Akhal Teke UK
©Black Fox 2007-2008
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What we did in 2007
We did not just spend the whole year buried under the piles of VNIIK paperwork,
though at times it almost felt like it…
We did not just spend the whole year buried under the piles of VNIIK paperwork,
though at times it almost felt like it…
In May - we staged a 3-day Breed Exhibition
at the Devon County Show with Darya’s stallion
Dominik as our one and only exhibit, after Mualim
tried to join in the Shire Ploughing demonstration
and had to be escorted out of the grounds. They
invited us again in 2008 when we are hoping to
present more horses with the help from the same
excellent commentator Peter Clarke.
at the Devon County Show with Darya’s stallion
Dominik as our one and only exhibit, after Mualim
tried to join in the Shire Ploughing demonstration
and had to be escorted out of the grounds. They
invited us again in 2008 when we are hoping to
present more horses with the help from the same
excellent commentator Peter Clarke.
In July -Darya made a valiant attempt to brave the rain at the Royal Show while
Maria provided moral support from sunny Bangalore in Southern India.
Maria provided moral support from sunny Bangalore in Southern India.
In September - Mualim spent
a week in Aylesbury learning social
skills. Being surrounded by Suffolk
Punch mares felt almost as good as
Devon County! Mualim acted as the
perfect guinea-pig for the valuable
lesson on stallion handling we
received from Darren Blanchard of
Pferde Stud, Buckinghamshire.
a week in Aylesbury learning social
skills. Being surrounded by Suffolk
Punch mares felt almost as good as
Devon County! Mualim acted as the
perfect guinea-pig for the valuable
lesson on stallion handling we
received from Darren Blanchard of
Pferde Stud, Buckinghamshire.
In October - Darya’s mare
Oinam gave birth to a strong,
spirited filly-foal with her sire’s
sweet disposition and facial
expression, and the splendid
movements of her dam. By this time,
Mualim has learned to hack out with
other horses, including his now-best-
friend 12,2hh Dartmoor pony mare
Bracken.
Oinam gave birth to a strong,
spirited filly-foal with her sire’s
sweet disposition and facial
expression, and the splendid
movements of her dam. By this time,
Mualim has learned to hack out with
other horses, including his now-best-
friend 12,2hh Dartmoor pony mare
Bracken.
In November - Dominik spent four days in Devon, where he continued flatwork
lessons with classical dressage trainer and a pupil of David Hunt, Marylin Chaney, and
had a successful session with show-jumping trainer Lydia Lucas, a pupil of Lars
Sederholm and Yogi Breisner (http://www.saxonequestrian.com/index.html). By then,
Mualim has mostly-mastered leg-yield and turn-on-the-forehand. His workability in the
school is most remarkable for a four-year-old Teke.
lessons with classical dressage trainer and a pupil of David Hunt, Marylin Chaney, and
had a successful session with show-jumping trainer Lydia Lucas, a pupil of Lars
Sederholm and Yogi Breisner (http://www.saxonequestrian.com/index.html). By then,
Mualim has mostly-mastered leg-yield and turn-on-the-forehand. His workability in the
school is most remarkable for a four-year-old Teke.
November was a fruitful month for the Akhal-Teke population in the UK: Nigel
Baverstock imported a Swedish-born purebred mare Mushmula (by Djasman) while
the well-known British International Endurance Team rider Jill Thomas has become the
owner of two purebred Akhal-Teke: purebred colt Salimrashid (Shayol-Sinekchi) from
Akhalt-Service in Russia and purebred filly Guldjady (Ak Sakal-Gulchetai) from the
Netherlands.
Baverstock imported a Swedish-born purebred mare Mushmula (by Djasman) while
the well-known British International Endurance Team rider Jill Thomas has become the
owner of two purebred Akhal-Teke: purebred colt Salimrashid (Shayol-Sinekchi) from
Akhalt-Service in Russia and purebred filly Guldjady (Ak Sakal-Gulchetai) from the
Netherlands.
