We had the wonderful pleasure today of speaking with Dr. Timothy C. Winegard about human-horse history! Dr. Winegard is a multi-time best-selling author, exceptional historian, and beloved professor. One of his latest publications (2024), “The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity”, covers the sweeping story of the horse’s emergence on the world stage and the […]
The Chaar Appaloosa Horse was highlighted in a wonderful article by Cheval Magazine! The feature discusses the 12 year journey so far of their rediscovery and road to recovery through the International association Chaar Appaloosa ‘s strategic revitalization program. These sacred horses, captured in Kyrgyz petroglyphs and folklore, were almost lost to time and outcrossing […]
The first Chaar Appaloosa foal and filly of year arrived today! Born out in the wild high-pastures around Toktogul and now has been safely brought down the mountain to the new Chaar Ranch paddocks. She marks the start of the next generation in the breed’s revitalization program in Kyrgyzstan. Video from the International Chaar Appaloosa […]
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 […]
