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The Akhal-Teke (alcol-tech'-ā) is a Turkmen horse breed:
A Breed with a reputation for speed, endurance, and intelligence, not unlike their Arabian cousins. What makes them truly unique is their coat with its distinctive metallic sheen. Nicknamed the “Golden Horses,” they are adapted to severe climatic conditions and thought to be one of the oldest existing horse breeds. And rarest. Most are in Turkmenistan, although they can be found in Europe and North America. Less than 7,000 Akhal-Tekes are known to exist in the world. (As far as anyone knows.)
Akhal is the name of a line of oases along the north slope of the Kopet Dag mountains, inhabited by
the Tekke tribe of Turkmens.
You can learn more about this majestic breed HERE
A Message from The Livestock Conservancy:
Akhal-Teke horses featured in Desert Brave are an endangered breed of horse, originating in Turkmenistan more than 3,000 years ago. Today the horses can be found in small numbers around the world. The Livestock Conservancy, a U.S.-based group preserving endangered agricultural breeds, estimates fewer than 7,000 Akhal-Teke horses worldwide.
Learn more about their agricultural animal conservation efforts HERE