Curly Haired Missouri Fox Trotter - Gaited

19 year old stallion, Walker's Curly T
Curly Missouri Foxtrotters

Country of Origin: United States

Interesting Facts

• Hypo allergenic
• Two types of coat types
• One coat type of coat has a recessive curly gene
• The second type of coat type has a dominant curly gene
• A horse from dominant curly gene breeding will look curly coated even if they get a curly gene from only one parent. These horses will have an unbroken line of curly coated horses going back through their pedigree.
• Curly haired Fox Trotters have excellent bloodlines
• "Genes work in pairs, one gene comes from each parent. A recessive gene does not cause curly coat when a horse only has one. So a horse can be a "carrier" of the recessive curly gene and you cannot tell by looking at the horse. When two "carrier" horses are bred to each other, there is a possibility that each will contribute the recessive curl gene to the foal. If the foal gets the curl gene from each parent - you have a curly haired foal out of two normal haired parents."
• Curlies that are recessive gened often shed their mane and tail in the summer
• In the winter they generally have an extremely curly coat.
• Recessive gene curlies may not produce curly offspring.
• Bashkir/or American Curly Horse - these are being bred with Curly Fox Trotters comfortable gait.