Akhal-Teke Center

18/08/2025

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Little Akhal-Teke filly Yara says hi at five months old. 💞

Well, a little less little all the time now. 😊

15/08/2025

Interesting last 24 hours at the ATC. Thursday afternoon saw a hyper-local thunderstorm cell drop 2” of rain in a fraction of an hour, with a few minutes of blasting hurricane force winds, leveling a dozen big trees around the farm.

Then today, Dory went to Floyd, Virginia, for a horsemanship clinic with Harry Whitney, where she’ll be handled by Jaime Bles.

And back at the ranch today, the baby ‘Tekes got to make some new friends, too. ❤️

There will be lots of firewood to make when Kevin gets home with Dory.

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07/08/2025

Thank you Hope Horsemanship, outstanding professional volunteer!

06/08/2025

With sound effects 😆

05/08/2025

Nap time after breakfast for some rare baby Akhal-Tekes. 🥰

Cremello Grace, palomino Sami, and buckskin Kieran.

(Andi and Yara are here too, just outside the frame on either side.)

How rare? Only about ten purebred Akhal-Tekes been born each year across North America recently.

There are many ways to support these precious little ones…
https://www.akhaltekefoundation.org/supporters.html

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05/08/2025

Little Akhal-Teke kids Grace & Sami at dinner tonight. 🥰

04/08/2025

Akhal-Teke girls grazing this evening.

Kebelek, Anadana, Ruby, & Abby

& -breeding

02/08/2025

This morning’s pose by the Akhal-Teke girls of the pasture called Middle East.

Kebelek, Abby, Ruby, and Anadana. ❤️

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31/07/2025

Robbie ❤️‍🩹

Poor Robbie! Not feeling well and so sad today. ❤️‍🩹

Robbie is a rare purebred Akhal-Teke c**t, 16 months old, ATF Rowayat Ruh (Ehyr Atlaz x Gavinka, 2024).

Here’s what’s happened. At breakfast on Sunday, Robbie was a bit droopy, with a moderately reduced appetite, so we took his temperature and found a high fever. The emergency vet came out and we got blood tests and started treatment with twice daily antibiotics and various supportive meds. But by this morning, Wednesday, his fever was even higher, so our volunteers took him on the trip down to Virginia Tech.

After a thorough exam in isolation at VT, Robbie was admitted for treatment of an unidentified infection, perhaps along the lines of anaplasmosis or Potomac horse fever. His treatment estimate went from $1200 initially, on admission, to $4000 once his first blood tests came back. He’s in worse shape “on paper” - in the tests - than the brave front he’s been holding up.

Here’s a link to help sweet Robbie if you can…
https://akhaltekefoundation.networkforgood.com/projects/243212-sponsor-robbie

**ts

27/07/2025

Akhal-Teke stallion Danny and his mares Ally and Kurinka, at lunch today on the upper reach of their pasture. ❤️

Danny is Seminole (Durkhal Shael x Ianka, 2016).

**ts

24/07/2025

Little Yara is dressed for action. 🥰 Today is another horse-moving day at the Akhal-Teke Center — four mares leaving the Big Barn pasture, so all five moms & foals can all be together, and have the run of that big pasture.

Purebred Akhal-Teke filly ATF Yary Gife (Ehyr Atlaz x Zenus), four months old. 💖

22/07/2025

These six are the current mares in the big barn pasture. They’re a good peaceful group. One day soon four of them will be moving to another pasture, so all five foals be together and can graduate from the maternity paddock to the big field. The two grandmas will stay to help with the little ones.

Here are Annuschka, Ruby, Anadana, Abby, Tina, and Kebelek. ❤️ This group of six Akhal-Teke girls ranges from one year to 25 years… 1, 2, 11, 20, and 25 years old. Do you know which are which? 😊

In the paddock behind are Kizy, Sayda, and Gavinka. There’s a little peek of Kieran’s nose and ears by Kizy.