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| The divine Akhal-Teke Horse |
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Turkmenistan
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| 19-10-2010 |
 An ancient breed |
The Akhal-Teke is the only remaining pure strain of ancient Turkmene horse, a breed whose common ancesters bear a sucession of different names over time. Massaget, Parthian, Nisean, Persian, Turkmene and finally, Akhal-Teke. Excavations in southern Turkmenistan have uncovered skeletal remains of tall, fine-boned horses dating back to 2400 BC. The breed name, however, dates back only to the end of the nineteenth century. It consists of two words: "Akhal," the long oasis nestled in the foothills of the Kopet Dag Mountains (once a part of the kingdom of ancient Persia, now present-day Turkmenistan and "Teke," after the Turkmen tribe, the dominant nomadic people who inhabited the oasis and for centuries raised the Turkmen horse.
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