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The Akhal-Teke is a slender horse with a height of approximately 1.60 m for males and 1.55 m for mares. The general appearance shows an animal of elongated lines with a long and slender neck, sometimes S-shaped, associated with a haughty head carriage.

The Russian army made its entry into the territory between the 1860s and 1870s. In 1869 the port of Krasnovodsk was created, and already in 1874 the Russian presence was consolidated with the creation of the military district of Transcaspia. Annexed by the Russian Empire between 1865 and 1885, in 1890 the Russian control over Turkmenistan was complete.

One of the founding foals of the English thoroughbred racehorse is attributable to the Akhal-Teke breed, the colt known as Byerley Turk was reported to be a dark brown horse with Akhal-Teke characteristics, with large carriage, large eyes, long neck and high tail.

Horses with single or heterozygous cream dilute coats (especially bay-cream and palominos) often show a metallic hue that makes the body hairs appear golden. In white horses (gray liarts, creams, pearlies, …) with this characteristic, the hairs appear silver.

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But the world of horse-drawn carriages is not all about aesthetics. Technique, honed over decades, is essential to be able to master the concentrated power of harnessed horses. At a Parada Hípica,” he recalls, “I pulled eleven horses. It is true that when you see them before you it seems impossible…. You have to have a very correct dressage because you can’t imagine what eleven horses ‘weigh’ in your hand”. To get an idea of the ability of this Golden Horse, it is worth mentioning that he rode such an immense harness all over the center of Jerez, including a street as narrow as “La Santísima Trinidad”. And I tell you one thing, I have never touched a sidewalk”.

The tradition of such a noble profession has fallen on his nephew Rafael Carrasco, very renowned in this art and has already reaped many in cities as horse lovers as are the cases of Ronda and Jerez, after starting from early childhood.

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Skeletons of animals with similar characteristics to the current Akhal-Teke have been found in the Altai massif and in sites located in present-day Turkmenistan, a country where these horses are a true national symbol and where a good part of the approximately eight thousand Akhal-Teke in the world are registered.

In ancient Greek and Roman writings, the Akhal-Teke were considered divine or celestial horses, belonging to kings and with an unequalled beauty, being therefore highly appreciated by all the civilizations that inhabited or conquered Central Asia.

It is even mentioned in some historical texts that Bucephalus, the black horse of Alexander the Great, had the blood of the first Akhal-Teke, since the horses of Thessaly had at that time the blood of the oriental horses bred in Persia.

They also have slender and strong limbs, characteristics that give them great strength and endurance. The tail and mane are sparse, sometimes sparse, and the fringe is almost absent.

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In ancient Greek and Roman writings, the Akhal-Teke were considered divine or celestial horses, belonging to kings and with an incomparable beauty, being therefore highly appreciated by all the civilizations that inhabited or conquered Central Asia.

They also have slender and strong limbs, characteristics that give them great strength and endurance. The tail and mane are sparse, sometimes sparse, and the fringe is almost absent.