ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈæʃkɪɹ kˈɜːli ɹˈɛdʒɪstɹi ˈæbkɚ ˈoʊpənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn wɪð ˈoʊnli twˈɛnti wˈʌn hˈɔːɹsᵻz; æz ʌv mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ðɛɹwˌɜː dʒˈʌst ˌoʊvɚ fˈoːɹ,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ bˈæʃkɪɹ kˈɜːliz ɪnðə wˈɜːld, pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ɪn nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə.
The American Bashkir Curly Registry (ABCR) opened in 1971 with only 21 horses; as of May 2005 there were just over 4,000 Bashkir Curlies in the world, primarily in North America.