Curlies naturally seem to be up to something
& can be very creative in their antics. Here
is collection of Curly stories. If you have a
Curly story to share, please send it to me at
bnrkcc@webtv.n
et and I`ll ad it to the webpage.
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Curlezine Newsletter by Sue Weaver- Great site!
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Curly tales told by Linda VavRosky, Creekside Curlies.
July 2002
On a June hot afternoon a gentleman & his wife stopped by our ranch. They were local folks who had read an article about our ranch in a magazine called "Ruralite"> They were pleased to find us home, and then inquired about our herd of horses.
Mr. Clinton "Pink" Greene, told us about how his father had raised Curlies in the 1930`s, 40`s and 50`s. They lived in Utah and bred a ranch mare to a black Curly stud in that area, His father kept a stud, then a mare from those breedings, using his stud from that time on. They also lived and bred Curlies near Jerome, ID. He called his families horses wonderful animals, especially the mare, she was the kids favorite. THEN.....Mr Greene did what every Curly breeder dreams of- he pulled out the pictures!!! He showed us pictures of the ranch mare and the picture above of the two Curlies he kept. The picture is of Mr. Clinton "Pop" Greene, "Curly" is the stud on the right and "Blaze" the mare on the left. These horses both had manes and Tails that they kept, (hard to see in the picture). Thank you Mr. Greene for making my day.
We then took a look at our herd of horses, and he found them very similar to his boyhood herd. We had a filly that was just 3 days old when he was here, I thought he was to pack her off! Mr. Greene`s family raised horses that the "modern" Curlies are related to, we certainly appreciate that and what a great piece of history to learn from.
Article from "Ruralite"
Creekside Curlies~
When Linda VavRosky says ABC`s, she`s not reciting the alphabet. She`s talking about American Bashkir Curly horse registry. She`s talking about horses with Curly coats.
Linda says the horses she raises a Creekside Curlies, near Juliaetta, Idaho are special in many ways. As a breed, they are intelligent, have calm gentle dispositions, make fine family horses and are built to last.
But it`s their wavy coats that set them apart. According to the ABC registry, "there is evidence that Curlies have been in North America since the early 1800`s. They have been domesticated (from Nevada`s wild horse herds and from North & South Dakota Indian reservation herds), bred and raised throughout the United States & Canada."
The winter appearance of a Curly`s coat varies from slightly wavy to poodle-tight. But beyond appearance, curly-coated horses carry a hypo-allergenic characteristic.
Bck in 1977, whe Linda said, "I do", to her husband, Mike, she also said "I don`t" to the horses she`d alwyas loved. "Mike is deathly allergic to horses," Linda explains. "So I gave up having horse when I married hm. But I missed them. And a few years ago, I bega seeing ads for these horses with Curly coats. That many people who were allergic to other horses were not allergic to them."
Linda & Mike visited an ABC ranch in 1995 to test the theory. "When this lady brings out her stallion and my husband starts petting him, I`m watching Mike, and I`m just amazed," Linda says, "He had no reaction, at all."
They bought a Curly on the spot. The next year, they bought a second. Then Linda decided she`d like to produce more Curlies for the public. "There are less than 3000 registered Curlies in the US," she says. "And we want others to be able to enjoy these wonderful horses."
Inquiries come from horse lovers worldwide. Linda has sold Curlies to customers as far away as Canada. "Most buyers choose Curlies for their wonderful dispostions and their hypo-allergenic coats," Linda says. "Many buyers are in their 40`s or older, and ths is thei first chance to have a horse."
Creekside Curlies gets lots of attention from Lnda, Mike and their two teenage sons. "We don`t mind selling foals," Linda says. "But we`ve noticed that many Curlies are sold green. So we`ve made providing trained horses our focus."
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