Akhal-Teke Association of America https://akhal-teke.org Preserving and Promoting the Akhal-Teke in North America Mon, 04 Mar 2024 06:59:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://akhal-teke.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/favicon-1.ico Akhal-Teke Association of America https://akhal-teke.org 32 32 EST/ATAA SANA Rare Steeds Show Entries are OPEN! https://akhal-teke.org/2024/03/03/est-ataa-sana-rare-steeds-show-entries-are-open/ https://akhal-teke.org/2024/03/03/est-ataa-sana-rare-steeds-show-entries-are-open/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 06:59:39 +0000 https://akhal-teke.org/?p=9805 To learn more about this event, register, and view the schedule visit our SANA West 2024 page and the Equus Survival Trust site.

June 27, 28, 29, 30th, 2024
Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, VIRGINIA

Activities include the EST Rare-Steeds™ Breed Pavilion, the educational EST Breeders Symposium, breed booths, breed demos, the Rockin R Rhythm Riders drill team display, a youth tour & scavenger hunt, and SANA – a very unusual competition for EST breeds with a full array of classes that promises to be educational as well as competitive.

]]> https://akhal-teke.org/2024/03/03/est-ataa-sana-rare-steeds-show-entries-are-open/feed/ 0 Calling all Teke Owners/Enthusiasts – We want to hear from you! https://akhal-teke.org/2024/02/25/calling-all-teke-owners-enthusiasts-we-want-to-hear-from-you/ https://akhal-teke.org/2024/02/25/calling-all-teke-owners-enthusiasts-we-want-to-hear-from-you/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 06:54:32 +0000 https://akhal-teke.org/?p=9801 As we are gearing up for the March newsletter we need your Teke stories, breeding plans, and competition goals, even if your goal is to get on one trail ride this year or just you have a favorite encounter. We’d also love to hear about any interesting Teke news or studies you’ve come across, and would love to see any creative Teke works including art and tack creations!

Please send your stories or shares to editor@akhal-teke.org. You can include pictures if you like please make sure you include the credits for photographer.

]]> https://akhal-teke.org/2024/02/25/calling-all-teke-owners-enthusiasts-we-want-to-hear-from-you/feed/ 0 Equus Survival Trust Rare Steeds SANA & Rare Breeders Symposium https://akhal-teke.org/2024/01/26/equus-survival-trust-rare-steeds-sana-rare-breeders-symposium/ https://akhal-teke.org/2024/01/26/equus-survival-trust-rare-steeds-sana-rare-breeders-symposium/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 20:10:55 +0000 https://akhal-teke.org/?p=9735 Join us this summer at the Equus Survival Trust Rare Steeds SANA & Rare Breeders Symposium event! Happening June 27th – 30 at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA.

Check out a first look at ATAA-EST SANA breed class list for Akhal-Tekes!

]]> https://akhal-teke.org/2024/01/26/equus-survival-trust-rare-steeds-sana-rare-breeders-symposium/feed/ 0 Become a Sponsor for the 2023 ATAA Annual Conference https://akhal-teke.org/2023/09/21/become-a-sponsor-for-the-2023-ataa-annual-conference/ https://akhal-teke.org/2023/09/21/become-a-sponsor-for-the-2023-ataa-annual-conference/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:57:11 +0000 https://akhal-teke.org/?p=9659 We are looking for sponsors for our upcoming annual conference! In exchange, we have exclusive advertising opportunities to promote YOUR business or farm.

Want shout outs for your business online and at the event? Maybe see your business on event banners and promotional materials? Or have your business be included on a special ATAA partners page?

Click here for details

Your contribution will support us in continuing to offer exciting, unique educational opportunities for this rare horse!

]]> https://akhal-teke.org/2023/09/21/become-a-sponsor-for-the-2023-ataa-annual-conference/feed/ 0 Registration is OPEN for the 2023 ATAA Conference! https://akhal-teke.org/2023/08/27/registration-is-open-for-the-2023-ataa-conference/ https://akhal-teke.org/2023/08/27/registration-is-open-for-the-2023-ataa-conference/#respond Sun, 27 Aug 2023 10:01:39 +0000 https://akhal-teke.org/?p=9565 Registration is now open for the Annual Akhal-Teke Association Conference happening November 3rd – 5th, 2023 in Fort Collins, CO!

Join us to learn and connect with horse people from local Colorado and the Akhal-Teke community of America. This event is for everyone who is an admirer of, owner of, breeder of, or simply curious about Akhal-Tekes and shares a love of horses.

Come discover how you can better build a working relationship with your horse, unearth the healing power of horses, and explore topics in progressive care for maintaining whole body wellness and achieving greater success together. All while experiencing the magic of the Akhal-Teke horse.

This year we are featuring Akhal-Teke fine art by talented Romanian artist Ruxandra Ionce. Check out our Limited Edition products on the event page. T-shirts are only available to order for pick-up at the event until September 30th!

Learn More & Register Now
]]> https://akhal-teke.org/2023/08/27/registration-is-open-for-the-2023-ataa-conference/feed/ 0 Stripe Checkout Now Available! https://akhal-teke.org/2023/08/24/stripe-checkout-now-available/ https://akhal-teke.org/2023/08/24/stripe-checkout-now-available/#respond Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:02:43 +0000 https://akhal-teke.org/?p=9437 We heard our members’ request for more payment checkout options, especially our international members who need to pay in other currencies. Now you can complete payments for registration, genetic testing, memberships, and more with Stripe! Simply proceed to checkout and select “Pay with Stripe”. Stripe is a secure, global payment system to pay online with your credit or debit card. We hope this will enable our memberships, services, and store to be more accessible to our Akhal-Teke community worldwide.

