Florida horse farm for sale near Myakka State park, Tampa and Sarasota

Enjoy Florida lifestyle in this comfortabe home situated on 5 acres in small residential equestrian community with 30 minute drive to Sarasota or Bradenton. The farm is cleverly planned and is set up for training, grazing, boarding horses. Beatiful sunrises and sunsets. Home was built in 1989 and has 2300 sq.ft of living area, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2-garage, caged pool and spa. Updated tiled floors, roof, A/C system. Myakka State Park is only few miles away. Boarding income is possible.. Please call for more information: (941) 730 6328

Video tour: http://www.veoh.com/videos/v18273945DX2EKSZ

We also offer:

Furnsihed room for rent (B&B style) on the farm

Boarding - Self care/Full care

Basic Horsemanship lessons for kids and adults

New! We will be attending Little Everglades Steeplechase in Dade City, Fl on March 9, 2008. Francine Andersen will be bringing two Akhal-Teke colts bred by Tito Pontecorvo.

New! To watch the video of our horses please visit - http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1089912KZNGfB5k

New! Florida first Akhal-Teke baby Sky Lilly (Gokce Zambak) - Dolomite/Paikhas was born on Feb 13, 2008 at around 5 am. It is offered for sale to approved home - please call (941) 730 6328

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We, in conjunction with Vistaline Films, are in production of documentary - Akhal-Teke The Forgotten Breed. We would like to invite associations, breeders, riders, trainers, researchers to take active role and participate in production. Please contact Vistaline Films or Dasha Cole for more information.

Thank you for visiting Akhal Teke Golden Sand Farm

Sponsor Opportunity.

“Akhal-Teke The Forgotten Breed” A Vistaline Films Production
This sponsorship opportunity is a great way to support one of the most unique documentaries ever filmed. The film is based on the history of the Akhal-Teke Breed. Increase awareness of your company nationally and worldwide.

Our mission is to preserve the history and cultural heritage of Akhal Tekes.

Here is how it works:
We will include company name and logo on all online advertising, including Veoh.com, Ziddio.com, Current TV, Youtube.com, Myspace.com/movies, livemotion.com and many more link exchange sources.

We will include company name and logo on all printed advertising postcards.

Your business and company name will receive special thanks credits at the end of the film.

Your company will be mention at all live interviews through radio and television.

Your company banner will be placed on our website for at least one year.

You will receive four free tickets to attend our release party.

How does your contribution help?
Travel expenses to Kansas, Texas and possibly Russia.

Film Crew, makeup, advertising, and staffing.

Music rights and voice-overs.

Contact DASHA COLE, President of Goldensandtekes.com, at 941-730-6328 to arrange sponsorship. (Minimum Sponsorship $800)

5-year old Akhal-Teke Paikhas in training with Dasha Cole.

Our first Akhal Teke Paikhas (Almaz/Parikhan) - Gelishikli line was imported from Sweden. It was bred by Jessica and Todd Keith. Unfortunately she was sold to us by Jessica and Todd Keith without MAAK (studbook) registration papers so we are working now on getting her registered with mother stud book in Russia. Paikhas is sweet, golden color "our Princess" with blonde mane. She is five years old and she was covered by Dolomite this year.

Paikhas is 15.3 hands.

Parikhan - dark buckskin mare 15.1 h b 1993 at Shael Stud, Dagestan.
Almaz - 1127 Almaz golden buckskin stallion 15.1 + h b 1988 in Tjagorta,

Moira

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Moira was born in Dubna, Russia. She is Gelishikli line.

She stands between 15.3 to 16 hands. Moira is MAAK registered at was graded "Elite".

Mumme - 1249 Osman

http://www.maak.ru/admin/line.php?i=231&p=0&t=181

Dolomite

Our beautiful soft tempered MAAK registered Akhal-Teke stallion who steals everyone`s heart. Dolomite is a extremely social horse who is always favorite among visiting kids as he is known to put his head on the shoulder and just look at your eyes. Dolomite has incredible personality and working qualities. He bonded with me really well. He was born in Texas at Tito Pontecorvo`s stables. He is dark bay and he is standing around 15.3 hands. Dolomite is offered for breeding to all breeds. Please check Sky LIlly as his first Akhal-Teke foal

Dolomite

Mamuk-Daugava Aksakal line

For more information about our horses please call Dasha at (941) 730- 6328

Akhal Teke
Golden Sand Farm
Phone: (941) 322-2832
Cell: (941) 730 6328

E-Mail: Dashacole@gmail.com

New Akhal Teke Web Blog is here!

