Welcome to Kootenai Curly Horses

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We and the horses are located in the beautiful and unpolluted Idaho panhandle area. We are breeders licensed with the American Bashkir Curly Registry (ABCR) and support their standards and goals.

We are also licensed breeders with the International Curly Horse Organization. We are working with ICHO because we realize that there are good minded horses of curly blood that can not, at this time, be registered with the ABCR. We want to be able to include these horses in our breeding work when the need arises.

At Kootenai Curly Horses our goal is to breed a curly horse that is strong enough for a man and gentle enough for a child. To reach this goal we have decided to center our breeding work on the Damele/Mead line of western stock horse type curly. In conformation, these horses tend to have legs that are straight, with good bone, appropiately short cannon bones and strong forearm bones. But disposition is also important in our work. For this reason we have a legally binding "Buyers' Protection Guarantee." We have also chosen brood stock that have kindly and calm dispositions.

Our main focus has been on 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.

In the future we hope to offer broke curly horses of our breeding for sale. These horses will be broke by a trainer who understands the mind of the horse, be it curly or non curly. They will also be trail tested by a handicapped rider to ensure that they are safe and sane.

Kookie Kootenai was foaled at our ranch on May 3. He is for sale. You can read more about him on the sales page and in the blog. However,The picture below says what mothers have always experienced and always known.....

And the dam said, "Will you please stop running around. Can't you see that I have a splitting headache?"

Kookie really does mind his dam very well. Right after this picture was taken, he did stop running around and stood still next to the mare.)

Mud Slinger's first 2 sons

at their new owners

Chief

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 is owned by a young lady who will use him as a trail horse and also as a barrel horse. He will also be ridden English.

Photo courtesy of Chief's owner

Harvey

This is Harvey, a 2007 foal out of Madeline, with his owner. They are sacking him out with a blanket to help him become a good trail horse. When sacking out is done well, it helps to build confidence in a horse. Harvey is a very confident horse and the sacking out only helped him to become more confident in his world and also to trust his owner more fully.

One day Harvey will be "just a trail horse" but loved deeply by his owner who also is his teacher.

Photo courtesy of Harvey's owner

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