Akhalteke horse – the pearl of beauty

The State Museum of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan invites those, who wishes to the opening of the exhibition named  “Akhalteke horse – the pearl of beauty”,  devoted to the National holiday of Turkmen horse, which will be carried out on the 24-th of April  2019, the year declared “Turkmenistan – Motherland of prosperity”, at 15:00.

Thanks to the tireless care of the honourable President, Turkmenistan, which is being promptly developed and reformed is always in a festive attire. Akhalteke horses, which stand alone in beauty, playfulness and endurance are one of universal values of the Turkmen people, which have the thousand-year history. Horses of paradise take a special place among national values. National holiday of Turkmen horse, which is celebrated in our country each year on the last Sunday of April popularizes playfulness, beauty and glory of Akhalteke horses all over the world. This fine holiday is remembered as a holiday of beauty, harmony and unique impetuosity. The fact, that the honourable President pays great attention to horse breeding, raises development of horse breeding up to the level of state policy is of great importance. The birth of a foal of elite Akhalteke breed in the first days of 2019 passing under the motto “Turkmenistan – Motherland of prosperity” became glad event for Turkmen horse breeders. It is one more favourable sign  that large-scale and significant affairs will have luck. Hereupon, the honourable President named the foal Rovach, that means   success.  

In honour of the National holiday of Turkmen horse at the State Museum of the State Cultural Centre of Turkmenistan is organized an exhibition named “Akhalteke horse – the pearl of beauty”. The exhibition begins with the wise words of the honourable President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov about a Turkmen horse, his books, аnd photos as well, where the honourable President on horseback of elite Akhalteke horse Akhan. In the middle of the exhibition is shown a history of the beginning of the ХХ century. Here you can see horse cloth made of carpet and felt mat. They are adorned by the horse adornments made of silver with gilding. These adornments skilfully made by jewellers show the attention paid to the horse. The exhibition has a special  effect with the saddle, stirrups, whip and other museum values, image of Turkmen warrior. In the part of the exhibition concerning history are exposed more valuable exhibits, documentary photography from the store-house of written sources with the image of thoroughbred Akhalteke horses.

        A special place is given to the works of well-known artists, who has painted Turkmen horses. Among them may be pointed the picture of I.Ishangulyyev “Gayduvsyz”, “Turkmen horse”, “Toychy”, O.Mammetnurov “Yanardag”,     P.Gapanchayev “Akhan”, “Berkarar”. Besides it, here are demonstrated jewellery compositions with various images of Akhalteke horses.