Title: Sacred horses : the memoirs of a Turkmen cowboy /
Authors: Maslow, Jonathan Evan.
Publisher: Random House,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Maslow, Jonathan Evan Journeys Turkmenistan.; Maslow, Jonathan Evan Travel Turkmenistan.; Horses Turkmenistan.; Turkmenistan Description and travel.
Abstract: The Akhal-Teke horse, a desert purebred for hundreds of years, is quite unlike an Arabian, an English thoroughbred, or any other equus; it has enormous stamina (it can cover 125 miles a day for weeks on end) and beauty (a much longer neck than other horses and an iridescent coat). This breed is a Turkmen's most precious possession, but it was almost wiped out under Soviet rule, and only recently has it begun to make a comeback.