standard

STANDARD

THE STANDARD OF THE BREED

On beginning let´s start with introducing typical representatives of the breed, on whom you can see evident dissimilarities in comparision with other breeds.

These are horses of outstanding type and at the same moment of correct conformation.

The first of them is the stallion 935 Yulduz (697 Gelishikli-1158 Gul), golden bay, born 1962, who is considered to be the ideal prototype of Teke by many breeders up to the present day.

The second is the stallion Gench (Murgab-2210 Gulgadam), born 2004 at the studfarm Stavropol in Russia. Gench is thought to be the best breed´s representative born in last 15 years. He won the title of World Junior Champion in 2006 in Moscow, year later he became the World Champion among adult stallions.

395 Yulduz (697 Gelishikli-1158 Gul)		Gench (Murgab-2210 Gulgadam)

Not only stallions excels with so pronounced type – let´s introduce two representatives of fair sex, mares Pelen (Mangit - Pudok Chan) and Paikhasly (939 Adat - Platina), both proprietresses of World Champion title among mares.

Pelen (Mangit - Pudok Chan)		Paikhasly (939 Adat - Platina)

CONFORMATION

Head

Dry head with typical long wide poll

- Light, dry, with wide forehead, narrowing down to the nostrils, with wide lean lower jaw, straight profile or convex forehead, prolonged facial part;

- ong, wide poll.

	TYPICAL
Straight	Convex (Roman nosed)	Convex forehead


	NOT TYPICAL
	Short head, with dish profile

Big expressive eyes, sometimes of almond shape, sometimes slanting with overhanging superciliary arches (resemble the eyes of bird of prey)

Slanting eye		Almond eye

Mobile, long, thin, high set up ears

- Thin lips and nostrils

- The head is set on the neck at acute angle (approximately 45 degrees)

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Neck

- high set

- Long

- Straight or S-shaped

High set neck – the horizontal line from the mouth passes above the withers

TYPICAL

Straight neck

NOT TYPICAL

Short, low set neck without poll

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Body

- high, long, well muscled withers

- long, well muscled, sloping shoulder

- deep, oval shaped chest, with long false ribs

- straight back and loins, quite wide, sometimes longer

- croup of normal slope, wide, stron, well muscled, with muscles lowering well down to the gaskins

- low set tail

CORRECT top line, with well marked withers

	NOT CORRECT
Soft back	Too long	Roach back


Sunken in loins	Weak loins	Sloping croup


Downhill (quarters toohigh)

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LEGS

- well muscled forelegs and gaskins

- dry, long, with well developed joints and well shown tendons

- legs stand parallel to each other

- small strongly built hooves

- feathers are absented or presented insignificantly

CORRECT limbs conformation

	NOT CORRECT
Bow-legged	Straight hock	Over at the knees


Sagging pasterns	Upright pasterns

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MUSCLES:

- flat, dense, with long fibres

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COAT:

- thin, silky

- spare mane and tail, often without forelock

- metallic shine

Spare mane without forelock		Metallic shine

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COLORS:

- all colors occur, except piebalds or scewbalds (but sometimes can occur horses with white spots on the body)

- the highest percent representation have bays (39,1 %), then buckskins (25,1 %), blacks (10,1 %), sorrels (10,0 %), greys (6,7%), palominos (6,1%) and cremellos (2,9%)