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The Day of the Horse
The Day of the Horse by Kerri-Jo Stewart
Day 8, scientific conference
This was day 8 for me and the second official day of the program for the official Horse Holiday. In the morning The Third International Scientific Conference, “Turkmen horse and the world horse breeding art”, was held. Various people gave their impressions of where the breed was at in their countries and also where it [...]
National Museum II
Here are some photos of the artifacts inside the National Museum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Funnily enough we were allowed to photograph here with the ancient antiquities, but not inside the memorial in honor of their late president Saparmurat Niyazov (Türkmenbasi). the Sword of Neutrality. It is permanently encased in the sheath and can’t be drawn. [...]
the National Museum I
In the afternoon we visited the National Museum of Turkmenistan. Here are the exterior photos and in the next post I’ll put the ones from inside with all the ancient artifacts. It was really amazing and certainly adds depth to history. I loved the changing of the guards. It was very impressive, although I would [...]
Opening ceremony II
We entered Sergi Koshgi and there was again lots of entertainment and the hall was filled with more artwork and novelties. Everyone had a chance to relax and enjoy themselves. There was so much going on it was hard to take everything in. The second to last photo is of Seyt Gulmammedov, The Minister of [...]
Vladimir Bagdasarian’s studio
Our group in the bottom photo: Vladimir Bagdasarian and his wife Vera (they do many of their works as joint projects), Jessica Eile-Keith, Ulrike Ruppelt, Monique Lebon (Haras Nationaux France), myself and our Turkmen host & driver ___. Missing is
Darginka- conformation
I have picked a few random photos of Darginka and analyzed her conformation to show that photo quality matters less than it appears. As you can see her lumbar-sacral placement is behind the point of the hip. You can see bridging on her spine (see inside oval in the last photo) as a result of [...]
Dreaming in Gold
Until the end of December, use these codes to get 20% off: £ GBP: NEWBLURB1 $ USD: NEWBLURB Check out my new book! It’s a coffee table book filled with photographs of some beautiful and interesting horses. It’s not specifically about Akhal-Tekes but most of the photography is of the many Akhal-Tekes I’ve seen over [...]
Akhal Texas 2009
My first photo book for publication! It is a compilation of the photos I took at the shoot at Akhal Texas this past summer. For the next two weeks it is being offered on sale ($15 off), paperback: $34.95 and hardcover: $52.95 Akhal Texas 2009 Photography by Ker… By Kerri-Jo Stewart Book Preview [...]
Akhal Texas 2009
I have just ordered a preliminary book for the Pontecorvos: Akhal Texas 2009 By Kerri-Jo Stewart Book Preview Check it out and let me know what you think!
Teke Mania 2009
This is the cover of Teke Mania 2009. They used my photo of Magnatli!! The magazine is wonderful and full of lots of information. It is put out by the Akhal-Teke Horse Association (note: link is correct but website is currently down). Become a member and support an international Akhal-Teke organization. Download their membership application [...]
Amazone of Peace
Laurence Bougault is planning her trek, the Amazone of Peace, from Ashgabat to Paris, starting in April of 2009. Her plan is to cover the 7,000 km in six months, traveling through Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy and through France by September. You can buy her book, “Sous l’œil des chevaux d’Afrique“, where she chronicles [...]
Akhal-Teke Press Release
The Akhal-Teke, an artwork of ancient origin with such majesty that there is no comparison in the equine world so they must be compared to other species: “A serpent, an eagle and a cheetah – all in one…” I. Khienkina
Akhal Teke UK
Talk on Turkestan horses to raise money for Grass Sickness Fund
“Celestial Horses: Travels in Turkestan” will be given by Gill Suttle FRGS on 16 November near Tewkesbury
Akhal-Teke conformation
My interest is in the “old style” Akhal-Tekes with the solid conformation for performing raids by the old Turkmen tribes.
“20,000 Miles on a Horse”
Here is a film I really want to see: Two men (a Russian and American) ride on horseback from from the Southern tip of Argentina (Tierra del Fuego), to the Northern edge of Alaska (the Bering Sea). The best part is that they filmed everything…
Horse Lovers Blog Carnival
Welcome to the July 25th 2007 Edition of the Horse Lovers Blog Carnival!
Horse Lovers Blog Carnival – July 25
Submit up to 2 blog posts by July 24th to take part in this months blog carnival!!
Geldy’s documentary by Jonathan Maslow???
I have been trying to find the documentary video – “Geldi: A Horseman of the Turkmen Steppes” by Jonathan Maslow. I think it was not used? He must have some great footage of the Turkoman horses though!!
Alternate view on Sovhov-2 line
Here is a response by Leonid Babaev to Dr. Rjabova’s article about the new line of Sovhov-2, which appeared in the magazine Akhal-Teke Inform 2006.
line Sovhov 2nd, by Dr. Rjabova
Dr. Rjabova’s article appeared in the magazine Akhal-Teke Inform 2006.
Contribution of the Akhal-Teke to the English Thoroughbred
I can’t resist writing this note, since Teke people like to state that the Teke is the precursor to the English Thoroughbred. Unfortunately I do not have time to write a review, but here is an overview:
Akhal-Teke literature
I am ravenous for information about Akhal-Tekes so I am compiling a list of books of interest. I will post my reviews here on the books I acquire. Please comment on the ones you have read!
Akhal-Teke links
In my quest for information I have come up with a list of Akhal-Teke links:
