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.
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.