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American Bashkir Curly
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American Bashkir Curly Description |
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The Bashkir
Curly is known as "gaited horses" because
of their natural running walk. It is a study horse and
capable of withstanding temperatures as low as -30 below
F. Because they have amazing memories, the Bashkir Curly
is highly intelligent and capable of learning exceptionally
quickly. It is often calmer and gentler than other breeds
of horses that have been handled for years. It is a
medium sized breed, compared to that of the early Morgan
horses. Many of this breed is found without ergots and
many have soft, small chestnuts. Their eyes are widely
set, which is said to give them a better range of vision.
Its hooves are almostly completely round, tough and
black. They have a higher concentration of red blood
cells, straight legs, flat knees, a short back, round
rump, and powerful shoulders. The most important fact
that sets the Bashkir Curly apart for other primitive-type
breeds is its coat. Foals are born with a curly, crinkly
coat about 50% of the time, regardless of whether one
of the parents had a straight coat. Its coat appears
in all common horse colors, including Appaloosa and
Pinto. One of of the strange characteristics of its
coat is the ablility to completely shed the mane hair
and sometimes the tail hair and then grow it back in
the winter. It is believed they do this as a coping
mechanism because of the extreme matting that results
from the curly mane. The Bashkir also sheds its body
hair during the summer, but not completely, which causes
the hair to be wavy or almost straight rather than curly.
Their winter coat returns in late fall and often grows
in patters such as a crushed velvet effect, a marble
wave, or extremely tight curls all over. |
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