The beautiful, rugged landscape of the Chaar Appaloosa horse’s homeland. The Chaar evolved to endure in these extreme high altitude conditions and live in harmony with its dramatic seasonal changes as they climb or descend throughout the year. They are a hardy, intelligent, and surefooted breed that have been sacred to Kyrgyzstan’s nomadic way of […]
Portrait of a Chaar Appaloosa colt from this year’s accelerated breeding program. His name is Egeman and he is a son of the famous lead stallion Chaar Suluu. Photo from the International Chaar Appaloosa Horse Association.
The beautiful and sacred spotted horse of Kyrgyzstan and the Fergana Valley: the Chaar Appaloosa.Photo from International association Chaar Appaloosa.
Walk with us in the springtime high mountain pastures of Kyrgyzstan, where native Central Asian spotted horses live. This is the homeland of the Chaar. These pastures are preserved year after year despite horse and human use because the horses and their people move with the seasons of the land, shifting from high to low […]
ChaarSuluu is one of the key foundation stallions for the Chaar Appaloosa Horse revitalization project, to rebuild a breed that was thought to have vanished and to reclaim a history that weaves together horses, people, and the land. ChaarSuluu not only carries the leopard gene for spots (his name means “spotted elegance”) but he is […]
