The most famous Akhal-Teke to date is the Olympic dressage champion, "Absent," a stunning black stallion with four white socks who introduced the world to this little-known breed when he won the gold medal in Prix de Dressage at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and Individual Bronze in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, ridden by Sergei Filatov.
Asent's sire, Arab 28 had a success full carer in jumping.
Over a decade later, Phil and Margot Case of Shenendoah Farms, Virginia founded a legacy when they became the first Americans to import Akhal-Tekes to the U.S. in 1979. Shenandoah Farms went on to produce a number of purebreds that were campaigned by professional riders to the upper levels of Three-Day Eventing, show jumping, and dressage. The sire and grandsire of their most successful horses was the Akhal-Teke stallion Senetir, who was foaled in Ashgabad, Turkmenistan in 1977. Many of Senetir's offspring went on to be successful competitors in eventing and jumping, including the purebred mare Senova, who placed third in the Radnor CCI* Three-Day Event in 1992, and Sengar, a purebred stallion who went on to become the most successful Advanced stallion to compete in America during his time. Ridden by Craig Thompson, Sengar competed at the CCI*** level in three-day eventing and was long-listed for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. But out of all of Senetir's legacies, perhaps most notably was the buckskin gelding "Kandar," owned and ridden by Karen Yates, who competed at six USEA CCI** Three-Day Events between 1994 and 2000, won the highly contested USEF Horse of the Year in 1998, and was long-listed for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
With their beautiful movement, responsiveness to aides, and intelligent demeanors, Akhal-Tekes have made a name for themselves with some of the most successful upper level dressage trainers and sport horse breeders in the United States. In 2004, several Akhal-Tekes found their way to the barn of Yvonne Barteau, winner of USDF gold, silver, and bronze freestyle bars, and FEI rider, trainer, and instructor. One of these horses was a Russian-imported stallion named Pahan who, under Yvonne and her husband (FEI rider and trainer Kim Barteau), competed at Intermediaire-II and Grand Prix dressage. And in Texas, purebred stallion Helm, trained by Reinhard Dorsch (FEI trainer, rider, and coach) and owned by William Askins, has been competing successfully through the Prix St. George and Intermediaire-1 dressage, while schooling Grand Prix. Akhal-Tekes are also becoming popular as valuable additions to breeding programs… particularly those that focus on producing sport horses for jumping, dressage, and eventing. Internationally-known sport horse breeder Max Ots, of Ots Sunrise Farm in De Pere, Wisconsin, received the American Warmblood Society 2012 Breeder of the Year Award for his Akhal-Teke x Warmblood crosses.
Asent's sire, Arab 28 had a success full carer in jumping.
Over a decade later, Phil and Margot Case of Shenendoah Farms, Virginia founded a legacy when they became the first Americans to import Akhal-Tekes to the U.S. in 1979. Shenandoah Farms went on to produce a number of purebreds that were campaigned by professional riders to the upper levels of Three-Day Eventing, show jumping, and dressage. The sire and grandsire of their most successful horses was the Akhal-Teke stallion Senetir, who was foaled in Ashgabad, Turkmenistan in 1977. Many of Senetir's offspring went on to be successful competitors in eventing and jumping, including the purebred mare Senova, who placed third in the Radnor CCI* Three-Day Event in 1992, and Sengar, a purebred stallion who went on to become the most successful Advanced stallion to compete in America during his time. Ridden by Craig Thompson, Sengar competed at the CCI*** level in three-day eventing and was long-listed for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. But out of all of Senetir's legacies, perhaps most notably was the buckskin gelding "Kandar," owned and ridden by Karen Yates, who competed at six USEA CCI** Three-Day Events between 1994 and 2000, won the highly contested USEF Horse of the Year in 1998, and was long-listed for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
With their beautiful movement, responsiveness to aides, and intelligent demeanors, Akhal-Tekes have made a name for themselves with some of the most successful upper level dressage trainers and sport horse breeders in the United States. In 2004, several Akhal-Tekes found their way to the barn of Yvonne Barteau, winner of USDF gold, silver, and bronze freestyle bars, and FEI rider, trainer, and instructor. One of these horses was a Russian-imported stallion named Pahan who, under Yvonne and her husband (FEI rider and trainer Kim Barteau), competed at Intermediaire-II and Grand Prix dressage. And in Texas, purebred stallion Helm, trained by Reinhard Dorsch (FEI trainer, rider, and coach) and owned by William Askins, has been competing successfully through the Prix St. George and Intermediaire-1 dressage, while schooling Grand Prix. Akhal-Tekes are also becoming popular as valuable additions to breeding programs… particularly those that focus on producing sport horses for jumping, dressage, and eventing. Internationally-known sport horse breeder Max Ots, of Ots Sunrise Farm in De Pere, Wisconsin, received the American Warmblood Society 2012 Breeder of the Year Award for his Akhal-Teke x Warmblood crosses.