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He was born in 1976 at the Soviet collective farm Tubdenskii in Dagestan. Originally part of
the Soviet collective farm Gublenskii, Tubdenskii later on became a separate studfarm, now
known as studfarm Dagestanskii. The man responsible for bringing him into the world -
Vladimir Petrovich Shamborant – had such high opinion of him that he decided to make him a
symbol of all Akhal-Teke breeding within Dagestan.
Shamborant had good reasons for his decision. To begin with, Dagestan could boast a most
impressive pedigree. His sire, Yulduz, was the best son of the line founder Gelishikli who is
seen by for many Akhal-Teke breeders as the “ideal” of the Akhal-Teke horse. The mother
of Yulduz, Gul’, the daughter of Sapar Khan and Djeren, is the best mare for quality of
progeny at the Tersk stud. Besides Yulduz, this combination was also responsible for the
outstanding Gundogar, Guneshli, Gul’dzhakhan and Gesel’. The combination of Gelishikli with
the daughters of Sapar Khan was, in essence, the “golden cross” of the Tersk stud. A very
important element in Yulduz’s breeding was the in-breeding to Bek Nazar IV, IV – IV, V and
to his sire Bek Nazar Al V.V-IV, V.VI. The type, conformation, temperament and
workability of Geleshikli line emerged in many ways as a direct result of their influence.
The mother of Dagestan, the buckskin Fakiia, the daughter of Karat and Fergezel’, was a
brilliant racehorse who won The Opening and the Summer Prizes, won many other traditional
races, showed excellent record for 1600m – 1,46.4 minutes. In her appearance she was a
compact, useful mare with prominent withers and dry strong legs.
The father of Fakiia, the perlino Karat, was the son of the wonderful Taimaz, one of the last
real representatives of the line Everdy Teleke. But Taimaz owed his type to a considerable
degree to his dam, the black Kara Kyz, daughter of Sapar Khan and full sister to Gul’.
The mother of Fakiia is one of the most typey and well-bred mares acquired by Tersk stud
from Turkmenistan – the bay Fergezel’, daughter of Fakir Sulu and Mama Gezel’, the grand-
daughter of Gezel’, the mother of Gelishikli.
Thus the pedigree of Dagestan is based on complex in-breeding of the most outstanding
representatives of the Akhal-Teke breed: W-W Fakir-Sulu, Gu-W Sapar Khanm TV-W
Djeren, IV-W Gezel’.
Dagestan was a stallion of medium height (157cm), compact (diagonal length shorter than the
height of the withers, with correct build and stunningly typey and extravagant. He had a light,
dry head with straight profile line, long, high-set neck, well-pronounced withers, sloping
shoulder. His colouring was buckskin with clearly-black legs, exactly the same as his dam’s.
Dagestan was born at the time when his native studfarm experienced severe feed shortages.
But both he and his mother were kept in special conditions and were sheltered from the
effects of malnutrition.
At the age of two Dagestan began appearing at racecourses: at Piatogorsk until the age of
five, from then on at Krasnodar. Against strong competition, from the age of two onwards he
was a serious rival to best racehorses and won many serious prizes. But his most achievement
was at the end of his racing career as a six-year-old. In great style he won The Introductory
Prize, The Comparative Prize and The Turkmen Republican Prize.
Dagestan was used as a stud with a relatively small number of mares. His registered progeny
consists of 36 horses: 19 stallions and 17 mares.
Dagestan children were usually medium size, dry, mostly possessing great workability and
with lively energetic temperament. Not all of them were equally typey. Along with the most
stunning horses there were some simpler ones. But in breeding selection what matters is not
the general mass but a few outstanding individuals. And there were quite a few of those
among Dagestan’s progeny: Gaizana 7 out of Gaia (Vatanchi – Golubka), Doremir out of
Damdja (Garem – Djakhan), Gelishikli II out of Ariia (Kaltaman – Alyzha 2nd), Dorkush out
of Kalina (Dost 2nd – Keniz). All of them are out of mares of different breeding – Dagestan
had good wide compatability, all that was needed was a bit of luck.
