Welcome to Bancroft Curlies
and Miniature Horses!

*Pepper-Jack Twist EB and his dam, *Chilipepper Twist EB, June 2008

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 and 2007 foals are 7/8ths mini. 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 2006 colts, *Twisted Expression and *Bucky's Little Bongo Drummer. Photos of the two colts playing are here.

Photos of our 2008 foal are here.   
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.

or email:  ebancroft@mindspring.com