It’s not often you can rent a beautiful, ancient and rare breed of horse for a trail ride, but at Dasha Cole’s Myakka River Trail Rides, the endangered Akhal-Teke horses are available for greenhorns.

The crowd is ecstatic, clapping in sync with the music as the announcer’s voice reverberates through the stadium. Everyone's attention is focused on the jockeys riding Turkmenistan’s prized Akhal-Teke ...

In the heart of Central Asia, the sunbaked Karakum Desert stretches across Turkmenistan. For centuries, the nomadic Turkmen who inhabited these desiccated plains trekked long distances on horseback in ...

Turkmenistan is home to one of the oldest and most beautiful horse breeds known as Akhal-Teke. These horses have been bred for thousands of years by the Turkmen Teke tribe in the Akhal oasis in the ...

Horses have been companions to humans for millennia, but some breeds stand out for their exceptional traits, historical ...

The horse is one of the most recognizable animals. They have walked alongside humans for thousands of years, shaping history, culture, and everyday life. Some of the horses are built to survive in hot ...

A Turkmenistan man performs with an Akhal-Teke Horse at a festival in China, May 12, 2014. (AP / Jason Lee) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...