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A Week with the Turkmen in Northern Iran
I was invited to visit Iran by the Turkmen Horse Breeding and Consulting Cooperative (THBCC). It’s founder, Dr. Abdoljalil Ghiadi, is the head of a group of eight breeders and researchers involved in Turkmen horse breeding, pedigree research and genotyping. They have worked as a cooperative since 1998, centred in Jergelan, Iran.
the Yasin & Yaser Horse Breeding and Training Center
The Yasin and Yaser Horse Breeding and Training Center is located in Golestan province in the Sufyan Village of Kaleleh city. Mr. Anna Mohammad Ghelichi started the stud farm 15 years ago with their first mare, Gulemahan, a Yamout Turkmen that was bought for racing. Anna was a student of Louise Firuz, who suggested to [...]
Yazdani Breeding Farm, Iran
The Yazdani Breeding Farm, located in Gez Village, Jargalan, North Khorasan, is a cooperative Turkmen horse breeding farm specializing in mares and with a successful racing program. All the breeders are members of the popular co-op of horse breeders in North Khorasan. The late Mr. Aman Mohammad Yazdani was the founder of the breeding farm [...]
THBCC – Iran
The Turkmen Horse Breeding and Consulting Cooperative is a group of eight researchers in Turkmen horse pedigrees and genotyping and has worked as a cooperative since 1998 centered in Jargalan, North Khorasan, Iran. They have been involved in presenting their work and results to all the Turkmen horse breeders and the equestrian community, and have [...]
Turkmenistan: Celebrating 20 years of Independence
Check out my photo journal from my trip to Turkmenistan in October: Turkmenistan Celebrating 20 Years of Independence by Kerri-Jo Stewart
Darginka in jump training
Darginka seems to really like to jump so that’s what we are doing! I’m starting the low ones and we are working on straightness and speed (and my confidence!) Here are a couple photos of the trainer Meghan Parlee trying her out. Darginka didn’t seem phased by the height at all and happily jumped a [...]
Opening Day at the Ahal Velayat Hippodrome
We were lucky to be invited to the opening day races of the Ahal Velayat Hippodrome. It was another cold and wet day but we had amazing seats inside the beautiful complex directly over the track. The building itself is beautiful and the design well thought out. I took some photos through the plexiglass but [...]
Turkmenistan’s Independence Day
I was so lucky to be invited as a member of the IATHA (International Akhal-Teke Horse Association) to be invited to Turkmenistan to celebrate their 20th year of independence. The parade was amazing, a vivid display of colour and movement. The military parade was impressive and was a huge display as well. Akhal-Tekes are an [...]
Mountain Studfarm
Some of the IATHA members (from the International Akhal-Teke Horse Association) had the opportunity to visit an Akhal-Teke studfarm in the mountains east of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. It was dark and raining so the photos are not great, but at least you can check out their horses. It is in a wonderful setting and I [...]
