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North American Curly
05/27/2008
Curlies have curly hair coats (like a poodle), including curly ear and fetlock hair year-round. Many people allergic to straight horses are not allergic to Curlies.
Breed Description:
Curlies have curly hair coats (like a poodle), including curly ear and fetlock hair year-round. Many people allergic to straight horses are not allergic to Curlies.
Average Height:
14.2 hands
Colors:
Bay, black, buckskin, champagne, chestnut, cremello, dun, grey, grullo, palomino, perlino, pinto, roan, white.
Conformation:
Curlies come in all types, from pony to sporthorse, and some are gaited.
Temperament:
Very quiet and affectionate.
Members of this breed often excel in the following disciplines:
* Pleasure (family horse)
* Dressage
* Trail
Breed History:
Curlies were found in the wild horse herds in the U.S. and some Native American herds.
Miscellaneous facts:
Formerly known as "Bashkir Curly," but not related to the Russian Bashkir pony.
US Breed Association:
International Curly Horse Organization
2690 Carpenter Road
Jamestown, OH 45335
www.curlyhorses.org
office@curlyhorses.org
