In ancient China, people called the Akhal-Tekes “horses that sweat blood”. They have great endurance and can be used to compete in horse races and equestrianism.
A Chinese civil organization bought them from Turkmenistan. Two of them are female, one a lovely golden colour. The male horse is sleek black with four white hoofs.
Turkmenistan has presented two Akhal-Tekes to China in the past, now there are five in the country.
[Note: Photo credits: cnsphoto, except #2: Xinhua]
This article is from 2002 when Ahdash was presented to China.
And a cute article about weddings in China, where the bridal and groom can ride Akhal-Tekes to feel like a “prince and princess”.
Leonid
I’d like to know pure this horses or not.
Sep 25, 2007 @ 1:30 pm
kerri
How does the registration of Akhal-Tekes in Turkmenistan work?
I have “heard” that there is a large amount of English Thoroughbred blood in them in order to give them an advantage at racing.
Sep 25, 2007 @ 2:11 pm
Tabitha
Just read the message more thoroughly… How come they can buy horses from Turkmenistan and we can’t?!?!?!?!?
Life is not fair!
Sep 25, 2007 @ 11:56 pm
Nathalie
It’s just a question of money … I think
Sep 26, 2007 @ 12:32 am
Nathalie
I like the golden buckskin mare.
The way of managing akhal teke breed by turkmen authorities is for me a big mystery …All is hidden in Turkmenistan, horses and maybe their purity…There are so many contradictions in this country !
Sep 26, 2007 @ 12:45 am
Leonid
That are not horses from Turkmenistan.
1. Black stallion – Alim (Polot – Aria), from Stud “Naib Idris”
2. Bukcskin mare – Saphari (Feysal – Soyli), from Stavropol stud.
3. Black mare – Ongayly (Murgab – Oprava), from Stavropol stud.
This horses were bought to Chine in this year.
Sep 29, 2007 @ 11:25 pm
kerri
thanks Leonid for identifying these horses!!
Sep 30, 2007 @ 8:02 pm
Nadja
The journalist has made bad translation. The Chinese buyers advertised horses, as Turkmen breed. But not as the horses, brought from Turkmenistan.
Oct 01, 2007 @ 1:25 pm
Leonid
They belong to akhalteke breed. There are not Turkmen breed.
Oct 01, 2007 @ 1:38 pm
Nadja
O! A policy. Also argue, that there are German breeds (Oldenburger, Hanoveranner and others. There are French breeds (Trotters, Percheron and others). There are Russian breeds (Don, Budenov, Tersk and others). And there are also those breeds, which have initially been deduced in Turkmenistan. Russian and Polish Arabs – also were the Best. But the native land of Arabs as breeds – not Russia and not Poland. So and with Akhal-teke.
Oct 02, 2007 @ 9:18 am
Leonid
We are everybody know many breeds: akhalteke, arab, thoroughbred and so on. Nobody knows russian or polish arab breeds, turkmen breed, chines thoroughbred. All over the world are known uniqe akhalteke, arab and other real names of breeds. Akhalteke hors wich was born in Japan can has more quality then another which was born in Russia or Turkmenistan.
Oct 03, 2007 @ 2:03 am
kerri
Actually, Russian and Polish Arabians are very well known – my favourite types!!! I had a Polish Arab and if I didn’t get into Akhal-Tekes I would have got a Russian Arabian.
Not breeds – just some great breeding at specific locations that now is sought after.
Oct 03, 2007 @ 6:44 am