But the proper Turkoman is in fact, an elegant, tall horse with a conformation to suit his environment and his job. Also called the Turk, Turkmene, Turkmen & Turkmenian, the ancient Turkoman breed is thought to be extinct in its pure form. The Turkoman horse, in all its form, had a coat which glows with a metallic sheen. "His limbs are strong, and well-knit together; his pace is lofty, and he is very docile for the performance of any exercise; but a nice eye may discover that his legs are something too small, which seems to be his only imperfection." Although, the Akhal-Teke in Pakistan comes from the Turkoman they developed as lighter animals used by archers on the battlefield. So how did this confusion over which horse was which arise? The Ferghana may be the only horse ever to occasion a war.
Akhal-Teke image from Kerri-Jo. A Turk who converted to Islam was taught Arabic and called an "Arab" by the Arabs. They both had large eyes, wide foreheads and tapering muzzles. Considering that it was originally used as a "moving platform" for mounted archers, this should not be all that surprising. LOL! F Joseph Cardini / WIkimedia Commons / public domain I wish that this could be included in some way in the article: The Turkoman was often nearly mane-less. Long story short, the Turkoman Horse was the mount favored by the Turkic tribespeople, though as a military secret it was impossible to keep. In fact, the Narragansett Pacer was the first horse breed ever to be engineered in the United States, derived from British and Spanish stock shortly after the Revolutionary War. Lance-throwing from horseback would be far easier on an Arabian horse shaped wider in the body would also help with making the sharp turns that close-fighting requires. They died out because of inbreeding and became extinct as a breed in the early 18th In common with most of Alydar's other top sons, he was not as good a stallion as he was a racehorse but nonetheless was a useful source of stamina. The J. H. Engleheart / Wikimedia Commons / public domain Turkmenistan is a newly created country and the old Turk horse has to be attributed to all Turkic people of the steppes. The Turkoman horse is narrower in the body than the Arabian, or indeed than any other breed of horse. While the Turcoman Horse died out as a breed, it is the progenitor of thoroughbred racing horses. Thus, Tb is likely of Turkoman origin and spread widely by English Thoroughbred stallions.
The narrative was perhaps charming, but probably a direct copy and paste from somewhere and if not a copyvio then just OR or maybe even POV mythos. Thus their horses might have gotten that appellation by association. With some notable exceptions, it's a much less serious matter when a horse goes extinct than, say, an elephant or a sea otter. This list may not reflect recent changes . Here, however, the similarities betw… It would be more correct to say ".. a breed from the steppes of Central Asia". The Turkoman or Turkmene horse is an extinct horse breed from the steppes of Central Asia.
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This equine had its roots in the Nicolas Marechal / Wikimedia Commons / public domain
Tb-oB1* is found within a variety of breeds and lineages, including the Turkomen[/Akhal-Teke]. A subspecies of onager, a family of equids closely related to donkeys and asses, the Syrian Wild Ass has the distinction of being mentioned in the Old Testament, at least, according to the views of some Biblical experts. The Turkoman runs with its tail streaming behind, where it does not interfere with the drawing of the bow when taking the famous In other words, the Turkoman was the ideal horse for mounted archers who shot on the run, and the Arabian is the perfect horse for lancers and swordsmen.
“Recently... an analysis of horse Y chromosome haplotypes has indicated that the Y haplotype of the “Darley Arabian” actually originated from the Turkoman[/Akhal-Teke] horse, an ancient breed from the Middle East and Central Asia that is... also an “Oriental” type breed.”