Comments on: Contribution of the Akhal-Teke to the English Thoroughbred http://www.teke.ca/2007/03/19/contribution-of-the-akhal-teke-to-the-english-thoroughbred/ Admirers of the regal Akhal-Teke horses! Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:02:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lyne Peterson http://www.teke.ca/2007/03/19/contribution-of-the-akhal-teke-to-the-english-thoroughbred/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Lyne Peterson Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:37:36 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/03/19/contribution-of-the-akhal-teke-to-the-english-thoroughbred/#comment-92 As I read this, I am also picturing the wealth of palomino, buckskin and even cremello Jockey Club registered thoroughbreds. (Of course, they're registered as chestnut or bay.) As I read this, I am also picturing the wealth of palomino, buckskin and even cremello Jockey Club registered thoroughbreds. (Of course, they’re registered as chestnut or bay.)

]]> By: Darya http://www.teke.ca/2007/03/19/contribution-of-the-akhal-teke-to-the-english-thoroughbred/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Darya Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:18:51 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/03/19/contribution-of-the-akhal-teke-to-the-english-thoroughbred/#comment-76 One can discuss forever the pedigrees of the horses that were quite often seized in battles or just bought off someone somewhere and were used to create TB. Their owners never knew their pedigrees, let alone us today. I think one has to look at the horses and their qualities and conformation and make conclusions from there. Personally to me it is unquestionable that Tekes have contributed to TB greatly. A lot of people who saw my horses and never saw a Teke before agreed there's a lot in common with TB. Just my own reflections... Best, Darya One can discuss forever the pedigrees of the horses that were quite often seized in battles or just bought off someone somewhere and were used to create TB. Their owners never knew their pedigrees, let alone us today. I think one has to look at the horses and their qualities and conformation and make conclusions from there. Personally to me it is unquestionable that Tekes have contributed to TB greatly. A lot of people who saw my horses and never saw a Teke before agreed there’s a lot in common with TB. Just my own reflections…
Best,

Darya

]]> By: Tabitha http://www.teke.ca/2007/03/19/contribution-of-the-akhal-teke-to-the-english-thoroughbred/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Tabitha Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:44:38 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/03/19/contribution-of-the-akhal-teke-to-the-english-thoroughbred/#comment-69 Interesting. Where did you find this article? It was a while back I was digging into the origin of the Thoroughbred but I do remember that I saw quite an amount of "Turk" mares in the beginning of the breed. Ofcourse nowadays it is very hard to verify wether they were arabians from Turkey or Akhal-Tekes (Turkoman horses). But it made me wonder if the AT influence was even bigger as just one stallion. I do know however that if people ask me how an Akhal-Teke looks like, I always refer to to the English thoroughbred but then smaller and slimmer. That way they usually can picture themselves a pretty accurate idea of an Akhal-Teke. Interesting. Where did you find this article? It was a while back I was digging into the origin of the Thoroughbred but I do remember that I saw quite an amount of “Turk” mares in the beginning of the breed.
Ofcourse nowadays it is very hard to verify wether they were arabians from Turkey or Akhal-Tekes (Turkoman horses).
But it made me wonder if the AT influence was even bigger as just one stallion.

I do know however that if people ask me how an Akhal-Teke looks like, I always refer to to the English thoroughbred but then smaller and slimmer. That way they usually can picture themselves a pretty accurate idea of an Akhal-Teke.

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