The foundation stallion of many gaited Curlies is Curly Jim. He was a Curly horse out of TN of unknown pedigree, resembled a Missouri Foxtrotter in build and did a foxtrot gait. He arrived in MO around 1956 and was trained to ride by Johnny Brooks. Johnny was 16 yrs old and Curly Jim was around 3 yrs old. At one time Curly Jim was also owned by Vern Mc Clellen. Curly Jim was bred to a mare named Bradford mare and foaled the Curly mare Blaze. Blaze was bred to Walker's Merry Lad, registered as a MFT and TWH, but also has a question of being an unknown horse. The offspring of Walker's Merry Lad x Blaze was Walker's Prince T the most widely used gaited Curly in the gaited Curly line. He was bred to many Foxtrotter mares and this has given the Curly many gaited horses. The Curly Jim line is of lighter build than the feral or Native lines, has a soft gait and keeps the mane & tail. This is the only line so far that has not shown the extreme shedding pattern for mane and tail. Many Curly Jim line Curlies are also registered in the MFTHBA.   *Though genetic testing we now know the Curly Jim Lines carry the Curly Gene SP6.