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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
The North American Curly horse is usually somewhere around 14.2 hands tall.
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.