GENESIS Standing COMMITTEE:
Genesis of the North American Curly Horse
in the International Curly Horse Organization

Members:

Donna Vickery, Genesis chairman, ICHO founding president, western
Lene Jensen, ICAMS founder, gaited
Andrea Schaap, ICHO current president, general
Sandra Hendrickson, ICHO past president, sporthorse exp
Tina Estridge, ICHO past president, general
Marianne Bornemark, Sweden, gaited
Karen Zierler, Austria, general
Bunny Reveglia, ICHO founding member, gaited, homesteader experience
Terry Schmidt, ICHO Vice-President, gaited
Jackie Richardson, NACHR Registrar, gaited & western
Amy Stein, sport pony, conformation & inspection exp
Donna Hedicke, ICHO founding member, extensive sporthorse conformation & inspection exp



GENESIS COMMITTEE PURPOSES:



PHASE 1. A. REGISTRY ELIGIBILITY (formative):
1. For the ICHO Members Handbook, set forth clear rules for eligibility for a Curly Horse to be accepted into a division of the North American Curly Horse Registry (NACHR).
finished: see eligibility definitions on NACHR page.


PHASE 1. B. (administrative):
2. To provide central networking: collection, processing & dispensing of information, education and communications by and between research, advisory panel, general membership, and ICHO Board, regarding above rules for eligibility, including any proposed changes and/or amendments to current rules in the future.



PHASE 2. A. BREED STANDARD (formative):
1. For the ICHO Members Handbook, set forth the first (original) version of the North American Curly Horse "Breed Standard."
finished: see standard in links below:


The
OFFICIAL STANDARD for
 The NORTH AMERICAN
  CURLY HORSE

  (unabridged version)

Educational Version
  (abridged)


PHASE 2. B. (administrative):
2. To provide central networking: collection, processing & dispensing of information, education and communications by and between research, advisory panel, general membership, and ICHO Board, regarding above Curly Horse "Breed Standard," including any proposed changes and/or amendments to current rules in the future. To make finished proposals for advice to Board and/or as ballots for membership to vote on.



PHASE 3. A. ICAMS  (formative):
1. Genesis committee shall set-up the ICHO Approved Mare and Stallion studbook (ICAMS), define its purpose, limitations & responsibilities, and outline the relationship between ICAMS & ICHO Type Associations.
finished: see ICAMS (international studbook), and NACHIP (North American Curly Horse Inspection Program) webpages. Watch for ECHIP (European Curly Horse Inspection Program) coming later.

PHASE 3. B. (administrative):
2. Administration of the ICHO Approved Mare and Stallion studbook (ICAMS), and administration of the inspection program NACHIP. Coordination with future ECHIP & ICHO Type Associations. Effectively putting ICAMS goals into a successful working educational inspection & record-keeping program. The combined job of ICHO Associations & ICAMS Genesis Committee will be to:
      A) Identify (approve), list (record-keeping) & promote breed improving Curly Horses (education for participating members) on an internationally recognizable format (world recognized inspection scores).
      B) Provide continuing education for breeders that wish to preserve and/or improve this evolving breed, learn more about equine conformation and form to function, and participate in evolving breed status.
     C) Establish ICHO and the developing Curly Horse breed credibility on a world scale.




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