>>> I'm surprised you say a lot of people don't belong to the U.S. Icelandic >>> Horse Congress. They publish the Icelandic Horse Congress Quarterly >>> Magazine as a benefit of membership, they maintain the U.S. Icelandic >>> Registry, and they are the only U.S. Association allowed to represent >>> Icelandics in the International Association. Wouldn't most folks who >>> own a registered Icelandic in the U.S. want to belong to this?
I would guess that I'm typical of a lot of Icelandic owners. I joined for a year, saw no benefit from my membership, and wasn't interested at all in the topics in the magazine, and I don't support the same things that the organization supports. I saw no need to renew. Remember, few breeds have international organizations, only national one for different countries, so being the only US organization to belong to the international organization doesn't add any appeal to me. You can register your horse without being a member - it's a for-fee service. Karen Thomas, NC
