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Super Star is listed as the #5 PreGreen Hunter Sire for 2008.
Super Star's 15'2 hand size is the ideal size for an Akhal Teke breeding stallion. His conformation displays the true characteristics of the breed. He has the desirable "dry" body type with thin, straight, lean features including prominent withers, long legs and high neck set straight to the shoulders.
His large eyes, alert ears and light head with wide cheeks belie his superior intelligence. Super Star's long pasterns, solid hooves and strong sloping shoulders define his compact solid frame which is a hallmark of this breed. Super Star's thin skin with a metallic hue give him the unmistakable regal Akhal Teke look.
Super Star is very sturdy and a natural athlete. He shows all the speed, endurance, beauty and power for which the Akhal Teke are well known. He also displays the Akhal Teke's characteristics for great intelligence, trainability, kindness and stamina.
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Super Star is an Akhal- Teke stallion with brilliance in dressage and jumping skills. This breed of horse is known for great intelligence and calm. Super Star stands 15.2h with elegance in stature and an amazing lightness and reach of foot. I highly recommend him in breeding for quality, size and scope in both horse and pony mares."
~Dr Flynn -
Owner of Barracks Stud in Charlottesville Virginia
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Breed History:
The History of the Akhal-Teke remains somewhat of a mystery. Thought to have come from Russia, they actually originated in Turkmenistan. The name Akhal Teke comes from the word "Akhal" which is the name of a long oasis nestled in the foothills of the Kopet Dag Mountains and "Teke" comes from the name for the Turkmen tribe that raised this breed.
The Akhal Teke breed has remained a "pure breed" for so long because they were geographically sheltered from the wars and trade around them. There was the Caspian Sea to the West and the mountains to the North and the South.The landscape and the climate in this part of Turkmenistan were extremely rough and unforgiving. Ninety percent of the country is desert so the horses had to adapt to extreme heat, sparse grass, and drought for most of the year.
Although the horses were subjected to this harsh environment, they were highly valued and admired by their owners. These horses grew up close to their masters and were cared for as prized possessions. They were blanketed when cold and adorned when ridden. This breed's historical closeness to their masters makes them particularly prone to responding to kindness and praise.
The important cultural status that the Akhal-Teke enjoyed meant that they were also given as state gifts. There is a story that one such horse was presented to Queen Elizabeth. The royal groom, being unfamiliar with this breed, assumed the naturally shiny coat had been artificially polished. However, after diligently trying to remove the polish, he found that the gifted Akhal-Teke's coat only shone brighter.
The Russians also highly prized the Akhal-Teke. About 500 years ago some of the Akhal-Teke breed were brought north from Turkmenistan through Uzbekistan and Kazakstan into Russia. They were called "Argamaks" meaning "the tall refined and valuable horse of Asian type".
A frequent misconception is that the Akhal-Teke is a warmblood. The horse, however, is in the hot blood category along with the Thoroughbred and the Arab.
These horses are known to man as the oldest equine breed and have influenced many other breeds.
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Crossed the Akhal-Teke with the Arabs and got the Munique strain then came to Europe to found modern Arab breeding. Taller in size than the Arab and faster. Gomoush-Born was a most prominent stallion.
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Byerly Turk (1689) and Darley Arabian (1704) two of the threes founding Thoroughbred stallions.
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Turkmen-Atii was used to infuse new blood into the Trakenher warmblood. / Don / Budyonny / Boin ou Saryk Tribe, mother of the Mele Kush/ Mele Khadji Nur Sire lines of the Toporbai and El.
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ARAB and ALSAKAR are two examples of very prominent pure bred Akhal Tekes stallions. You can see the success of their progeny through ABSENT. ARAB's son ABSENT won the gold medal at the 1960 Olympic ridden by Sergei Filatov with a score of 82.40%. Absent won 5 Olympic medals during his career.
The Akhal-Teke is viewed as the equine aristocrat. It has been written that "they literally flew between heaven and earth, listen to the bridle, with easy gaits." They are known for their beauty, grace, and elegance but yet are sturdy and strong. Their coats are mirror-like and their temperaments are unequalled. The breed is not only magnificent to gaze upon but they are a pleasure to ride and train.
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