Kootenai Curlies
American Bashkir Curly Horses
Please let Wayne and I introduce ourselves. We own and operate Kootenai Curly Horses in northern Idaho. We are both "retired" now from a life of growing almonds in California as members of the Blue Diamond Almond co-op. We were proud and happy to be part of producing some of the most wholesome and nutritious food in the world, the California almond.
Our childern are grown and married. One has stayed in agriculture and is helping to produce good food to feed a hungry world. The other teaches at risk youth how to read, write and have good values.
Because of this Wayne and I are now free to "chase our dreams." One of these dreams is to raise good, sane and docile curly horses. We hope that you will visit our ranch, see our horses and see if we can help you find the curly of your dreams.
We are licensed breeders with both the American Bashkir Curly Registry (ABCR) and the International Curly Horse Organization (ICHO). We support BOTH registries equally because their goals are complementary.
Our goal is to breed a curly horse that is strong enough for a man and gentle enough for a child. Our main focus is breeding trail horses. This has a reason. We believe that the mental ability to be a good trail horse will carry over into the show ring. This is because a good trail horse must adapt to unknown situations. This kind of willingness is an asset in the show ring.
We believe in the horses that we breed and we stand by our word. For this reason we have a written "Buyers' Protection Guarantee." Ask us about it. Before you purchase any Horse, from us or from someone else:, we strongly recommend that you visit the horse in person or have a trustworthy representative visit the horse. A pre-purchase vet exam should be part of almost any purchase. We will be glad to recommend several good veterinarians in our area for pre-purchase examinations.
Sincerely,
Penny and Wayne
Wayne and I want to introduce you to Molly Bay Kootenai, a filly foaled here on April 14, ’08.
Her sire is Harold Fairchild’s stallion Warrior Mead Stardust. Her dam is my mare Rya Rain, abc 1844. The dam is one of the few mares that go back to Sunny Martin’s old stud Curly Q, abc 4. Molly is a nice and gentle filly that will make a good trail horse, or a good dressage horse or even a good show horse. Molly is waiting for that special person to treasure her. Inquire for her price. Thank you for your interest in Molly.
This is Chief, a 2006 foal out of our mare Maeve. He looks very much like a son of Spartacus. His movement is also similar to that of Spartacus also. This is because Chief's dam, Maeve, is of the Bill Mare line which influenced Spartacus greatly.
Chief has been broke to ride. He is doing well under saddle and is making the young lady who owns him very happy.
Here is Chief and his young owner riding the lope. Her mother feels very secure and comfortable when her daughter rides Chief.
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