They are beautiful! I love 'em, never knew that such a breed existed. Thank you for sharing.

Not unlike the various extinct saber tooth tigers that developed independently from different bloodlines.

Handsome animal, and it's cool a long dormant gene got awoken.

Like other wild horses, the Curlies are being removed from the wild as the U.S. Forest Service and BLM manage America's wild horses to extinction in spite of the THE WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS ACT OF 1971 (PUBLIC LAW 92-195) which mandates their protection:

§1331. Congressional findings and declaration of policy
Congress finds and declares that wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols
of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West; that they contribute to the diversity of life
forms within the Nation and enrich the lives of the American people; and that these
horses and burros are fast disappearing from the American scene. It is the policy of
Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture,
branding, harassment, or death; and to accomplish this they are to be considered in the
area where presently found, as an integral part of the natural system of the public lands.


Locks of Curls: The Curly Horse Demystified

"Countless theories were raised and tested, but all failed to explain the nagging question of who these horses were and from whence they came. By now it is widely accepted that these may never be known. However, there are two facts about which we can remain confident. First, of course, that Curlies have no real connection with the Bashkir, and second that, for whatever reason, they have existed in North America for a long time.

There is evidence that the Sioux and Crow Indians possessed curly-coated horses as early as 1800. A significant number of today’s Curlies trace back to Indian reservations in North and South Dakota. Regardless, many Curlies then and now have been captured from free-roaming wild herds in the United States. How they got there is anyone’s guess.

From Damele’s time forward, the Curly’s scarcity necessitated outcrossing in order to propagate the breed. Largely in keeping with early Damele practices, the American Bashkir Registry initially continued to allow registered Curlies to be crossed with Appaloosas, Foxtrotters, Arabs, and Morgans. The resulting curly-coated offspring could be registered.

Other breeds do show up in their lineage, including Quarter Horses and Standardbreds. Consequently, serum blood typing did not produce any findings that could identify the Curly Horse as a genetically unique breed. The rare and unusual genetic traits that did appear from the testing are found only in wild horses or those breeds based on wild herds."

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to some fault I've made. Thanks for these pics.

can be bad in country that has cockleburs or other stickers.