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First Chaar Appaloosa filly of 2026!

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 […]

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  • April 19, 2026

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

High Mountain Pastures in Kyrgyzstan

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 […]

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  • October 7, 2025

ChaarSuluu’s Legacy in the Making

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 […]

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  • September 28, 2025