You can post pictures, videos or just talk about Akhal Tekes.

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The Akhalteke Horse of Turkmenistan
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More about Akhal Teke horses from Turkmenistan Embassy, Washington DC

http://www.turkmenistanembassy.org/turkmen/history/hist_cult.html

The akhalteke is an ancient breed descended from one of the four horse types that crossed the Bering Strait from the Americas in prehistoric times. Approximately 10,000 years ago, as
desertification took hold of Central Asia, the stocky horses indigenous to its steppe
grasslands began to evolve into the lean and graceful but hardy horses that inhabit
Turkmenistan today. As food and water became more scarce the heavy frame of
the horse gave way to a lighter one. Longer necks, a higher head carriage, larger eyes and longer ears evolved to better the horse’s ability to see, smell, and hear predators over the increasingly open plains. The golden coloring predominant among the akhalteke provided the necessary camouflage against the desert landscape. Through natural selection a breed was created which would become the pride of Turkmenistan.

In appearance the akhalteke horse is similar to its descendent, the Persian
Arab, though in size it is more comparable to another of its descendants,
the English thoroughbred. The akhalteke has a small thin head, long ears
and large eyes. It has a short silky mane or no mane at all, and a short
tail. The Turkmen practice of covering their horses with two to three
layers of felt blankets to protect against cold in the winter and flies in the
summer encouraged a remarkably fine textured coat. Akhaltekes are
known for their golden coloring but they can also be white, black,
dappled, dun, bay, gray or chestnut colored. Fed a low bulk, high protein
diet consisting of alfalfa and barely mixed with mutton fat, the akhalteke
maintains its traditionally lean proportions of long sinewy legs, a narrow
chest, a long back and flat ribs. The average height of an akhalteke is 15
to 15.1 hands. Its small hooves are unusually hard and are therefore rarely shod. The great speed, elasticity and grace of the akhalteke makes it at once a coveted racer, show jumper and dressage mount. Though spirited in temperament, akhaltekes are by all accounts gentle and loyal to their owners, yet aloof with strangers.

Turkmen tribesmen valued their horses above all else. As a nomadic
group situated in a crossroads of cultures they were often required to face
enemy conflict and came to rely heavily on the strength, speed and
endurance of their horses. The akhalteke’s ability to cover great distances
of harsh terrain under extreme climatic conditions, and to travel at night,
made them indispensable to the Turkmen warriors. Aside from their
valiant exertions as warriors’ mounts, akhaltekes were also invaluable in
assisting Turkmen nomads with their daily work.

Prior to the Russian occupation of 1917, nearly every Turkmen family
owned at least one or two horses. With Bolshevism however, came an
end to private ownership and the horses were placed in state-owned stud
farms. Rather than surrender their beloved horses to such a fate many
tribesmen fled with them to Persia and Afghanistan. When it was then
decreed that the horses in the stud farms were to be slaughtered for food,
breeders released them into the desert, their natural habitat, thereby
preventing what may have resulted in the annihilation of the akhalteke
breed within the borders of Turkmenistan. In 1935, fifteen akhaltekes
were ridden 3000 kilometers, from Ashgabat to Moscow, in eighty-four
days, to demonstrate to Joseph Stalin their formidable strength in the
hopes that he would grant his permission for their continued breeding. The campaign was a success.

Upon achieving independence in 1991, the government of Turkmenistan
defined horse breeding as a nationalistic concern and an art form. The
akhalteke has been declared a national treasure and its image graces the
state seal of Turkmenistan. Today private ownership of akhaltekes in
Turkmenistan is steadily increasing and there are now akhalteke farms in
Germany and the United States.

Famous Akhaltekes:
Absent
Winner of the Prix de Dressage at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. In 1968
Absent was named the “World’s Best Sporting Horse.”
Dancing Brave
Winner of the 1986 Arc de Triomphe Race. Dancing Brave holds the
record for the highest price ever paid for a horse; US$50 million.
Melekush
In 1956 Nikita Krushchev presented Melekush to Queen Elizabeth II of
England. He was described by the Royal Equerry as Britain’s “best
horse.”
Buccephalus
The famed favorite horse of Alexander the Great.