Members

National horse associations purely devoted to the Icelandic horse whose goals and purposes conform to those of FEIF can become members. Only legal entities can be accepted as members. Only one association from each country (except Iceland) can become a member of FEIF. Iceland is represented in FEIF by two associations, Landssamband Hestamannafélaga and Bændasamtök Íslands.

1969 (founding members):
Iceland, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands
1971: France, Norway
1975: Belgium, Sweden
1983: Finland
1984: Canada
1988: Great Britain, USA
1991: Faroe Islands, Luxembourg
1993: Italy
1994: Slovenia
2008: New Zealand
2016: Australia
2017: Liechtenstein
2020: Hungary
2024: Romania

Click on the links to find more information on each country as well as the contact details.

 

Application for membership

should be presented to the president of  FEIF in writing, with the following documents in English:

  • Statutes of the National association applying for membership of FEIF (any later changes must be approved by the FEIF board).
  • Regulations to maintain the purity of the breed
  • Number of members
  • Publication of the names of the members of the board

If the above documents are found to be in order, the FEIF board will propose to accept the new member association at the Delegates’ Assembly. A majority of 2/3rds of all delegates present entitled to vote is necessary for the acceptance of a new member.

There are two types of membership:

  1. Full membership
  2. Associate membership. This is for national associations that apply for membership of FEIF after September 2004, and that have fewer than 50 members.

Responsibility of FEIF member associations

  • Accepting and following official FEIF rules.
  • Answering without delay any questions or requests from FEIF.
  • Submitting to FEIF a copy of their association’s statutes, whenever a change to those statutes has been made.
  • Giving notification to FEIF of bans and sanctions relating to a person. Any such decisions made by FEIF or its member associations are to be accepted and adhered to by the FEIF member associations.
  • Accepting breeding documents (pedigrees) of all other member associations provided they correspond to the definitions of the FEIF concerning the purity of breed.
  • Naming national board members for the national departments of Sport, Breeding, Youth and Education.
  • Sending their membership magazines and similar publications automatically and regularly to the business address of the FEIF member associations as well as to the members of the board of FEIF.