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 ...

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 ...

The Galkynysh National Equestrian Games Group of Turkmenistan began its guest tour in Changchun, Northeast China's Jilin province. On this occasion, a magnificent opening ceremony took place what was ...

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.

A Turkmenistan man performs with an Akhal-Teke Horse at a festival in China, May 12, 2014. (AP / Jason Lee) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...

Jumabay Turdahun started riding Akhal-Teke horses at Xinjiang Ancient Ecological Park last year, training for equestrian events that have taken him to various parts of the country. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA ...

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 ...