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Absinthe (Russian: Абсент, named "Absent" in some Russian transcriptions) was a black stallion of the Akhal-Teke breed, born in 1952 in Kazakhstan under the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Spotted by Marshal Semyon Budyonny , this son of the stallion Arab obtained the first world record for the number of Olympic titles in the ...
An Akhal-Teke stallion. The Akhal-Teke is of medium size, usually standing some 144 to 160 cm at the withers, with a weight between 430 and 500 kg. [41]: 433 Coat colors vary widely: the most frequent are bays (about 40%), duns (about 22%), blacks (about 12%) and chestnuts (about 11%); other colors include grey, cream and yellow.
Yanardag is an Akhal-Teke horse bred by Geldy Kyarizov, [5] and foaled in Turkmenistan in 1991, [1] the year of Turkmenistan's independence from the Soviet Union. [1] Yanardag was named world champion of the breed in 1999 in Moscow, and was subsequently acquired by Saparmurat Niyazov, who was President of Turkmenistan 1990–2006.
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The Nez Perce Horse Registry (NPHR) program was established in 1995 in Lapwai, Idaho, and was based on cross-breeding the old-line Appaloosa horses (the Wallowa herd) with an ancient Central Asian breed called Akhal-Teke. [3] Four Akhal-Teke stallions that had been imported from Russia, including the Tersk Stud, were donated to the Nez Perce ...
The Turkoman horse, or Turkmene, is an Oriental horse breed from the steppes of Central Asia. It influenced many modern horse breeds, including the Thoroughbred horse. Modern descendants include the Akhal-Teke, [1] the Iomud, the Goklan and Nokhorli. [2] The Turkmen is only bred in north-east Iran. [3] There are about 3000 animals. The ...
The Nez Perce was developed in Idaho in the late 20th century by the Native American Nez Perce tribe, crossing appaloosas with the Akhal-Teke, a central Asian breed.
Akhal-Teke horses bred at the Tersk Stud were also in demand by American buyers, with the stallion Kaltaman (b. 1963) being imported in the 1980s by German-born and U.S.-based breeders Hans and Eberhard Sprandel. [43] [44] Kaltaman had an influence the Nez Perce Horse through his grandson, the 1989 stallion Pazyryck, by Azal. [45]