Copper D's Golden Red, a five year old Curly Red Dun mare with a very curly mane and ears, was captured January 5, 2009 in Battle Mountain Field, Lander County, Nevada. She is a Curly Mustang with very clear zebra strips on her legs. Blood tests taken of Golden Red at time of capture has given us an almost identical DNA match to Benny Damele's famous stallion   Copper D.

In 1879, John Damele set up a ranch known as Three Bar 3Bar, in an area called Dry Creek near Eureka, Neveda, coming over from Genoa, Italy. Two generations later, his grandson, Benny Damele, a well respected stockman, discovered Curly horses were stronger and survived the cold, harsh winters better than other horses. In fact, it is said most all the ranch's horses died in the winter freeze of 1952 except a few Curly mares and a young stud colt, later to be known as Copper D.

Mr.Damele's favorite horse, Copper D, is said to have worked all day, every day until around age 21. It is said that when Benny was told by his friend, an Indian medicine man, that he was dying, he turned Copper D out with another old mare back to roam the mountains where he was born. This area is known as the Rocky Hills and Fish Creek HMA.

Copper D's Golden Red and her filly, Nevada's Blossom, according to those present at the capture, were within thirty miles of the area where Copper D was turned loose. We are thrilled to have Copper D's Golden Red and Nevada Blossom at Golden Curls Ranch and look forward to sharing this wonderful bloodline with the Curly Horse community.

Golden Red's Nevada Blossom was captured with her mother Copper D's Golden Red in Battle Mountain, Lander County, Nevada on January 5, 2009. Blossom is a beautiful two year sorrel filly with a Star, Strip and Snip on her expressive face. Blossom has proven to be a very intelligent horse with a wonderful comformation to match. As with most Mustangs, Blossom has wonderful hooves and was a very good girl on her first barefoot trim.

Blossom is in the saddle as is her mother Golden Red. Blossom is very loving and listens to her partner closely. She is very aware of her surroundings, but like her Curly horse cousins she does not spooky easily.

Blossom is a straight Curly. Yes, a straight curly has the Curly gene but does not show the curls. She will probably pass the Curly gene to her foals when bred.

Nevada's Blossom has a great bloodline coming from Benny Damele's Copper D stallion. She has proven to be like the wonderful Curly Mustangs Benny Damele knew in those wonderful mountains off I-80 in Central Nevada.