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.

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan, August 22. On August 22, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan, and Shavkat ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Akhal-Teke is an elegant, exotic horse, which exudes grace and athleticism. This ancient breed started out in the hot climates of the central Asian desert as a ridden horse for the Turkmen people, ...

An ancient breed of Asian horses that has long been the stuff of legend is gradually coming back to life in China, thanks to a billionaire’s persistence. Chen Zhifeng, founder and chairman of Yema ...