Gaisan was a good racehorse (winner of Autumn Prize), a medium-size, light, elegant horse
with a lively temperament. Apart from his paternal origin, he has interesting breeding on his
mother’s side, the daughter of Vatanchi. Her type can be clearly seen in Gaisan and his
children. The best son of Gaisan, the bay Rakhmet out of Rampa (Parakhat –Rena) – is a
good race horse (winner of Boinou Prize, The Big Summer and The Closing Prizes among
others) and will be used a stud at the end of his racing career.
The daughers of Gaisan – Rupiia, Melegozel’, Giandja, Geli, Gratsiia, Koroleva are typey and
show good breeding. By racing criteria the best one of them is Melegozel’, unbeatable at
sprinter distances, the winner of Shamborant Prize and The Dagestan Republican Prize. A
very useful daughter of Gaisan, the buckskin Gul’khanum, have shown great potential in long
distance races.
Dorkush is out of Turkmen-born Kalina and his pedigree is free of in-breeding. He is an
excellent, well-bred, extravagant and correct stallion – no surprise he was the breed champion
in 1997. His type shows the influence of his father as well as his grandfather, the great Yulduz.
At the moment, Dorkush is being used as a stud in Dagestan and the first examples of his
progeny are very interesting.
The daughters of Dagestan have been used in a number of breeding farms around Russia and
Turkmenistan. Some of them have already shown a great breeding potential, and among them
the mare Millet, bay, born in 1985 out of Mikhmanli (Opal – Gratsiia) is one of the most
outstanding dams of the Akhal-Teke breed as a whole. Crossed with Gaigysyz, buckskin,
born 1988 (Karaman – Syiagul’) she has already produced three amazing children: buckskin
Margaritka and two bays, Mangyt and Murgab, multi-champions of the breed.
We are convinced that a correct use of Dagestan’s progeny will play an important part in
future Akhal-Teke breeding, perhaps even a major part in continuous evolution and
improvement of the Akhal-Teke horses of Yulduz’s type.
the Soviet collective farm Gublenskii, Tubdenskii later on became a separate studfarm, now
known as studfarm Dagestanskii. The man responsible for bringing him into the world -
Vladimir Petrovich Shamborant – had such high opinion of him that he decided to make him a
symbol of all Akhal-Teke breeding within Dagestan.
Shamborant had good reasons for his decision. To begin with, Dagestan could boast a most
impressive pedigree. His sire, Yulduz, was the best son of the line founder Gelishikli who is
seen by for many Akhal-Teke breeders as the “ideal” of the Akhal-Teke horse. The mother
of Yulduz, Gul’, the daughter of Sapar Khan and Djeren, is the best mare for quality of
progeny at the Tersk stud. Besides Yulduz, this combination was also responsible for the
outstanding Gundogar, Guneshli, Gul’dzhakhan and Gesel’. The combination of Gelishikli with
the daughters of Sapar Khan was, in essence, the “golden cross” of the Tersk stud. A very
important element in Yulduz’s breeding was the in-breeding to Bek Nazar IV, IV – IV, V and
to his sire Bek Nazar Al V.V-IV, V.VI. The type, conformation, temperament and
workability of Geleshikli line emerged in many ways as a direct result of their influence.
The mother of Dagestan, the buckskin Fakiia, the daughter of Karat and Fergezel’, was a
brilliant racehorse who won The Opening and the Summer Prizes, won many other traditional
races, showed excellent record for 1600m – 1,46.4 minutes. In her appearance she was a
compact, useful mare with prominent withers and dry strong legs.
The father of Fakiia, the perlino Karat, was the son of the wonderful Taimaz, one of the last
real representatives of the line Everdy Teleke. But Taimaz owed his type to a considerable
degree to his dam, the black Kara Kyz, daughter of Sapar Khan and full sister to Gul’.
The mother of Fakiia is one of the most typey and well-bred mares acquired by Tersk stud
from Turkmenistan – the bay Fergezel’, daughter of Fakir Sulu and Mama Gezel’, the grand-
daughter of Gezel’, the mother of Gelishikli.
