The Baskir or Bashkirsy pony is also known as the curly Bashkir or curly horse.
A Curly is a breed of horse.
Curlies, also called Bashkir Curlies, American Bashkir Curlies, and North American Curly Horses, come in all sizes, colors, and body types but all carry a gene for a unique curly coat of hair.
This breed originated from the Ural Mountain area of the former Soviet Union.
Described as one of the hardiest ponies in the world that can thrive on frugal of diets.
This breed plays a very important role to the lives of the Bashkir people, and they make good use of them.
The Bashkir is unusual in that it has a curly coat, which can grow up to six inches long, enabling them to live in extreme conditions (-30 to –40 degrees).
Some curlies exhibit a curly coat all with very tight extreme curls with dreadlocked mane, curly eyelashes and guard hairs.
The coat is more noticeable during the winter months, while others display lees curling but evident inside ears,at fetlocks, and a kinky mane and tail.
They are used as transport and a valuable source of protein in the form of its meat when they are too old to work.
The mares produce large quantities of milk, which is used to produce dairy products such as cream and butter.
They also distil it to make Kumis, which is a medicinal but alcoholic drink like “rocket fuel” or “fire water”.
The breed stands around 14hh (1.42m) and are chestnut, bay or brown in colour,
with very sturdy strong feet (usually unshod in their native region).
The head is thick and large, set on a strong, stocky neck with a wide chest and deep girth.
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