ɪt dᵻɹˈaɪvz fɹʌm ɐmˈɛɹɪkən hˈɔːɹsᵻz ʌv aɪbˈɪɹiən ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn, ɪnwˌɪtʃ kˈɜːlikˈoʊɾᵻd ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz əkˈeɪʒənəli əkˈɜː; ɪɾ ɪz ˌʌnɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tʊ ˈeɪʒən hˈɔːɹsᵻz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə bˈæʃkɪɹ ænd lˈɑːkaɪ, wˌɪtʃ mˈeɪ ˈɔːlsoʊ biː kˈɜːlikˈoʊɾᵻd.
It derives from American horses of Iberian origin, in which curly-coated individuals occasionally occur; it is unrelated to Asian horses such as the Bashkir and Lokai, which may also be curly-coated.