History of the Curly Horse - in the Battle of the Little Bighorn

a Curly Horse in the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Drawing by Red Horse; taken from Time Life Western Book Series

I found in the Time Life book the picture that is in Myth & Mystery; it's actually drawn by Red Horse, not Red Cloud as stated in Myth & Mystery. It is the picture of the Sioux riding off from the Little Big Horn battle with the Army's captured horses. The Curly is ridden by a Sioux, the horse in front a captured Army horse. You can see the Sioux Curly has the Indian style bridle made of rawhide.

One Army officer, General George Cook, stated that the Sioux were greatest light Cavalry the world has ever known.

Bunny

close up of the Sioux 1801-2 Winter Count; preserved at the Cranbrook Institute

Curly Horses in History

an old Russian Curly Horse?	Bunny's History of the N A Curly Horse
"Crisp Haired" Bashkir Horses?	Bunny's Foundation Curly Horse page
Battle of the Little Bighorn	Bunny's Native American Curly Horse page
Lofot Curly Ponies of old Norway	Sue's Foundation Curly website
Curly Horse US Cavalry 1906	Curly Horse pedigree database
Curly Horse Breeder Hall of Fame	Curly Horses of the world