Membership Types
HSFGR may offer several membership types. The following categories are recognized unless otherwise updated by the Board
Standard (Breeder) Membership $35/yr
For adults engaged in breeding, showing, or actively managing Heritage Silky Fainting Goat herds.
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Breeders
• Standard members are eligible for full registry services, including herd name/herd mark assignment where applicable, animal registrations, transfers, inspections, and participation in member votes where permitted by HSFGR governance documents.
• Participate in HSFGR-sanctioned shows and programs
• Access official HSFGR resources and communications
• Where eligible, serve on committees or in leadership roles.
• Standard members are eligible for full registry services, including herd name/herd mark assignment where applicable, animal registrations, transfers, inspections, and participation in member votes where permitted by HSFGR governance documents.
• Participate in HSFGR-sanctioned shows and programs
• Access official HSFGR resources and communications
• Where eligible, serve on committees or in leadership roles.
Junior Breeder Membership $35/yr
For individuals under 18 years of age who are actively breeding, registering animals they produced, or requesting an independent farm identity, herd name, or herd mark/tattoo prefix.
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Junior (Breeder) Participation
• Participate in youth classes, programs, and awards
• Register and transfer eligible goats under their own approved herd name, herd mark, or tattoo prefix, subject to parent/guardian oversight and HSFGR rules
• Be recognized for youth achievements within the registry
• Receive age-appropriate educational materials and communications
• Junior Breeder Members do not have voting rights and may not independently enter contracts or binding agreements with HSFGR. A parent or guardian remains responsible for official communications, agreements, payments, and conduct.
• Participate in youth classes, programs, and awards
• Register and transfer eligible goats under their own approved herd name, herd mark, or tattoo prefix, subject to parent/guardian oversight and HSFGR rules
• Be recognized for youth achievements within the registry
• Receive age-appropriate educational materials and communications
• Junior Breeder Members do not have voting rights and may not independently enter contracts or binding agreements with HSFGR. A parent or guardian remains responsible for official communications, agreements, payments, and conduct.
Youth / Show Wether Project Membership $15/yr
For youth exhibitors, Youth Show Wether Project participants, non-breeding animal owners, and supporters who want to participate in HSFGR without maintaining an independent breeder account, herd name, or herd mark.
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Show Wether Participation
• This membership may include access to youth programs, educational resources, show participation where eligible, member communications, and non-breeding animal records.
• Own and exhibit eligible non-breeding animals under HSFGR rules. Sales and transfers must be conducted through adult sponsorship account.
• Youth Members do not hold voting authority or enter into binding agreements on behalf of HSFGR.
• Youth members must have an approved adult sponsor or guardian connected to their membership at all times.
•• This membership does not include an independent herd name, herd mark/tattoo prefix, breeding-stock registration privileges, or voting privileges unless otherwise approved by HSFGR.••
• This membership may include access to youth programs, educational resources, show participation where eligible, member communications, and non-breeding animal records.
• Own and exhibit eligible non-breeding animals under HSFGR rules. Sales and transfers must be conducted through adult sponsorship account.
• Youth Members do not hold voting authority or enter into binding agreements on behalf of HSFGR.
• Youth members must have an approved adult sponsor or guardian connected to their membership at all times.
•• This membership does not include an independent herd name, herd mark/tattoo prefix, breeding-stock registration privileges, or voting privileges unless otherwise approved by HSFGR.••
Support Membership
Donation-based. The suggested annual contribution is $25, but any amount is appreciated.
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Supporting HSFGR
• Supporting Members can be anyone who aligns with the HSFGR focus and the future of these beautiful goats. You may be retired from the breed, or just own pet goats or maybe no goats but wish you did. You don't have to own Silky Fainting Goats to help our mission.
• Access to educational resources and appropriate communications, show placements and more
•. Your Information in our Members page of the HSFGR website, should you choose to have it publicized. • Support Membership contributions are placed into a designated reserve fund intended to support the registry’s Youth Program; youth involvement and education and development of this program.
Shared Responsibility
• Support Membership represents a partnership in protecting the integrity, history, and future of the Silky Fainting Goat.
