Last weekend, Bábolna, Hungary, hosted the European Championship and equestrian show for the Akhal-Teke horse breed, native to Turkmenistan (Hungary Today reports). The event highlighted this unique breed, considered an ancestor of many popular horses today. Hungarian Minister of Agriculture István Nagy, in his opening speech, acknowledged the breed’s endangered status in Hungary and its […]
Art of Akhal-Teke horse breeding and traditions of horses’ decoration inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
On 5 December 2023, during the 18th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, which is being held in Kasane, Republic of Botswana from 5-9 December 2023, the nomination of Turkmenistan «Art of Akhal-Teke horse breeding and traditions of horses’ decoration» has been inscribed on the Representative […]
International Horse Breeding Academy Opens in Turkmenistan – the first-ever in the Central Asian region
On 1 September the Day of Knowledge and Student Youth, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov led the opening ceremony of the Aba Annayev International Horse Breeding Academy in Arkadag. The Academy was established on the initiative of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. This is the first […]