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.

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 ...

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 ...

The golden horse stood shimmering in the spring sunshine. Its almost translucent coat shone with a metallic sheen and was like silk to the touch. Under that skin flowed blood from a line that ...

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.

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 crowd is ecstatic, clapping in sync with the music as the announcer’s voice reverberates through the stadium. Everyone's attention is focused on the jockeys riding Turkmenistan’s prized Akhal-Teke ...

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 ...

Through care at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital, a 19-year-old Akhal-Teke stallion named Kiergen fought off a dangerous infection. Not only is ...

Sacred Horses: The Memoirs of a Turkmen Cowboy – By Jonathan Maslow, Random House, $25, 334 pp. Jonathan Maslow is a New Jersey-based writer, naturalist and filmmaker who looks very funny dressed in ...