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Ancient breed of horses – Arabian thoroughbred (part 2)
Using
The main focus for the Arabian breed of horses is considered to be participating in various competitions. These are exhibitions and shows, smooth races at racetracks, distance runs. Animals can ride already from the age of 3 years, and from two tests on racetracks begin. Three times the Soviet “Arabs” won the “Prize of Europe”.
Today, in many Russian hippodromes, you can see the races on the eastern horses. All-Russian “Derby” is held at the Pyatigorsk Hippodrome. The best representatives of the “Arabs” are now bred in Tersk, Pyatigorsk and Moscow stud farms. They are also kept in private households.
Anglo-Arabian horse with a rider Continue reading
Akhal-Teke – reference riding horse (part 1)
The Akhal-Teke breed of horses was once so adored by people that in honor of it they created a cult and made this animal the object of their worship. This breed appeared as much as 5 thousand years ago, that is, it has a deep and ancient history of origin. It all started with the fact that the inhabitants of Central Asia wanted to have not only a beautiful, but also a hardy horse, which would have a whole host of positive qualities.
Akhal-Teke variety of horses
The name of this amazing animal consists of the name of the oasis of Akhal and the Tekin tribe, who lived in those years in the aforementioned area. Since its inception, the Akhal-Teke horse has become the most coveted and most valuable gift that could be presented to a person at that time. Continue reading
Oryol breed – the pride of Russian horse breeding (part 2)
How did the breed
The first breeder of these horses, as mentioned above, was the notorious Count Alexei Orlov-Chesmensky. When he had already resigned, he began to devote all his time to breeding work. Starting from 1775, the count travels to the countries of Europe and Asia, acquiring horses of all kinds in them. In fact, the history of the Oryol trotters dates back to the distant 1776, when the count bought for a fantastic amount and brought back to his homeland a stallion with hot Arab blood flowing in his veins – Smetanka horse. Every horse lover can see a photo of this handsome man today and appreciate all his virtues. Continue reading
