The Akhal-Teke, a breed of horse from Turkmenistan, has a reputation for speed, endurance and intelligence. In May 2014, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov presented an Akhal-Teke horse to ...

On the last Sunday of April, Turkmenistan celebrates the Day of the Turkmen Horse, Akhal-Teke. The famous horse breed takes its name from a Turkmen tribe, the Teke. This year, the country is sending ...

Berdymukhamedov the elder's insistence on stealing his son's limelight makes it hard to know who is truly running the country. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

In a country where the president has declared himself ‘the people’s horse breeder’, equestrian events are a family affair. Eurasianet goes along for the ride Each weekend crowds gather in the Turkmen ...

It’s not often you can rent a beautiful, ancient and rare breed of horse for a trail ride, but at Dasha Cole’s Myakka River Trail Rides, the endangered Akhal-Teke horses are available for greenhorns.

Wearing a blue caftan and shaggy sheepskin hat, Turkmenistan's president looked every part the accomplished horse-riding tribesman as he effortlessly cantered on his jewel-adorned stallion before ...

“Look, Ahalteke horse, look your star has risen, and we believe that it will light your way and will neverdie [sic] out.” This rather garbled sample quote from Turkmen President Gurbanguly ...

On 11-12 October, 2024, the President of the 42nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO, Amb. Simona-Mirela Miculescu, undertook an official trip to Turkmenistan, to award the high-level ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 12. The Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan, Gismat Gozalov, met with Pygy Bayramdurdyyev, the Rector of the International Akhal-Teke Horse Breeding ...

The Akhal-Teke is one of the most beautiful and oldest equine breeds in the world. There are only 8.000 in the world, and 1.000 of them can be found at a horse complex near Turkmenistan’s capital ...

This photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows an Akhal-Teke horse in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan. Akhal-Teke horse is a national treasure of Turkmenistan and nicknamed "sweat blood horse" in China. (Xinhua/Wu ...