"Pure blood", Akhal Teke Inform 2004, by A. Gaganova
"Fragile, aristocratic stature, refined conformation and brave fighting spirit. Communicative and
cautious. Attachment to humans and independence. Loyalty to his owner and pride."
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"The Akhal Teke horse in sport", Golden Mustang 2001
"The Akhal-Teke horse, with its beauty, elegance, correct conformation, multitude of coat
colours, versatility and a characteristic contour has no analogies in the equine world. This is a
light, agile, exuberant, hard-working, curious animal, wishing to participate in every tiny detail
of life which goes on around it."
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"Shamborant", by A. Maslov
"The horse’s head was long, with a Roman nose, with clearly pronounced blood vessels,
radiating from the large, almond-shaped eyes towards the wide nostrils, resembling the aperture
of a jet reactor, sharp as a blade ears – all these constituent parts were drawn towards the hand
and trembling from curiosity."
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"Purity – fact or fiction?", by Maria Marquise Baverstock
"..the concept of purity stems from the Turkmen tradition itself where two terms exist to
distinguish between a purebred (“asyl”) and a partbred (“alasha”). This concept has been
challenged more than once in modern times, sometimes officially and other times by stealth."
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"Makka Shael", by Maria Marquise Baverstock
"In October 2010, a Russian rider Vitaly Andrukhovich and his Akhal-Teke stallion Makka
Shael arrived at Stal Sprengenhorst to spend three months with Rien and Inge Van Der Schaft
at their dressage training facility in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Towards the end of their stay, the
verdict from the trainers - some of the most respected in Europe - was: “We need two more
years for you to reach the Olympic standard.” "
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