*Pirate's Little Skipper EB
Bancroft Curlies has been breeding North American
Curly horses since 1990. I started crossing Curly horses/ponies and minis in 1993. I have
continued to cross curly stock back onto registered
miniatures. Our 2006, 2007, and 2008 foals are 7/8ths mini. We will have one
15/16ths mini foal in 2009. My goal is to breed B
size miniature curlies (34" to 38") with good horse-like conformation,
driving talent, and the wonderful
curly
disposition.
We have two lines of curlies. The "Twist" line descends from
*Ebony's Twister, a black Damele-line curly stallion that we
used for 4 years. Ebony's Twister was exported to France. The second line descends from
*BNC Hobo, a Canadian-bred curly stallion. Hobo's son,
*The Pirate EB, was our first curly-coated male, after
7 years of crossing curlies and minis. Pirate went on to sire two curly colts, *Bucky and
*Skipper. Pirate is now owned by Ranch Namaspamoos in Quebec,
and Bucky has his own herd of curly pony mares at
Jensen's Curlyhester in Norway.
Skipper is now our
senior stallion. We also have two junior stallions, *Twisted Expression and *Bucky's
Little Bongo Drummer. Photos of the two younger boys playing are
here.
We had one foal, a 7/8ths mini curly black colt, in 2008
(below). More photos of our 2008 foal, JT, are here.
*Pepper-Jack Twist EB and his dam,
*Chilipepper Twist EB, June 2008
Photos of all other Bancroft Curlies foals are here.
Pictures of all the stallions I have used are here.
A short article on curly coat genetics is here.
For more general information on Curly horses, click on the NWCHA button at left.
For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, click on the FAQs button at
left. Please read the FAQs page before you email us with questions about our
horses.
I am registering all my foals with the International
Curly Horse Organization (ICHO), a registry and breed association dedicated to the
promotion and protection of all curly-coated horses, and the National Show Pony
Registry (part of ASPC/AMHR). Please visit the ICHO
website at http://www.curlyhorses.org for the best, most truthful
information on North American Curly horses on the Web.
Bancroft Curlies is located in western Washington State about 20 miles east of
Seattle.
