My Partner In Crime Clyde is an incredibly special horse. He loves lots of attention and tries very hard to please. He is young and VERY talented. He can jump the moon, and has jumped courses up to 4 feet. He has incredible speed and a beautiful long stride. Extremely comfortable, with the right training he could be a great equitation horse. Clyde has done hunter paces very successfully and loves to trail ride He is also a beautiful mover and very responsive to your leg, perfect dressage prospect His breeding is very rare and one of the purest and oldest breeds. He is incredibly strong and agile with the heart and the ability to work for extended periods of time. He has a large, wonderful personality. With patience and love he could become an incredible all around horse. He is young and green and in need of someone who can really work him to his potential and keep him on his toes I have grown to know and love Clyde and to sell him is torturous. He immediately pushes himself into your heart and his beauty can overwhelm you. I want to find him a wonderful home with people who will love him and who have time to make him the best he can be. Its a shame I cannot do it myself. * * * * * Clydes' Sire: Alp - Amelit X Perigozel - reg.# 101000393 - Imported from Russia. This stud is from the geleshickli line and popular for throwing wonderful sports horses, usually measuring between 15.2 and 16 hands. We have two four years old geldings by him. Argo, mellow and safe for any rider, we even use him in our lesson program with 13 years old kids. He has the looks of a hunt seat equitation horse. His strides are long and floating; and than there is Clyde, more compact built, attentive and so eager to learn that you have to be careful not to overwork him. Extremely athletic and loves to jump. So Alp can contribute to his offspring in different ways, there isn't really one particular trade except for friendliness and wanting to please, whether that is as an everyone’s friend or talented sport horse. About the Breed The Akhal-Teke are noted for their speed and for endurance on long marches. These "golden-horses" are adapted to severe climatic conditions and are thought to be one of the oldest surviving horse breeds. There are currently about 3,500 Akhal-Tekes in the world, mostly in Turkmenistan and Russia, although they are also found in Germany and the United States.The Akhal-Teke usually stands between 14.3 and 16.3 hands. The horses are famous for those individuals who have a pale golden buckskin color that has a distinct sheen. However, a number of other colors are recognized, including bay, black, chestnut, palomino and grey. The Akhal-Teke's most notable and defining characteristic is the natural metallic bloom of its coat.The Akhal-Teke has a fine head with a straight or slightly convex profile, and long ears. It also has almond-shaped eyes. The mane and tail are usually sparse (but Clyde has a beautifully long tail). The long back is lightly muscled, and is coupled to a flat croup and long, upright neck. The Akhal-Teke possess sloping shoulders and thin skin. These horses have strong, tough, but fine limbs. They have a rather slim body and ribcage (like an equine version of the greyhound), with a deep chest. The conformation is typical of horses bred for endurance over distance. The Akhal-Tekes are lively and alert, with a reputation for being "one-rider" horses. The breed is tough and resilient, having adapted to the harshness of Turkmenistan lands, where horses must live without much food or water. This has also made the horses good for sport. The breed has great endurance, as shown in 1935 when a group of Turkish horsemen rode the 2500 miles from Ashgabat to Moscow in 84 days, including a three-day crossing of 235 miles of desert without water. The Akhal-Teke is also known for its form and grace as a show jumper.The Akhal-Teke, due to its natural athleticism, makes a great sport horse, good at dressage, show jumping, eventing, racing, and endurance riding. One such great sport horse was the Akhal-Teke stallion, Absent. He won the Prix de Dressage at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He was eight years old, and was ridden by Sergei Filatov. He went again with Filatov to win the bronze individual medal in Tokyo in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and won the Soviet team gold medal under Ivan Kalita at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.