Mike Conte
Troy, Montana
mconte@libby.org
(406) 295-4666

Howdy and welcome to Li'l Curly Horse Ranch

My Name is Mike Conte, known to many as Montana Mike. My wife, Lady Bette, and I have had several other breeds of horses over our years but we really fell hard in love with these Curly critter's. Just don't care to have anything else anymore. You've got to have one to know what I'm sayin'.

We became licensed breeders with the American Bashkir Curly Registry (ABCR) in 1994. Not just members but "active" members attending many of the Curly Horse Conventions. I have been known to speak up a time-r-two. We are also members of the International Curly Horse Organization. (ICHO) We breed full Curly to full Curly producing a 14.2 -15 hand horse with all the traits common to the Curly Horse.

You're now sittin' at the upper end of a very small mountain valley located in the Purcell Mountains in the extreme northwest corner of Montana. This is very rugged mountainous terrain. Literally got the Purcells out the front door and Cougar Ridge out the back. We find the Curly horses are well suited to this type of country and do very well in these mountains. Heck, Curlies do well no matter where you put them.

You're more-n-welcome to take a peek around the ranch and visit with the horses. All yeah have to do is pick one of them buttons on the left and nudge it with your spur and off you'll go. Shoot! Yeah might even catch a glimpse of one of us-a-doin some chores. Have a good time and let us know if you have any questions about anythin'. Remember to shut the gate behind yeah.