Return of the Native Curlies to the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation
A Real Thanksgiving Story: November 2003
A man named David Patton had a pure line Curly mare for sale. ICHO members have been reading and
researching about the old Nokota breed of horses in SD, that trace back to Sitting Bull Horses, as the
old Hammrich/ Bad Warrior line Native American Curly Horses do. Rod Vaughn from Diamond Willow
Ministries from the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation in SD emailed Bunny Reveglia about his interest in
obtaining Curlies of this rare Native line for their riding program for the Sioux children. They emailed
back & forth & Bunny found *NTS Sundancer & *NTS Curly Bear for sale. Here is the rest of the story
from Bunny:
"I talked with David about his mare Sundancer and if he'd be interested in donating her or reducing the selling price so perhaps she could be purchased through donations & perhaps ICHO's help. I found out he first said he was not interested in donating her and that she was consigned to a sale & he needed to know by Nov 1 is he should pull her from the sale if she could be purchased outright. Soooo I asked if anyone was willing to help purchase Sundancer for Diamond Willow for the Sioux childrens riding program. Then David emailed me with this fantastic offer of donating Sundancer's 5 mo old filly & selling Sundancer for $100 & taking a loss, his accountant helped him with the details. I asked ICHO board if they wanted to "buy" Sundancer for $100 for Diamond Willow & be a part of reuniting the Curly with the Sioux, they said yes. That's it in a nutshell, this all happened in 5 days!! Miraculous!!"
"Then interested people started donating funds for the purchase of a breeding to *Frostfires Big Mac
which they wanted because *Big Mac is gaited & of pure Native bloodlines. They want to breed a few
Native line Curlies & establish a small herd. They talked to Sharon Williams about *Big Mac she took
them to see him, on their trip to pick up David's donated mare and Jackie's donated mare."
"So that's how that came about. ICHO agreed to handle the donations & give donators a tax deduction. Now many more offers are coming in & it is amazing the support!! Rod is totally in awe & so thankful for everything everyone has done, it's been exciting to say the least. They are also getting another pure old Native bloodline donated mare from our own generous (ICHO Registrar) Jackie! Way to go Jackie!! And there is another offer for free breeding to Jo Anns native stallions. Wow this is sooo cool :) What can I say, there's nobody like Curly owners, they are the best!!"
Note- Other Curlies were donated by the Fairchilds at a later time. Rod also acquired Red Cloud a Native line gelding.
Thanksgiving 2004 UPDATE: The old Sioux lines preservation project continues: Sharon Williams has just delivered both mares back to the Sioux Reservation preg checked in foal to *Frostfire's Big Mac, one of the last few remaining pure old Native American bloodline Curly stallions in existence. *Big Mac, curiously, also exhibits a soft gait.
researching about the old Nokota breed of horses in SD, that trace back to Sitting Bull Horses, as the
old Hammrich/ Bad Warrior line Native American Curly Horses do. Rod Vaughn from Diamond Willow
Ministries from the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation in SD emailed Bunny Reveglia about his interest in
obtaining Curlies of this rare Native line for their riding program for the Sioux children. They emailed
back & forth & Bunny found *NTS Sundancer & *NTS Curly Bear for sale. Here is the rest of the story
from Bunny:
"I talked with David about his mare Sundancer and if he'd be interested in donating her or reducing the selling price so perhaps she could be purchased through donations & perhaps ICHO's help. I found out he first said he was not interested in donating her and that she was consigned to a sale & he needed to know by Nov 1 is he should pull her from the sale if she could be purchased outright. Soooo I asked if anyone was willing to help purchase Sundancer for Diamond Willow for the Sioux childrens riding program. Then David emailed me with this fantastic offer of donating Sundancer's 5 mo old filly & selling Sundancer for $100 & taking a loss, his accountant helped him with the details. I asked ICHO board if they wanted to "buy" Sundancer for $100 for Diamond Willow & be a part of reuniting the Curly with the Sioux, they said yes. That's it in a nutshell, this all happened in 5 days!! Miraculous!!"
"Then interested people started donating funds for the purchase of a breeding to *Frostfires Big Mac
which they wanted because *Big Mac is gaited & of pure Native bloodlines. They want to breed a few
Native line Curlies & establish a small herd. They talked to Sharon Williams about *Big Mac she took
them to see him, on their trip to pick up David's donated mare and Jackie's donated mare."
"So that's how that came about. ICHO agreed to handle the donations & give donators a tax deduction. Now many more offers are coming in & it is amazing the support!! Rod is totally in awe & so thankful for everything everyone has done, it's been exciting to say the least. They are also getting another pure old Native bloodline donated mare from our own generous (ICHO Registrar) Jackie! Way to go Jackie!! And there is another offer for free breeding to Jo Anns native stallions. Wow this is sooo cool :) What can I say, there's nobody like Curly owners, they are the best!!"
Note- Other Curlies were donated by the Fairchilds at a later time. Rod also acquired Red Cloud a Native line gelding.
Thanksgiving 2004 UPDATE: The old Sioux lines preservation project continues: Sharon Williams has just delivered both mares back to the Sioux Reservation preg checked in foal to *Frostfire's Big Mac, one of the last few remaining pure old Native American bloodline Curly stallions in existence. *Big Mac, curiously, also exhibits a soft gait.
Visit Crow Creek Reservation Online
To visit the Native Curly Horse Project at Crow Creek Reservation started by Rod Vaughn or to give a donation so they can keep their Native Curly Horse project running, visit- http://d-w-m.org
Visit their Native Curly Page- http://www.d-w-m.org/pages.asp?pageid=66983
Visit their Native Curly Page- http://www.d-w-m.org/pages.asp?pageid=66983
The young Sioux enjoying their Curlies!
Red Cloud the Curly and friends- swimming
