Zion's Gait Curlies

Welcome to Zion's Gait Curlies!!

I have to start by offering a public announcement.
My heart goes out to the people that contact me
unsatisfied with their purchases from some of the
other MFTHBA horse farms who claim to have
Curly Horses. For years some breeders have
been trying to convince the public that their visibly
straight or slightly wavy haired stallions and mares
are actual Curly Horses and will produce the
visibly curly foals you see here.   Their efforts
sometimes result in the deception of an
unsuspecting buyer. I usually end up hearing
their complaints as their new purchase never
develops curl or produces the curly foals they
were seeking.   If you are searching for a visibly
curly, Curly Horse you should look for actual
visible curls in the ears, fetlocks, mane, body etc.
and particularly in the winter. We will never try to
sell someone a straight or even wavy looking
horse and call it the visibly curly type. If you want
a genuine visibly curly, Curly Horse, do your
homework. Contact the ICHO and/or the ABC and
find out their current standard definition of a Curly
Horse who carries the dominant curly gene (the
one that gives a horse a visibly curly coat for it's
whole life.) Also, make sure your new Curly MFT
prospect has a full mane and tail as all dominant
Curly MFT's have full manes and tails.   Know the
signs to look for in a recessive vs. dominant curly.
On our "about curlies" page it explains everything.

If you like the look of a smooth coated horse and
want it to be from Curly Horse bloodlines, we
often have a variety of that type of "Curly Horse"
called "Smooth Coat Curlies."   These usually
have the same hypo-allergenic qualities and great
Curly Horse disposition as visibly Curly Horses,
but years of breeding them tells us that they do
not carry the curly gene that produces visibly curly
horses as they do not produce visibly Curly
Horses when bred to a straight haired mates.
One great thing about them is that you can still
have a straight haired horse AND the hypo-
allergenic qualities too. Hope this all makes
sense! I know it can be very confusing. Contact
me if you have more questions! : )

We are so proud of our herd and confident in the
consistency of the curly foals we produce, we will
offer an immediate and full refund if your curly
foal or Curly Horse from us ever turns into a
straight or loses its beautiful curls!!! We feel
confident in making that guarantee because we
KNOW it will never happen with our herd!! : )