Re: [RC] [Consider This] Akhal-Tekes in Russian Endurance Ride - Barbara McCrary
Notice the event took place in 1935.
Interesting....
We have a book called Horses of the World by Daphne
Goodall, published in 1965. We've had it since our daughters were
young girls. It features all the breeds of all the countries, and here is
what it says about the Akhal-Teke: "Bred in a number of provinces, and is
a direct descendant of the very old Turkmene race." Look at the Turkmene
and here is its description: "....iron hard legs; of exceptional stamina
and endurance, fearless, obedient, and very fast."
After our family got in to endurance riding
in 1972, we used to read this description and dream, wishing there were such a
horse in the USA. Now we in this country are so much closer to that
dream. I don't know how many A-Ts there are here now, but there were none
when that book first came out.
