2109 AYKHANUM 20, 1985; 986 Derbent x 1867 Feya 2, sire line Arab, dam line Fantasy
Grading: 9-7,8-9,5-8-3 – elite, 160 cm

Aykhanum’s amazing sire Derbent is the son of Ametist by Dertli, who still holds the record of 2 minutes and 11.6 seconds for 2000 meters.

“Unfortunately Derbent passed away too early, so now he is mainly recognized as the father of the outstanding buckskin mare Aikhanum”. (Golden Collection of Akhal-Teke Horses, p.19)

Studfarm Shael was formed using magnificent mares of the Dagestan Horse-Breeding Centre that were chosen on V.P. Shamborant’s recommendation. One of these foundation mares is Ajkhanum.
(About the Shael Studfarm in Russian at the MAAK site.)

Aykhanum translates to “Moon Lady” in Uzbek. I believe she is one of the most outstanding mares in the world of any breed, especially more so because of her purebred breeding as an Akhal-Teke! Aykhanum is now the matron of her own family line!

Dam line research from Akhal-Teke Estonia:

Aykhanum – 1876 Feya II – 1374 Fantaziya – 1376 Fergezel – 801 Mama Gezel – 104 Gezel – Guldjakhan

Aykhanum comes from dam family Fantaziya, which we can trace back to a mare Guldjakhan. Guldjakhan’s daughter 104 Gezel by Kara Ennym, born in 1930, was the original founder of this damfamily. She is also mother to sire line founder 697 Gelishikli (by 629 Fakir Sulu). Line Gelishikli is nowadays the most widespread, taking about 1/3 of the breed.

801 Mama Gezel was born out of 104 Gezel by 164 Mamed Amin. 1376 Fergezel was one of the most important continuer of this dam family. She was born in 1951 out of 801 Mama Gezel by 629 Fakir Sulu. Her daughter 1374 Fantaziya became a new dam family founder. Another daughter of Fergezel – 1685 Fakiya (by 726 Karat) was mother to two great stallions, full brothers 1101 Turali and 985 Dagestan (both by 935 Yulduz). Fergezel`s daughter 2955 Fargona (by 724 Karakir) was imported to USA and gave among other foals a sire 1141 Astrakhan (by 1240 Melechan). 1374 Fantaziya was born in 1961 out of 1376 Fergezel by 812 Taimaz. Fantaziya became herself a dam family founder.

1876 Feya II was born in 1974 out of 1374 Fantaziya by 919 Sere. Both her parents are respectively dam family and sire line founders. Feya II has played a very important part of this dam family, giving such great broodmares as 2109 Aikhanum 20 (by 986 Derbent) and full sisters 2965 Fonema 13, 2966 Fortuna 16 and 2834 Mesele (all by 985 Dagestan). Aikhanum was a broodmare at Shael Stud farm giving following great offsprings as mares Almagul (by 1083 Omar), Agjai and Aida (both by 1301 Yakor) – latter is mother to young breeding stallion Shaar (by 1166 Gayaz), Akhbeli (by 1185 Jasman), Hanna (by 1166 Gayaz); and stallions Alaman (by 1095 Polot 2) – who was a Champion of the Breed in Pyatigorsk in 1995; 1278 Sere 2 (by 1301 Yakor) and Habib Shael (by 1166 Gayaz)

Some of Aykhanum’s beautiful get that are currently broodmares at Shael Stud: