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The Beautiful horse breed, Akhal-Teke

Posted By Kirti Ranjan Nayak on Tuesday 23 April 2013 | 18:00

The Akhal-Teke is a horse breed from Turkmenistan, where they are a national emblem. They 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 throughout Europe, Australia, and North America.

The Akhal-Teke typically stands between 58 and 64 inches (147 and 163 cm). These horses are famous for those individuals who have a golden buckskin or palomino color with a distinctive natural metallic shimmer of their coats. A number of other colors are recognized, however, including bay, black, chestnut, palomino, cremello, perlino, and grey. The Akhal-Teke's most notable and defining characteristic is the natural metallic bloom of its coat.

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 Turkmen riders 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.

Source: Wikipedia

20:58

World's Smallest Stallion - Einstein

Posted By Unknown on Monday 28 January 2013 | 20:58

Einstein is the worlds smallest stallion. He is about to become three years but stands just 20 inches tall. Huge media thronged to have a glimpse of him when he was born in April 2010 at a farm in Barnstead, New Hampshire.

Pictured: Rachel Wagner, owner of Einstein, with her pet.

His mother, Finesse, stands a relatively tall 32 inches and his dad, Painted Feather, measures 30 inches. Einstein is incredible as he shows no signs of dwarfness but he simply is a small miniature horse. The record of being the smallest horse in the world, according to Guinness World Records, is held by Tamberlina (Thumbelina) of the U.S. state of Missouri. He has to wait until he is four years to be officially recognized.

Einstein is becoming quite a celebrity with appearances on Oprah and across the U.S. Even if the human interest is high, he didn't have many friends of his own breed. Einstein spends time with his giant friend, a full sized stallion, Playboy, and his owner's dog, Lilly.

Einstein stands alongside Hannah, a St. Bernard he has become buddies with.

Playboy is owned by a lady who lives next to the farm where Einstein lives, and he meets him to have a head sniff and a simple hello. Einstein is not aware about his height at all and he plays with Lilly and Playboy like a fully grown stallion. But due to his small size he can't mingle with other horses because it maybe dangerous for him.

Einstein's owner Charlie said he loves children and of course children love him too. Einstein is cute and too small and has unusual life. He may not be able to compete in the Kentucky Derby, but he is surely as popular as the winner.

06:22

The Friesian: One of the most expensive horse breeds !!

Posted By Kirti Ranjan Nayak on Thursday 17 January 2013 | 06:22

The Friesian, also known as Frisian, is a horse breed originating in Friesland, Netherlands. Although the breed's form resembles that of a light draft horse, Friesians are far more elegant and agile for their size.

During the Middle Ages, it is believed that the ancestors of Friesian horses were in great demand as war horses throughout continental Europe. Through the Middle Ages their size enabled them to carry a knight in armor. Though the breed nearly became extinct on more than one occasion, the modern day Friesian horse is growing in numbers and popularity, used both in harness and under saddle.

More info at Wikipedia

18:01

Guinness World Records 2013: Some bizarre and Interesting Records..

Posted By Kirti Ranjan Nayak on Sunday 30 December 2012 | 18:01

The latest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records has already hit the bookshelves by September 13 2012. It’s the 57th edition of the world's best selling reference book.

And this year the book has some new entries such as the world shortest bull, the oldest gymnast, Largest Biceps, Shortest Woman and the lowest car. One record holder this year is for the world's tallest mohawk.

The book, of course,has many more interesting records to offer, but it's pretty impressive itself. The book is published in 22 languages in more than 100 countries and it's expected to sell around 2.7 million copies.

Lets have a look at a few interesting records:

The world's largest biceps belong to Mostafa Ismail (Egypt) and were measured for left arm flexed at 64.77 cm (25.5 in) and non-flexed 62.23 cm (24.5 in) and for right arm flexed at 63.5 cm (25 in) and non-flexed 60.96 cm (24 in). The measurements were taken in Franklin, Massachusetts, USA which is where Mostafa now resides.