The mane and tail are thick and the coat is also thick and often curly, though it is unlikely that the North American breed with a curly coat, called the Curly Horse and sometimes the "Bashkir Curly", descends from the Bashkir breed.
The mane and tail are thick and the coat is also thick and often curly. A two-year study published in 1990 found it unlikely that the North American Curly Horse, which also has a curly coat and may be called "American Bashkir Curly", descends from the Bashkir breed.