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Crow
Country Curly Horses
© 1998
Sorrel beautiful equine photography in Germany
and Montana
Beautiful Hypoallergenic Horses
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rare horse of the American
West
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"puppy-dog" temperaments
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rugged ranch horses
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raised with Natural
Horsemanship
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highly intelligent &
trainable
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returned to Crow Indian
homeland
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August 2006
*Warrior Zan Cowgirl 2006 white dun Curly filly
What we
do:
With our Montana Bucking
V Outfit, we run a few cows, and use our horses in everyday ranch life
on the Crow Reservation. We use
natural
horsemanship handling & training methods. We tie
rope halters. I
have a burgeoning
webdesign home
business in partnership with
Amy Stein of PA.
Both my daughters work outside jobs; Sterrin is a brand
inspector for the Montana Department of Livestock, and Valene is a dispatcher
for Bighorn County. I Assistant Office Manager at
Billings Livestock
Commission. 
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Our Horses &
Breeding Philosophy:
Our Curly Horse
herds... We have significantly reduced our numbers of Curly Horses, and
narrowed our focus on breeding just a few large using stockhorse type Curly
Horses of exceptional quality. The type Curly Horses we have left and will
breed are suitable for allergic people who want working ranch and riding
Curlies.
Our bloodlines... our breeding herds consist of old bloodlines of
North American Curly Horses that originated centuries ago here in Crow Country.
Our Curlies trace back to Sitting Bull's horses, which were stolen from the
Crow by the Sioux in 1801. Most of our mares & stallions are Hammrich
bloodline, which traces to these original Native
American bloodlines crossed with old foundation Quarter Horses found
in the early 1900's, (These Native American bloodlines are also known as
Berndt and Bad Warrior bloodlines).
Our breeding
philosophy... "Breed the best to the best, and hope for the rest," is
what a lot of old time livestock breeders used to say, and it best describes
our philosophy as well. We try to never overrate or over-estimate our horses,
and stay aware of any shortcomings or weakness they may have, and will freely
discuss those with you.
Since the Curly Horse was developed through natural
selection in the wild and not by mankind, it has strong primitive survival
traits. We prize these traits and select to preserve them. We try to create
matings that preserve, balance and improve traits. We breed horses with superior
minds, and excellent, kind temperament. 200 years ago, riders were usually
shorter than riders of today are, so we try to raise Curly Horses that are
a little bigger than curlies of the past. We look for mares and stallions
that show all the most desirable Curly Horse traits, and still fit the size,
muscling, movement, and correct conformation that are demanded in today's
working horse industry.
© March 2006
For Sale: We will occasionally have Curly Horse young stock for sale
in the fall.
Our selling philosophy... We will tell you the truth. What we have or
don't have, what a horse for sale has to offer and what it doesn't have;
we will let you know. Letting you know is our obligation to you, to ourselves,
our horses, and to the horse industry.
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Our registered hypoallergenic *Curly
cowhorses:
| 1 |
*Seekers
Warrior |
14.3+ |
1991 |
dun stallion w/ roan star |
owned by Crow Country Curly
Horses |
| 2 |
*Rush River Slash |
14.3+ |
1996 |
sorrel stallion w/ sabino |
owned by Old West Curly
Horses |
| 3 |
*Warrior Mayme Maybemx |
15.0 |
1995 |
dun mare, roan pastern |
owned with Old West Curly
Horses |
| 4 |
*Warrior Wind |
15.0+ |
1999 |
sorrel mare |
shared with Old West Curly
Horses |
| 5 |
*Seekers Foxtail |
14.3 |
2001 |
bay, 4 socks mare |
owned by Old West Curly
Horses |
| 6 |
*Warrior
Sprinkle |
13.3 |
2001 |
red Lp roan pony mare |
owned by Crow Country Curly
Horses |
| 7 |
*Warrior Minne Xpressomx |
15.0 |
1992 |
flaxen red dun mare |
owned with Old West Curly
Horses |
| 8 |
*Warrior
Hancock Breezen |
15.0+ |
2002 |
strawberry roan filly |
sold to Germany; congrats Petra Wolf! |
| 9 |
*Warrior Zan Cowgirl |
16.0? |
2006 |
white dun filly |
owned by Crow Country Curly
Horses |
| 10 |
*Warrior Cougar |
15.1? |
2006 |
black colt |
shared with Old West Curly
Horses |
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Buying your first Curly Horse? Remember that Curly Horses are
horses. Each have their own personality, degree of natural gentleness, and
amount of handling. Any horse can misbehave or get dangerous when handled
incorrectly. And any human can handle a horse incorrectly at any given time;
and the less knowledgeable they are, the more frequently that happens. Also,
more intelligent horses (like Curlies) are often quicker to interpret incorrect
handling as abuse, and resist. Resistance creates dangerous situations,
especially for beginners. So even Curly Horses that are naturally calm and
reasonable can still disappoint (or even hurt) someone when mistakes are
made. (Read more on my
Natural
Horsemanship page.)
