I think this is the most astonishing looking horse I've ever seen

[AkhalTeke]

I was just googling Akhal-Tekes 'cause I've got a new MN name and found this...

I can't look at this horse without making little involuntary whimpers of yearning...

cellar.org/showthread.php?t=26468

Aware that the breed isn't to everyones taste, though, but wanted to share

you might need to scroll down a few inches

Wow, what a colour! Its like sable....

V impressive

They are an amazing breed.

Beautiful. Looks like it is glowing from within.

It's golden!

I'm not a horsey person but wow :)

Gasp!< Gorgeous!

Wow, just wow.

Oooooooohhhhhh! It's like something from a dream.....

They're my absolute favourites. I wants one. Given that I haven't ridden regularly for 18 years, however, I think an Akhal-Teke would be too much horse for me...

I thought he had a very unusual mane, until I realised it was trees.....(I am not knowledgable about horses, in case you were wondering). Anyway, does have a very magical quality, I've never seen a horse like that before.

. Unbelievably beautiful.

metallic paint on a hoss! i love it!

wow, a golden horse, i want one.

God, he's gorgeous!!!!

OMG!! That's amazing! A metallic horse!

Surely with a bit of crossbreeding you could feasibly end up with one that looked different colours from different angles, like those cars?

He's a beauty - what's their temperament generally like?

I had one in my horse breeds book when I was a kid, magical creatures. Although I bet they've got the temperament of a needy thoroughbred, probably need central heating for their stables, only eat bamboo and each blade of straw needs to be hand thinned. They probably go lame when not bouncing on clouds or candy floss too! ;)

So at this stage of life I dream of a rippling, lapped section D or Cleveland bay! ;)

Dappled, not lapped.

Oh wow!

PMSL at the tree mane :)

Oh, gosh, it's like a fairy horse. I showed DD and she's going nuts for it.

Can you get them in the UK?

Sorry no, too freaky! And I don't like skinny-looking breeds.

I know what you mean APY - I'm not keen on its conformation.

But a METALLIC horse!

Ooh, AllPastYears I'm with you! Wierd stance, dodgy neck and don't like that 'pulled up' look. I was expecting a pic of a gleaming golden beastie, thats how I remember pics of them. This one kind of looks more gleaming cremello. But then I'm not that keen on cremello's - I know lots of people love them.

I need one. That is just a beautiful animal. Do any mnetters have one?

I bet that colour comes as a very expensive optional extra!
I thought Akhal Teke, the second I saw the thread title! They are amazing.

Yeah Saggy, I looked at the site of some breeders and most of the horses shown were plain ol' bays and a couple that looked like common or garden dun.

I agree - the metallic ones are probably like gold dust and cost pretty much as much!