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Portrait of a Chaar

The beautiful and sacred spotted horse of Kyrgyzstan and the Fergana Valley: the Chaar Appaloosa.Photo from International association Chaar Appaloosa.

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  • December 12, 2025

Alfalfa and the Akhal-Teke

Alfalfa has been an important animal food crop for over 3,000 years and it is attributed to providing the nutritional demands necessary for ancient Turkomans (Fergana or “Heavenly Horses”) to develop their legendary tall and muscular frames. On the Nisean Plains south of Media in Central Asia, the ancestors to the Akhal-Teke grazed on fields […]

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  • October 24, 2025