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The Akhal-Teke, due to its natural athleticism, can be a sport horse, good at dressage, show jumping, eventing, racing, and endurance riding. A noted example was the Akhal-Teke stallion, Absent, who won the Grand Prix de Dressage at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, while being ridden by Sergei Filatov.
Naked foal syndrome is a rare, genetic disorder specific to the Akhal-Teke breed and recognized among breeders. It is characterized by foals being born without hair and often dying within days to months after birth. While the exact cause of these early deaths is unknown, some hairless foals have survived up to 2.5 years.
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.
Absinthe was a tall, black-coated Akhal-Teke stallion. [16] [17] He was described as physically very harmonious. [13] His black head is as fine as a Thoroughbred's, and he has a white mark on his forehead. His neckline is arched in the shape of a swan's neck. [13] He also wears four white markings on his lower legs. [13]
Pages in category "Akhal-Teke horses" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. N. Naked foal syndrome; Y.
The Nez Perce Horse is a spotted horse breed of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho. The Nez Perce Horse Registry (NPHR) program began in 1995 in Lapwai, Idaho and is based on cross-breeding the old-line Appaloosa horses (the Wallowa herd) with an ancient Central Asian breed called Akhal-Teke.
Horses in the region of Kazakhstan date to the 5th century B.C. Early influences on what today is the Kazakh horse include the Akhal-Teke , Arabian , Karabair , and Mongolian horse . Beginning in the 20th century, the breed had additional infusions of blood from the Russian Don , Orlov Trotter and the Thoroughbred .
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]