{"id":10026,"date":"2025-10-20T01:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T01:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/?p=10026"},"modified":"2025-10-20T01:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T01:17:16","slug":"turanian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/turanian","title":{"rendered":"Turanian Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Intro<\/h3>\n<p>Also called the Tushetian, Touran and Turan, the Turanian Horse is a handsome saddle horse with a vert distinct desert lineage.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Origins<\/h3>\n<p>Related to the <a href=\"\/breeds\/yabou\">Yabou<\/a>, which is also a descendant of <a href=\"\/breeds\/turkoman\">Turkoman<\/a> animals. Over the years, this breed has benefited from an infusion of some of the great horse breeds of the region. This includes a variety of <a href=\"\/breeds\/akhal-teke\">Akhal Teke<\/a>, <a href=\"\/breeds\/arabian-horse\">Arabian<\/a>, <a href=\"\/breeds\/karabakh\">Karabakh<\/a>, <a href=\"\/breeds\/karachai\">Karachai<\/a>, <a href=\"\/breeds\/kabarda\">Kabarda<\/a> and <a href=\"\/breeds\/rahvan\">Rahvan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today admission to the studbook requires lineage of types specific to several neighboring countries in the region. Essentially most of the foundation breeds can be registered as a Turanian, providing they possess specific breeding, performance abilities and characteristics. Meant to be a riding horse, breeding objectives are not for beauty, rather they are bred for performance, character and ride ability. <\/p>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<p>Average height 14.3-16.2 hands <\/p>\n<h3>Physique<\/h3>\n<p>Varies based on lineage, should possess an overall harmonious appearance<\/p>\n<h3>Traditional Colors<\/h3>\n<p>Generally in <a href=\"colors\/base\/chestnut\">chestnut<\/a>. <a href=\"colors\/base\/black\">black<\/a> or <a href=\"colors\/modifiers\/bay\">bay<\/a>. Like the Akhal Teke, they can carry a metallic sheen which makes them especially valuable. This is not from the <a href=\"\/colors\/dilution-genes\/champagne\">Champagne dilution gene<\/a>, it comes from the way their hair reflects light. <\/p>\n<h3>Temperament<\/h3>\n<p>Friendly and loyal<br \/>\nBrave and spirited<\/p>\n<h3>Use<\/h3>\n<p>Riding<br \/>\nSport<br \/>\nEndurance<br \/>\nRacing<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karabagh.info\/informationen\/Zucht\/TuranPferd2015-5-english.pdf\" target=\"blank\">Project Turanian Horse<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intro Also called the Tushetian, Touran and Turan, the Turanian Horse is a handsome saddle horse with a vert distinct desert lineage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10030,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[5,4,11],"class_list":["post-10026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-georgia","tag-bay","tag-black","tag-chestnut"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10026"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10031,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10026\/revisions\/10031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}