Yanardag

Yanardag (Turkmen: Ýanardag/Янардаг "Fiery Mountain", born 1991), is an Akhal-Teke stallion owned by the former President of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov.[2] The stallion is depicted on the coat of arms of Turkmenistan, on a 2001 miniature sheet Turkmenistan postage stamp, and in other Turkmen national representations, and he is also often featured in newspaper and magazine articles.[3][4]

For the Yanar Dag fire, see Yanar Dag.
Yanardag
BreedAkhal-Teke
Sire1084 Yalkymly[1]
Dam2158 Dobaraly
SexStallion
Foaled1991
CountryTurkmenistan
OwnerSaparmurat Niyazov
Record
31:26-?-?[1]
Coat of arms of Turkmenistan

Biography and representations

Yanardag is an Akhal-Teke horse bred by Geldy Kyarizov,[5] and foaled in Turkmenistan in 1991,[1] the year of Turkmenistan's independence from the Soviet Union.[1] Yanardag was named world champion of the breed in 1999 in Moscow, and was subsequently acquired by Saparmurat Niyazov, who was President of Turkmenistan 1990–2006.[1][6][7]

He is described on the official Turkmenistan webpage on Akhalteke horses as having a "unique golden-dun colour, characteristic for all Akhalteke horses".[1] According to the Akhal-Teke Association of America, "golden dun", called Bulanaya, is the color buckskin, produced by the cream gene, sometimes overlaid with sooty shading.[8] While bulanaya is the Russian word for the color called buckskin in the USA, bulanaya is sometimes translated "dun" when using an outdated British English term for diluted colors. There are no Akhal-Tekes registered as savrasaya (the Russian word for the dun color) in the Russian stud books.[9]

A lifelike image of Yanardag, in a sphere of blue, has been the central figure of the coat of arms of Turkmenistan since 2003.[10][11][12][13] His image is also on a 2001 Turkmenistan postage stamp, and on the reverse of the 2005 50-manat bill.[14] In 2014 a monument to Yanardag was completed and unveiled in Turkmenistan's capital city of Ashgabat.[15][12][13]

References
  1. Yanardag at the official Turkmenistan webpage on Akhalteke horses. Archived page.
  2. SERDAR'S CITY
  3. Turkmenistan marks Horse Day as national holiday
  4. Turkmenistan celebrated Day of Turkmen Horse
  5. "Geldy and the Akhal-Teke". Gsuttle.free-online.co.uk. 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  6. FIRST UNIT OF CENTRAL ASIAN SUPER STUD FARM COMMISSIONED IN SOUTH OF ASHGABAT
  7. TODAY TURKMENISTAN CELEBRATES NATIONAL PRIDE - LEGENDARY HORSES
  8. "Horse Color". Akhal-Teke Association of America. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  9. Todd, Keith and Jessica. "The Color Range in the Akhal Teke is one of the Hallmarks of the Breed". KaraKum Akhal-Tekes. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  10. Kaplinsky, Mikhail (May 11, 2007). "Turkmenistan State Emblem (Coat of Arms), 2003". Flagspot.net. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  11. Sears, Stephanie (March 28, 2011). "Turkmenistan: Land Of The Akhal Teke". The Chronicle of the Horse. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  12. Karajayev, Jumanazar (December 29, 2013). "Talisman of 2014 – a noble birth Akhalteke racer". Turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  13. "Horse-loving president orders monument of stallion". Horsetalk.co.nz. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  14. Patten, Fred (April 19, 2013). "Profile: Turkmenistan - The Land of Horse Heaven". Flayrah. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  15. State News Agency of Turkmenistan (TDH) (April 26, 2014). "President of Turkmenistan attends the festivities". Turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  • Yanardag at official Turkmenistan webpage on Akhalteke horses
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