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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 [...]
Day of the Horse IV
After the excitement of the races some of us went to see the newest Hippodrome and Equestrian complex, still under construction in the Ahal Velayat. The Hippodromes throughout Turkmenistan are meant to be a hub for all equestrian sport. The are equipped with everything from the tracks and stables to arenas and stadiums and even [...]
Day of the Horse: racing!
And the main event for the Day of the Horse, the races: Race 1: 2000m race, winner #1: Gokhan (Goar-Tamaly); #8: Yeldes (Pelle-2 x Yorka); #7: Garadag (Garadil x Arzuw) ______________________________________________ race 2: 1400m, winner #2: Gysyksakar (Goar x Dursecen); #5: Tejebe (Ahal 2 x Tuly); #7: Gullden 2 (Arkadag 2 x Ganga); #12: Bereket [...]
Day of the Horse II
At the track they had jumping, Roman Riding and a circus horse for entertainment on the holiday in honour of the Turkmen horse: Dr. Alexander Zaitchev (Vice Director of VNIIK) & Dr. Michael Atrochenko (Russia, VNIIK) Rosemary Swift (Australia) & Dr. Marius Dolis (Romania)
Hippodrome – backstretch
There wasn’t much going on at the track as it was the middle of the day. Again, as seems typical for the Turkmen people, there were lots of smiles and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves with the horses. Also, the horses were all very well behaved and calm. Most of the riders were exercise [...]
Ashgabat Hippodrome
We visited the racetrack in the afternoon. One of the stables presented some of their horses to us. It was not a planned visit so they just brought them out as they were. The ones shown have finished their racing career and are currently in training for jumping. This hippodrome is not just set up [...]
gallop!
Here are some shots of Darla galloping out the horses: Kamileshen is competitive and fast Akpai is elegant, smooth and under control and Darginka isn’t competitive with anyone except perhaps her riders (function($){$(document).ready(function(){$(“#px48 a”).lightBox({});});})(jQuery); We are going to have an Akhal-Teke race next year! It will be a combined race for all ages. Date, location [...]
Akhal-Teke Race in Pardubice
the upcoming 1,200m race in Pardubice is the first for purebred Akhal-Tekes being held outside Russia and Turkmenistan. Turkoman horse races are also popular in Iran, hopefully they will soon be held throughout many more regions. Meet the horses:
Hastings Race Track
Tribute to Eight Belles
Big Brown wins the Kentucky Derby but our hearts go out to Eight Belles.
100 miles in under 6.5 hours!!
Omair Hussain Al Beloushi on 11-year-old Charlandre Al Sharif set a world record for a 160-km endurance race. And they did it in style with incredible recoveries. Talk about a training program!! Congratulations!
Standardbred racing at Fraser Downs
Off to the track on a nice Sunday afternoon…
Akhal-Teke videos IV
Here are some videos that I that I would love to know more about. They show lovely Akhal-Tekes and really show off their movements. Please let me know to whom credit them to as well as any information you have!
Akhal-Teke conformation
My interest is in the “old style” Akhal-Tekes with the solid conformation for performing raids by the old Turkmen tribes.
Akhal-Teke Racing 2007
Races I could find results of from 2006-2007. Of note to me is that Melebajdak is consistently doing well and that Ajax does well at both shorter and longer distances, Godzar is still running at 9 years old, and it also looks like Argamak is on a winning streak:
Horse Lovers Blog Carnival
Welcome to the July 25th 2007 Edition of the Horse Lovers Blog Carnival!
Akhal-Teke videos II
including the 2007 Russian President’s Cup; the 2007 Luxembourg show, and the 1945 Russian WWII victory parade with Arab:
Equine Videos on the WWW
Videos from UTube and other web sources with cool horse content, including a Russian TV show about Akhal-Tekes, Mongolian horse racing, dressage, jumping, vaulting, and training…
Historical Records II
For my pedigree research I am trying to collate which Akhal-Tekes have done well with racing in the past.
Here is a list of some records compared to results from the Championship of Russia 2005:
Historical Records I
For my pedigree research I am trying to collate which Akhal-Tekes have done well with racing in the past.
Here is a list of some noted results from longer distances:
