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 ...

Today, Turkmenistan has determined the winners of the Akhal-Teke horse competition, as well as the competition of the work of carpet masters, jewelers, painters and sculptors, glorifying the beauty of ...

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 ...

Horses have been companions to humans for millennia, but some breeds stand out for their exceptional traits, historical ...

On a recent sunny Sunday morning, crowds gathered, as they do every weekend, at the Ashgabat hippodrome to enjoy the nation’s favorite sport and celebrate its main protagonists — majestic Akhal-Teke ...

President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is very fond of pointing. There is no counting the number of meetings at which he has been seen forcefully expanding on an argument with his favorite ...

The horse is one of the most recognizable animals. They have walked alongside humans for thousands of years, shaping history, culture, and everyday life. Some of the horses are built to survive in hot ...