Turkmenistan's authoritarian president has a soft spot for Akhal-Teke horses -- the country's national symbol. So he has passed a new law regulating the horses' lives.

Genuine beauty of the Akhal-Teke, his abilities in sports. We want to promote his mother country Turkmenistan, the other Central asian countries. But also show the Akhal-Tekes from all over the world, may it be from Europe, the America's or somewhere else.

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