A Bashkir Curly is a breed of horse. Bashkir Curlies (also called American Bashkir Curlies or North American Curly Horses) come in all sizes, colors, and body types but all carry a gene for a unique curly coat of fur.
This gene can be expressed minimally (horse exhibits curly hair inside ears, at fetlocks, and a kinky mane and tail), maximally (horse exhibits curl all over body, has no mane or extremely dreadlocked mane, and has curly eyelashes and guard hairs), or any variation in between. Because the trait can be carried heterozygously, some purebred Bashkir Curlies exhibit no curl at all!
Bashkir Curly in full winter coat.Bashkir Curlies are most commonly chestnut colored, but can be found in every color from standard bays, blacks, and greys, to appaloosa markings; from pinto patterns to dilute colors such as buckskin, grulla, and cremello. Most curlies stand between 14 and 15 hands, though curlies can range from 11 hands up to over 16 hands. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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