Although Curly Horses as a breed truly DO have a calmer,
more thoughtful and intelligent temperament than other horse breeds in
general, I have seen many individual Curly Horses that do not
have that special quiet and kind "Curly" disposition, displaying a temperament
no different than other horse breeds. These horses will typically be the
first ones to be culled (hence they are sold) by discriminating breeders
that select for temperament. So keep these facts in mind when considering
purchasing a Curly Horse, and educate yourself about horse handling before
buying your first one. (Read more on my
sales
information page.) |
We live outside of Billings,
Montana
off I-90 near the Crow Indian Reservation;
Stop by and visit; the coffee is always on
[stallions]
[mares]
[Curlies for sale]
[about Curlies]
[links]
Crow Country!
"we're
home!"
©1998
Sorrel
"Dear Donna, This is a great website! It
is very informative. The information listed is very helpful in the process
of horse purchases. I wish I had had this when I purchased my first two curlies.
I now have three. While I'm very happy with my horses there are many things
I would have changed had I had your information up front. I certainly will
put this website in my list of favorites. Have a great day and stay safe.
Sincerely, Johnette Yeager"
"Dear Donna, Came across your webpage today while searching for Native American
Horsemanship info. Though I am not in the market for a curly horse, I found
the information fascinating. I have a handful of Icelandic horses that sound
like they have the same temperament. Native techniques and philosophy seem
to work best for both me and the horses. The articles you provided will help
me deal with some issues of respect and "personal space" that we are having.
Thanks for taking the time to provide this! Best wishes and thanks again,"
Sue
"I found your web site today. It is rare that I spend an hour on any one
web site, but couldn't quit. I must say I could probably spend all day just
at your web site. It has some very valuable information, especially the natural
horsemanship area. I bought, helped break and train a 4 yr old Welsh pony
gelding. We started April 2005. He is very smart, but we don't just get on
and ride yet. He needs some exercise in a small arena to get the edge off.
But other than that he is doing very very well. I printed off all your
information on horsemanship and will reread the info on manners, that is
very helpful for me. I've ridden well broke horses since I was maybe 5 yr
old. I'm now 55 and it is a whole new world breaking and training your own.
I can't wait to learn more of your way of training. Thanks again for your
web site." Linda in Kansas
"Hello! How fun to be browsing, and read about curly horses! My sister has
a horse ranch in Minnesota, and was actually the one that got me started
painting horses. It was so fun to see that you had several of my SW primitive
series horse prints showcased on your site! Anyway, I’m the artist,
just wanted to introduce myself. I have done much study on the ledger drawings
as well, and did a series of tribute paintings to Leaping Antelope, and several
other wonderful warriors who depicted events on notebook paper, and stock
ledgers. Recently, I have been lucky to have two of my primitive horse paintings
woven into 100% cotton tapestry throws, one European style, and one SW style.
I really enjoyed your site!" Cecilia Henle
Cecilia Henle Fine
Art |
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Ghandi
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The Big Sky Briefs, October 2005
©1996; Crow Country Curly Horses.
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