http://www.teke.ca Archived blog about Akhal-Teke horses Wed, 02 Jan 2013 06:57:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.teke.ca/2012/10/07/links/ http://www.teke.ca/2012/10/07/links/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:10:15 +0000 Kerri-Jo http://www.teke.ca/?p=4449 http://www.teke.ca/2012/10/07/links/feed/ 0 http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/20/jumping-comp/ http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/20/jumping-comp/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:57:50 +0000 Kerri-Jo http://www.teke.ca/?p=4435       The Turkmen Atlary held an indoor jumping competition for their Turkmen horses. Jumping is a new sport to Turkmenistan but it looks like their program is moving forward quickly. The Akhal-Tekes were well suited for jumping, especially in the tight indoor ring. The horses were all stallions and former race horses.]]> http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/20/jumping-comp/feed/ 0 http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/19/the-races/ http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/19/the-races/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:03:53 +0000 Kerri-Jo http://www.teke.ca/?p=4412       The Turkmen Horse Holiday is on the last Sunday in April and that day is celebrated with horse racing at the hippodromes across Turkmenistan. We were at the main stadium for the event, the International Equestrian Complex. The main event was the horse racing of the beautiful Turkmen horses. These photos were [...]]]> http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/19/the-races/feed/ 0 http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/18/halter_finals/ http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/18/halter_finals/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:20:30 +0000 Kerri-Jo http://www.teke.ca/?p=4400       The Turkmen Horse Holiday is on the last Sunday in April and that day is celebrated with horse racing at the hippodromes across Turkmenistan. We were at the main stadium for the event, the International Equestrian Complex, where the first part was the finals of the “most beautiful Akhalteke horse of the [...]]]> http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/18/halter_finals/feed/ 0 http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/15/around-ashgabat/ http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/15/around-ashgabat/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 22:08:30 +0000 Kerri-Jo http://www.teke.ca/?p=4387       Here are some photos taken during the Day of the Horse celebrations. There are some photos from the market, people, opening ceremonies, circus shots and just around Ashgabat.       Visit Kerri-Jo’s Flickr gallery, the Day of the Horse 2012, to see all the photos.]]> http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/15/around-ashgabat/feed/ 1 http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/14/akhal-teke-horses/ http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/14/akhal-teke-horses/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 03:29:01 +0000 Kerri-Jo http://www.teke.ca/?p=4371       Here are some of the individual horses that were shown to us while we were on the invited trip to Turkmenistan for the Day of the Horse. The mares and foals in the green pasture belong to the President’s herd and the rest are private owners. and check out all the horses [...]]]> http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/14/akhal-teke-horses/feed/ 2 http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/13/equine-art/ http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/13/equine-art/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:36:53 +0000 Kerri-Jo http://www.teke.ca/?p=4359       Art is very important in Turkmenistan and you see all kinds of art everywhere you go. As part of the Day of the Horse there was also an art contest. The international judges for the Turkmen Horse Beauty Contest also were invited to judge the exhibition. There were paintings, sculptures, ceramics and [...]]]> http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/13/equine-art/feed/ 1 http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/11/endurance-race/ http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/11/endurance-race/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:39:41 +0000 Kerri-Jo http://www.teke.ca/?p=4329                   Organized endurance riding is new to Turkmenistan, although their Akhal-Teke horses are perfectly suited to the sport. Traditionally these horses have travelled swiftly over long distances for war and transportation. There are only a few competing throughout the world but that number is sure to rise as people discover [...]]]> http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/11/endurance-race/feed/ 0 http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/11/at-the-races/ http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/11/at-the-races/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:20:12 +0000 Kerri-Jo http://www.teke.ca/?p=4316 Sundays are race days at the Akhal-Teke Horse Complex of the President of Turkmenistan on the south-eastern edge of Ashgabat. We went and enjoyed a nice day watching the great horses in action. Only Akhal-Teke horses are raced and the races held in the spring and fall. You can see all the photos from the [...]]]> http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/11/at-the-races/feed/ 1 http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/10/halter-competition/ http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/10/halter-competition/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:19:54 +0000 Kerri-Jo http://www.teke.ca/?p=4288 The international panel of 15 judges in the International AkhalTeke Horse Association in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, did a preliminary selection for the “Beauty Contest” for purebred Akhal-Teke stallions to be held on the Day of the Horse (the last Sunday in April). They selected the final ten out of the initial selection of 20 horses. The [...]]]> http://www.teke.ca/2012/07/10/halter-competition/feed/ 1