The Akhal-Teke, also called the Turkoman horse is both the ancestor of the Arab and the English Thoroughbred, though this fact is not very well known within the horse world. From ancient times of Ghengis Khan to the present day, the Akhal-Teke has always been highly appreciated. He was the fastest horse one could find and he can cope with the worst living conditions, reason why he was also very cherished as a war horse. The Chinese even did wars for the “bloodsweating horse” as he was called in those days. Read more...
As long as there won't be worldwide known riders such as Jack Begaud for endurance, Bettina Hoy for eventing, Ludger Beerbaum for showjumping or Anky van Grunsven for dressage, just to name them as examples, but just competitors as you and me their performance, as respectable as it can be, will mostly remain in the dark, unknown by the wide horse people public out there. Read more...
We would like to see more Akhal-Tekes on international endurance competitions (CEI). Currently, Asman Teke has 5 horses in training in endurance. So if all goes well, there will be several horses ready sometime the next year.