weishaupt, professor at the Equine Department of the University of Zurich, presented the topic on Social Licence to Operate and what it includes to…
Social License to Operate | FEIF
The keynote speech at the FEIF Conference was held by Prof. Dr. med. Vet. Michael Weishaupt and it continued to be the main topic of the FEIF Conference 2023 in…
Combatting Sexual Harrasment | FEIF
Hej – a small word can make a big difference Calle Gustavsson, head of “Friends” and Ulrika Backan, project manager of the “Safe SIF” project, provided input on their work…