]]> https://akhal-teke.org/2023/08/24/stripe-checkout-now-available/feed/ 0 The Annual ATAA Conference, Colorado 2023 https://akhal-teke.org/2023/08/01/the-annual-ataa-conference-colorado-2023/ https://akhal-teke.org/2023/08/01/the-annual-ataa-conference-colorado-2023/#respond Tue, 01 Aug 2023 19:49:44 +0000 https://akhal-teke.org/?p=9252 Every year we host this special event where Akhal-Teke horse owners, breeders, and admirers can gather to learn more about this ancient breed and its modern community–the Annual ATAA Conference! This year the conference will be hosted in Fort Collins, Colorado on November 3rd to 5th, 2023.

We offer a panel of guest speakers who will share their wealth of knowledge on unique equine topics, and we have a fantastic clinician joining us for in-hand and ridden learning opportunities.


2023 GUEST SPEAKERS

Philip Himanka
Practitioner, Mentor, and Clinician of Progressive Hoof Care
Not Only Barefoot LLC.
Website

Elisabeth Denizot
Equine Gestalt Coaching
Nuturing Strides
Website

Kim Kizzier Sherrodd
Licensed Human & Animal Bodyworker
Creator and Director of The School of Applied Integrative Therapy – Equine (School AIT)
Website

As in year’s past other scheduled happenings will include a silent auction for your chance to go home with some wonderful Akhal-Teke and horse gifts, our general membership meeting, a social dinner, and more!

We are looking for auction item donations, of which all proceeds go to support our mission of promoting and preserving the Akhal-Teke horse. If you have any nice Akhal-Teke or horse related items you would like to donate to our silent auction, please email a description/photo to support@akhal-teke.org. All items will need to be brought to the event by 8AM November 4th or delivered to Yorke McGillivray at 3225 South Danube Street, Aurora, CO, 80013 by November 1st, 2023.

More details are to come!
Stay tuned for more news on this event here.

]]> https://akhal-teke.org/2023/08/01/the-annual-ataa-conference-colorado-2023/feed/ 0 Update on Ukraine Akhal-Tekes https://akhal-teke.org/2023/07/22/update-on-ukraine-akhal-tekes/ https://akhal-teke.org/2023/07/22/update-on-ukraine-akhal-tekes/#respond Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:50:40 +0000 https://akhal-teke.org/?p=9225 Ukraine Akhal-Tekes Update from the Akhal-Teke Foundation:
“New Babies! What a joy to share these lovely purebred Akhal-Teke foals! Born to Akhal-Teke mares evacuated from Ukraine, in the safety of their war-time foster homes in France and the Netherlands. Akhal-Teke supporters around the world stepped up and contributed, supported by the ATF and the ATAA and volunteers in six countries, to help evacuate rare Akhal-Teke horses from Ukraine, when the horses and the people were gravely endangered by the Russian invasion and continuing attacks. And today, with help from you, from their generous foster families, and from many others, the Akhal-Tekes evacuated from Ukraine are thriving, as you can see these beautiful new babies. Thanks in part to the generosity of the global Akhal-Teke community, not one of the rare and amazing Akhal-Teke horses in Ukraine has been lost so far in the Russian war of aggression. While we wish for the day when we can help again, to bring them back to their homeland Ukraine… we are proud of the world Akhal-Teke community for helping these dear horses in need. Please share this great news!”

Photos provided by the Akhal-Teke Foundation following the collaborative fundraising campaign with the Akhal-Teke Association of America. Thank you to everyone who participated!

Colt Danaply, born to evacuated mare at foster farm in the Netherlands.

Filly Yalka, born at foster farm in France to evacuated mare (Yareska x Kayumars).

Filly Yadynly, born at foster farm in the Netherlands to evacuated mare (Yarmelek x Dahilly).

Filly Khiva, born at foster farm in France to evacuated mare (Kayumars x Khengame).

]]> https://akhal-teke.org/2023/07/22/update-on-ukraine-akhal-tekes/feed/ 0 Spring in is Bloom https://akhal-teke.org/2023/05/18/spring-in-is-bloom/ https://akhal-teke.org/2023/05/18/spring-in-is-bloom/#respond Fri, 19 May 2023 03:53:24 +0000 https://akhal-teke.org/?p=9221 Spring is in full bloom ? We love to hear about foal announcements, show stories, training season experiences, and anything else that has sprung up for you!

Beautiful cremello Akhal-Teke photographed by @aurency.photography ?

]]> https://akhal-teke.org/2023/05/18/spring-in-is-bloom/feed/ 0 Great Friends at Equine Affaire Ohio 2023 https://akhal-teke.org/2023/04/18/great-friends-at-equine-affaire-ohio-2023/ https://akhal-teke.org/2023/04/18/great-friends-at-equine-affaire-ohio-2023/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:35:13 +0000 https://akhal-teke.org/?p=9213 The Akhal-Teke Association of America at Equine Affaire, Inc. (Official) in Columbus, OH, this past weekend was, as always, a great success!

A huge THANK YOU goes out to Cindy Sither and her helpers Meredith Ruth Johnson and Sora Akira for bringing the horses Garpun, Mascot and Tilly, and Morrigan Reilly-Ansons and her friends for bringing the mares Halla and Brita to participate in the breed demos and info booth. And a special thank you to Ethan Wandless, who presented Indyka and had fantastic rides in clinics with Julie Goodnight and Jason Irwin, helped me take care of my special boy Adamek, got me on time to my clinics with JJ Tate and Rita Tampanero and helped me get packed and on the road on Sunday. ?

– Shared by Sabine Desper, Director-at-Large

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