Akhal Teke UK
©Black Fox 2007-2009
Studbook Registration
Akhal-Teke UK Ltd is a Breed Registration Service for the owners of Akhal-Teke horses
outside Russian Federation. Akhal-Teke UK Ltd is incorporated in the UK as a non-profit
company limited by guarantee. We work directly with VNIIK, the All-Russia Institute of
Horse Breeding in Ryazan, Russia, to assist horse owners with the process of General
Studbook registration, DNA testing and blood-typing and pedigree verification.
Akhal-Teke UK will advise breeders and owners on how to collect and where to send the
material for testing, and will work with VNIIK to verify the parentage of the horse and obtain
Primary Registration documents. We will also assist those owners who wish to inscribe their
breeding stock into the published volumes of the Studbook. Our Services are open to any
owner of Akhal-Teke outside the Russian Federation. The owner pays for the veterinarian to
collect blood and complete identification chart, for the laboratory testing and the cost of
VNIIK passport. The Akhal-Teke UK services are free.
The British National Akhal-Teke Catalogue
Akhal-Teke UK maintains the National Catalogue of the Akhal-Teke horses resident in the
UK who are listed on this website. The catalogue is available on request in Microsoft Excel
format.
Passports and Breed Recognition in the UK
Akhal-Teke UK has applied to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to
have the Akhal-Teke Breed recognised in the United Kingdom in accordance with European
Union legislation. If successful, we are hoping to be able to issue proper Akhal-Teke passports
from 2010.