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The winter coat of the Curly horse has curls in the form of tight ringlets to a marcel type wave. The hair is generally soft and is hypoallergenic. Most people allergic to horses are not allergic to the Curly. The curly hair has been tested and has been found to resemble mohair. The hair can be spun into yarn. The mane & tail is also curly, wavy or in dredlocks. In the summer the curly coat sheds out to a smoother or slightly wavy hair coat. Some Curlies also shed their mane and tail hair, while others shed a partial amount and some retain the mane & tail.
Since 1971, when Curlies were first registered by the newly-formed American Bashkir Curly Registry, Arabian horses have been used to improve the Curly horses. In addition, many of the foundation Curlies were 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 Arabian, since many were the get and grand-get of Nevada Red 18125, a chestnut CMK bloodline Arabian whom the Dameles of Nevada used at stud for many seasons.
Here is the link for
the Curly-Arabian Project:
http://www.geocities.com/curly_arabian_project/index.html
Links for other Curly
sites:
Bunny's Curly Horse Site
http://www.angelfire.com/bc/amcurly/index.html
Lakeview Enterprises
http://www.curlyfoxtrotter.com/curlyhorses.html
The Gaited Curly Horse
http://www.angelfire.com/bc/curlygait/index.html