Thus the pedigree of Dagestan is based on complex in-breeding of the most outstanding
representatives of the Akhal-Teke breed: W-W Fakir-Sulu, Gu-W Sapar Khanm TV-W
Djeren, IV-W Gezel’.
Dagestan was a stallion of medium height (157cm), compact (diagonal length shorter than the
height of the withers, with correct build and stunningly typey and extravagant. He had a light,
dry head with straight profile line, long, high-set neck, well-pronounced withers, sloping
shoulder. His colouring was buckskin with clearly-black legs, exactly the same as his dam’s.
Dagestan was born at the time when his native studfarm experienced severe feed shortages.
But both he and his mother were kept in special conditions and were sheltered from the
effects of malnutrition.
At the age of two Dagestan began appearing at racecourses: at Piatogorsk until the age of
five, from then on at Krasnodar. Against strong competition, from the age of two onwards he
was a serious rival to best racehorses and won many serious prizes. But his most achievement
was at the end of his racing career as a six-year-old. In great style he won The Introductory
Prize, The Comparative Prize and The Turkmen Republican Prize.
Dagestan was used as a stud with a relatively small number of mares. His registered progeny
consists of 36 horses: 19 stallions and 17 mares.
Dagestan children were usually medium size, dry, mostly possessing great workability and
with lively energetic temperament. Not all of them were equally typey. Along with the most
stunning horses there were some simpler ones. But in breeding selection what matters is not
the general mass but a few outstanding individuals. And there were quite a few of those
among Dagestan’s progeny: Gaizana 7 out of Gaia (Vatanchi – Golubka), Doremir out of
Damdja (Garem – Djakhan), Gelishikli II out of Ariia (Kaltaman – Alyzha 2nd), Dorkush out
of Kalina (Dost 2nd – Keniz). All of them are out of mares of different breeding – Dagestan
had good wide compatability, all that was needed was a bit of luck.
Gaisan was a good racehorse (winner of Autumn Prize), a medium-size, light, elegant horse
with a lively temperament. Apart from his paternal origin, he has interesting breeding on his
mother’s side, the daughter of Vatanchi. Her type can be clearly seen in Gaisan and his
children. The best son of Gaisan, the bay Rakhmet out of Rampa (Parakhat –Rena) – is a
good race horse (winner of Boinou Prize, The Big Summer and The Closing Prizes among
others) and will be used a stud at the end of his racing career.
The daughers of Gaisan – Rupiia, Melegozel’, Giandja, Geli, Gratsiia, Koroleva are typey and
show good breeding. By racing criteria the best one of them is Melegozel’, unbeatable at
sprinter distances, the winner of Shamborant Prize and The Dagestan Republican Prize. A
very useful daughter of Gaisan, the buckskin Gul’khanum, have shown great potential in long
distance races.
Dorkush is out of Turkmen-born Kalina and his pedigree is free of in-breeding. He is an
excellent, well-bred, extravagant and correct stallion – no surprise he was the breed champion
in 1997. His type shows the influence of his father as well as his grandfather, the great Yulduz.
At the moment, Dorkush is being used as a stud in Dagestan and the first examples of his
progeny are very interesting.
The daughters of Dagestan have been used in a number of breeding farms around Russia and
Turkmenistan. Some of them have already shown a great breeding potential, and among them
the mare Millet, bay, born in 1985 out of Mikhmanli (Opal – Gratsiia) is one of the most
outstanding dams of the Akhal-Teke breed as a whole. Crossed with Gaigysyz, buckskin,
born 1988 (Karaman – Syiagul’) she has already produced three amazing children: buckskin
Margaritka and two bays, Mangyt and Murgab, multi-champions of the breed.
We are convinced that a correct use of Dagestan’s progeny will play an important part in
future Akhal-Teke breeding, perhaps even a major part in continuous evolution and
improvement of the Akhal-Teke horses of Yulduz’s type.
By Alexander Klimuk, translated by Maria Marquise
In 1999 one of the best Akhal-Teke sires in Russia died at the horse-breeding farm
“Yulduz” of Krasnodar region.
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