Curly was born in New York City in Jamaica, Queens. He got hooked on horses at about the age of 8, when his parents took him riding. At the age of 11, he spent his free time shining shoes so he could earn enough money to pay for rides on weekends in Forest Hills. He has since had a very successful career in construction. Through his business he has been actively involved in community projects with groups, such as the United Black Man, the AWA and UNCA. As a pillar of his community, he did not always have time to tend to his love of horses. He managed to periodically ride with his children, but it wasn’t until a friend took him to see Jessie “Captain” Lee Wise, a construction associate of Curly’s, that he was finally able to indulge his desire to be associated with horses. Curly’s cowboy dreams came true when he rode into the rodeo arena at Temple State University in 1999. He also realized a second dream when he and Lenard “Professor” Hebert went to Mexico to herd cattle in 2002.