• Supporting Members can be anyone who aligns with the HSFGR focus and the future of these beautiful goats. You may be retired from the breed, or just own pet goats or maybe no goats but wish you did. You don't have to own Silky Fainting Goats to help our mission.
• Access to educational resources and appropriate communications, show placements and more
•. Your Information in our Members page of the HSFGR website, should you choose to have it publicized. • Support Membership contributions are placed into a designated reserve fund intended to support the registry’s Youth Program; youth involvement and education and development of this program.
Shared Responsibility
• Support Membership represents a partnership in protecting the integrity, history, and future of the Silky Fainting Goat.
- Lifetime Membership – A Commitment to the Preservation & Heritage of the Silky Fainting Goat $525
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Full Breeder Participation
• Lifetime Members receive the same privileges and access as standard breeder members
• Eligibility to register animals, record transfers, and participate fully in registry programs and initiatives.
• Access to educational resources, registry updates, and member communications
No Annual Renewal Required
• Lifetime Membership remains active without yearly membership fees
• Designed to provide stability and continuity for dedicated breeders
Standard Registry Services
• Registration, transfer, and administrative service fees continue to apply as part of normal registry operations.
• Ensures fairness and sustainability across all membership levels
Supporting the Future of the Breed
• Lifetime Membership contributions are placed into a designated reserve fund intended to strengthen the registry’s long-term mission - these funds help support
• Show sponsorships and breed promotion
• Youth involvement and education
• Preservation of heritage bloodlines
• Development of future registry programs.
Shared Responsibility
• Lifetime Members remain guided by the registry’s standards, ethics, and principles.
• Membership represents a partnership in protecting the integrity, history, and future of the Silky Fainting Goat.
• Lifetime Members receive the same privileges and access as standard breeder members
• Eligibility to register animals, record transfers, and participate fully in registry programs and initiatives.
• Access to educational resources, registry updates, and member communications
No Annual Renewal Required
• Lifetime Membership remains active without yearly membership fees
• Designed to provide stability and continuity for dedicated breeders
Standard Registry Services
• Registration, transfer, and administrative service fees continue to apply as part of normal registry operations.
• Ensures fairness and sustainability across all membership levels
Supporting the Future of the Breed
• Lifetime Membership contributions are placed into a designated reserve fund intended to strengthen the registry’s long-term mission - these funds help support
• Show sponsorships and breed promotion
• Youth involvement and education
• Preservation of heritage bloodlines
• Development of future registry programs.
Shared Responsibility
• Lifetime Members remain guided by the registry’s standards, ethics, and principles.
• Membership represents a partnership in protecting the integrity, history, and future of the Silky Fainting Goat.
Member Rights & Access
Rights may vary by membership type and by the current governance documents. Unless otherwise specified:
- No membership category grants authority to speak or act on behalf of HSFGR except where explicitly authorized by the Board or registry leadership.
Renewal, Lapse & Reinstatement
- Membership Term & Renewal
- Membership is generally based on a one-year term, with renewal on an annual cycle of your member acceptance date.
- Members are responsible for submitting renewal forms and fees by the published deadline in the Fees & Services Schedule.
- Membership is generally based on a one-year term, with renewal on an annual cycle of your member acceptance date.
- Lapsed Membership
- If renewal is not completed by the deadline, membership may be marked as Lapsed.
- Lapsed members may temporarily lose access to HSFGR services and privileges, including:
- New registrations or transfers;
- Show sanctioning or title processing;
- Voting or leadership eligibility (where applicable).
- New registrations or transfers;
- If renewal is not completed by the deadline, membership may be marked as Lapsed.
- Reinstatement After Lapse
- Lapsed members may typically be reinstated by:
- Submitting any required renewal form(s); and
- Paying current dues and any applicable late or reinstatement fees.
- Submitting any required renewal form(s); and
- In cases involving prior disciplinary action, reinstatement may be subject to additional conditions as outlined in the HSFGR Official Rules Handbook
- Lapsed members may typically be reinstated by:
- Membership Records
- Membership status (Active, Lapsed, Suspended, Terminated) is maintained in the official HSFGR records and may be referenced when determining access to services, roles, and programs.
- Additional membership classes (such as honorary or organizational memberships) may be defined by the Board and published in current HSFGR policy documents.