In January the education committee met to define the minimum experience and abilities a horse trainer, and particularly a young-horse trainer, should have. A good number of FEIF member countries offer courses and examinations for young-horse trainers, concerned with...
At the request of 2 member countries the Education Committee is now working on a new matrix so we can set a minimum standard of what it takes to become a young-horse trainer (Jungpferdebereiter). This document should be ready for discussion at the FEIF conference in...
Ian Pugh, director of education for several years stepped down at Delegates' Meeting and Gundula Sharman was elected to take on the role. Ian has done a great job in his attempt to place the training of riding instructors of the member countries into the European...
The presentation of Prof Hilary Clayton, held during the Equine Seminar in the Netherlands, October 2011 is now available on the FEIF website.
At this year's meeting of the FEIF Education Committee in Haarlem (NL), the main focus of the work was on preparing our input to the Task Force. This includes reviewing the Education Rules and the criteria for FEIF Level 4 instructors. The committee also reviewed...
The Education Seminar 2011 will be held in conjunction with an open Equine Seminar in the Netherlands end of October. The theme of the ISES 2011 conference - Equitation Science, Principles and Practice - will already come to life at a special pre-conference day, the...
The Education Seminar 2011 (after cancellation of the Hólar Seminar in August) will be held in conjunction with an open Equine Seminar in the Netherlands, last week of October. The theme of the ISES 2011 conference - Equitation Science, Principles and Practice - will...
Unfortunately the FEIF seminar 2011 which was planned to take place in Hólar will be cancelled. The organisers in Hólar are still trying to find out if it could probably be postponed until a later date. Any information will be published immediately on the FEIF...
The FEIF international instructor/trainer seminar will be held at the Icelandic official equine centre of education and research at Holar University College on August 25-26, 2011. The seminar is open for all instructors/trainers according to the FEIF matrix (1-3), and...
The Danish Icelandic Horse Association is organising a seminar for judges, instructors and elite equestrians. The seminar will be held in English. Subjects covered will include bone and muscle anatomy, biomechanical aspects such as the spinal cord's mobility, hyper...
The FEIF Education Committee will offer a Seminar for riding teachers, trainers and active judges at Hólar, 25th-26th of August 2011. In 2006 the Trainers seminar was held at Hólar as well and got very good feedback. This time the main theme will be training of the...
The Education Leaders' Meeting at the FEIF Conference in Odense, DK was well attended with delegates from Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, USA, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and Great Britain. Elections were held for three positions on the FEIF...
The FEIF Education Committee held some good discussions during the super-committee weekend at Haarlem, NL. Topics included cooperation, the FEIF Education Matrix list of instructors, creation of the FITO: Education department equivalent to FIPO and FIZO, and potential...
The newest FEIF register of recognised trainers/instructors now includes in total 913 level 1 trainers, 393 level 2 trainers and 164 level 3 trainers as trainers/instructors from Iceland have been added to the list.
In accordance with the theme of the conference, the Annual Education Meeting concentrated on Internal Organisation of FEIF Education. Elections were held for the FEIF Education Committee. Plans for the next year were discussed, including agreement on the updated...
The sixth FEIF International Education Seminar took place on the weekend of January 9th – 11th 2009 at NHB Deurne, Netherlands. Although, there was a lower attendance compared to previous years, those braving the bitterly cold weather were treated to an interesting...
Places are still available for the 6th FEIF International Education Seminar. Everyone who is interested in instructing and training with Icelandic Horses is welcome to attend. The seminar will take place at NHB Deurne (NL) from the 9th to 11th January 2009. A full...
10th December 2008 is the last date for priority booking at the FEIF International Education Seminar. Get your application form in now. At this seminar, we aim to challenge your thinking, provide interesting and informative lectures, and workshops, and continue the...