Kootenai Curlies
American Bashkir Curly Horses

Benny Damele with his curly, Shoshone D on the Dry Creek Ranch
Photograph from Jay Hensley's collection
Below are links to information about old time Curly Horse breeders and the horses they fostered. All of the information that appears here has been carefully researched and documented.
| Joe Mead | Horses of Joe's breeding are found in the ancestry of most of todays curly horses. |
| Sharon Williams | Fostered the BigMac/Tadpole line and encouraged Ernie Hammrich to join ABCR. |
| Pat Johnson | Old time Curly breeder and guardian of the Copper D/Cook Curly line |
| Curly Tom | Curly Tom brought Damele blood into the Standing Rock mares |