“Akhal-Teke Horses: Heavenly Creatures”: A film on the Akhal-Teke, the culture surrounding them as a national emblem in Turkmenistan, and an overview of their history–currently available to watch online with English subtitles. In addition to showing the beauty contests and racing of Akhal-Tekes in Turkmenistan, it gives an inside look of the practice and significance […]
Akhal-Tekes, also called Argamaks by hippologists, have been given as royal and political gifts throughout history. We now know from genetic research that they were likely brought to England either pure or as crossbreds for development of the English Thoroughbred horse–a breed that was once only for the aristocracy. However, the first purebred Akhal-Teke gifted […]
The study “Genome Diversity and the Origin of the Arabian Horse” (Cosgrove et al., 2020) is one of the most fantastic recent genetic findings revealing the true narrative of the Akhal-Teke of antiquity, the Turk horse, and their significant role in founding the Thoroughbred. In history, Turks and Arabians were often linguistically “grouped” together in […]
Our stud colt Arpad’s sire, Akhal-Teke stallion Persey-Geli. 🖤🤍 Son of Damir-Geli and Pendjegush. Grandson of great horses Dargi (son of Gigant and Darpa), Momm (son of Melesur), Patsima 18 (daughter of Posman) and Tolkun (son of the rare Turkmen Telekush/ Melekush). Photo source unknown.
Atakty-Dacor’s sire, Khorezm, sired by Khutor 17 and out of Pakhta. He is grandson of Khalif (sire of the famous Russian World Champion Tokhamysh), Takappara 2 (daughter of Olympic Gold dressage champion Absent), 1031 Akhmed (famous Arab line descendant), and Pudokhan (daughter of successful racing stallion 943 Arslan and dam of famous racing producer Piastr). […]
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 […]
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 […]
