For all postcard collectors… Russia and Turkmenistan have issued postcards over the years featuring Akhal-Teke horses!
USSR – CIRCA 1968: A stamp printed in USSR shows a Akhal -Teke horse, series horse breed in a equestrian sport, circa 1968
Every year in Ashgabat competitions are held of the Akhal-Teke horse in art. The categories are: Paintings, Statues, Carpets, and Horse jewelry ( see the Traditional Tack page)
The Jockey of Artemision is a large Hellenistic bronze statue of a young boy riding a horse, dated to c.140 BC but possibly as early as 200BC. It is a rare surviving original bronze statue from Ancient Greece, and is currently located at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
