The American Curly Horse

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The American Bashkir Curly Horse Charlotte Uphold Scottsdale Community College Principles of Equine Sciences EQS 105 The history of the Bashkir Curly horse also known as the American Curly horse or Curlies has been a mystery to many for years. The Bashkir Curly horses have been found in Chinese art from as far back as 161A.D. (American Bashkir Curly Horse Registry, 2009) . The earliest documentation of the curly horse was by the Sioux and Crow Indians during their winter count of 1801-1802 , which is a pictorial calendar by which the Native Americans documented the past years memorable events (International Curly Horse Organization). It was known as “the year the Sioux stole curly horses from Crow” (International Curly Horse Organization). It is still unknown to this day how the curly horses ended up on United States territory, but several theories have been developed over the years. The first theory, it was believed that Russian colonists, who were attempting to settle in North America, set their horses free after abandoning their expansion. This theory was later disproved when Russian scientist determined there was no documentation of curly horses from the Bashkir region transported with the colonist. In the second theory it was thought that the curly horses may have crossed the Bering Strait land bridge from Russia during the ice age but no fossil have been found along that path to substantiate this theory (Curly Horse Country: Your Curly Horse Resource, 2006-2012). Today, there are several know lines of the curly horse. The Fredell Curly line (rare), Curly Jim gaited Curly line, Wyoming Curlies and the most common, Damele line. In 1898, Peter Damele and his father John Damele found curly horses running with Mustangs on their family ranch in Nevada. It wasn’t until around 1931 that the Damele family

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