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Comment by Jenny Prahl on February 11, 2010 at 11:19am

OH! Didn't know that!!!!! How interesting! Thank you! I knew they were from the East Prussia region but wasn't aware of the connection!

Comment by Jessica Eile Keith on February 11, 2010 at 10:53am

Well, you can imagine with Akhal-Teke, if I had invented this breed I should have called them something easier! The Russians called them Argamaks and in Europe they were called Turks or Turkmens. Actually one golden Akhal-Teke stallion called Turkmen Atti was used in the creation of the Trakhener breed.

Comment by Jenny Prahl on February 11, 2010 at 10:13am

Funny! :-D the horse in my pic is my 3/4 Trakehner, 1/4 Hanoverian gelding. I thought "Trakehner" was complicated for people! :-) Do you breed Akhal-Tekes?

Comment by Jessica Eile Keith on February 11, 2010 at 9:58am

Yes, this photo really captures the metallic sheen of some of the Akhal-Tekes. And yes, I wish I would have fallen in love with a breed with a less complicated name!

Comment by Jenny Prahl on February 11, 2010 at 9:41am

This one has a coat like an Akele-Tekke (not sure if I spelled that correctly, sorry) gorgeous!