© 1998 Sorrel beautiful equine photography in Germany and Montana

   
Beautiful Hypoallergenic Ranch Horses

rare horse of the American West intelligent, calm temperaments rugged ranch horses raised with Vaquero style Horsemanship returned to Crow Indian homeland also visit Crow Curlys Germany

 

*Warrior Zan Cowgirl, 2006 white dun Curly filly
this is a ^mxminimally expressed dominant gene Curly Horse

News:

Announcement: My good old dun stallion, *Seekers Warrior is for lease, free w/ shared breeding rights, or for sale for $2500. I do not yet have a proper facility or pasture available to run a stallion and band of mares at this time. I am breeding my mares to him for the last season, and he can go to someone else who appreciates what he is. This stallion is perhaps the last of the old Western "Warrior" ranch and Northwest Native American bloodline... A good Texan friend of mine, "Steeldust," said about Teddy and I: "I really respect what you are doing with keeping a neat bloodline like that alive: something that upholds the history and the background, and the purpose of the horse all at the same time; I still believe that those purposes and uses are things that will come back after a few of the fads of style have a chance to go by the way." This stallion Teddy has old foundation ranch horse bloodlines, correct typey conformation, beautiful muscling, pretty head, tremendous bone, long shoulder producing long rangy smooth-riding movement, high intelligence with a head full of common sense, and usually out-produces himself, reliably producing gorgeous babies (improves on mares' conformation, babies usually take on dam's size). He produces foals that are hypoallergenic for riders and ranchers who are allergic to horses. I have had 3 horse deals in a row fall through for this fellow, and I am now forced to consider euthanizing him. This fellow is a 1991 model, with some old arthritis in an old injury to a hind fetlock, which hasn't worsened for long time, but eventually it will have to, and if it's time for him to go now, I can do that. But if he ends up with another few years helping someone else infuse higher quality, so much the better, this breed sure can use a lot of that. Let me know if you are interested or know of anything that might work for him. I would even rent/lease a corral situation for him if I knew of something that would work. No bullshit; Win:Win situations only need apply, that means for you as well as me (and Teddy) otherwise don't waste my time & money or cause my horses more suffering. Also for sale: *Warrior Minne Xpressomx fancy 2000 blonde red dun mare, own daughter of *Bad Warrior, $2500. Dream>idea>plan>reality... Thanks! Donna Grace

What we do:





Our Horses & Breeding Philosophy:

Our Curly Horse herds... Once running over 100 head, we have now narrowed our focus on breeding just a few medium & large size all-round using ranch horse type Curly Horses of exceptional quality. The type Curly Horses we 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, from the late Ernest Hammrich, whose horses traced to the original Native American bloodlines developed among old foundation stock & ranch horses used 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 bigger than using horses 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, athleticism, desire to work, and correct conformation that are demanded in today's working horse industry. © March 2006 For Sale: We will occasionally have Curly Horses for sale, please inquire. 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.

Our registered hypoallergenic *Curly ranch horses:

1	*Seekers Warrior ICHO-94D DNA'd, abc-1533	14.3+	1991	dun stallion w/ roan star	owned by Crow Country Curly Horses
2	*Rush River Slash ICHO, ABC	14.3+	1996	sorrel stallion w/ sabino	owned by Old West Curly Horses
3	*Warrior Wind ICHO-106D DNA'd, abc-465.5	15.0+	1999	sorrel mare	owned by Crow Country Curly Horses
4	*Seekers Foxtail ICHO DNA'd	14.3	2001	bay, 4 socks mare	owned by Old West Curly Horses
5	*Warrior Minne Xpressomx ICHO-107D $2500	15.0	2000	flaxen red dun mare	owned by Crow Country Curly Horses
6	*Warrior Wind Sassy ICHO pending	14.3	2007	sorrel mare	owned by Old West Curly Horses
*	*Warrior Mayme Maybemx ICHO-101D	15.0	1995	dun mare, roan pastern	reference mare; deceased
*	*Warrior Hancock Breezen ICHO	15.0+	2002	strawberry roan filly	reference; sold to Petra Wolf, Germany

*Seekers Warrior

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. While a trained Curly Horse can make the best beginner's horse, an untrained Curly Horse may prove to be the opposite. Even Curly Horses with a genetically calm and reasonable temperament can still disappoint (or even hurt) someone when mistakes are made. (Read more on my 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 skittish horses or breeds. These horses will typically be the first ones to be culled (hence they are sold) by discriminating breeders that select for temperament. Possibly worse is, breeders who do not know the difference, and do not know to select & cull mercilessly 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.       As for the human part of the equation, if you wonder if you could benefit from a good (that is the key) horse trainer, chances are, you could. Also take enought time to get references on potential breeders and sellers in the industy; the Curly Horse world is a small world, so do your research. (Read more on my sales information page.)

to contact us: Donna Vickery & Daughters; Sterrin & Valene Hackney Crow Country Curly Horses Bucking V Outfit Montana Rope Halters Shepherd, Montana  USA email: donna@curlyhorses.com     email Sterrin: NeedforSteed@yahoo.com     email Valene: SpookedFilly@yahoo.com

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

"Be what you want the world to be"  ~ Ghandi






Many images on this website are copyrighted
Please contact webcronie (me) with any © questions
Thank You





webdesign by us;
CurlyHorseWeb.com




founder;

International Curly Horse Organization



Properly caring for animals ("beings without fire")
is a sacred responsibility taught by Crow Elders.

~ Burton Pretty On Top, Crow Tribe publicist
The Big Sky Briefs, October 2005




©1996;  Crow Country Curly Horses. All rights reserved.