Title: Celebrating the Turkmen Horse: Festivities and Agricultural Progress in Turkmenistan

Large-scale events dedicated to the National Holiday of the Turkmen Horse, which is celebrated on April 27 this year, are taking place in Turkmenistan. This was reported by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Tangryguly Atahalliyev at a government meeting, TDH reports.

As part of the festive events, the 17th international scientific conference “Turkmen Horse and World Art of Horse Breeding” was held on April 25 at the Aba Annaev International Horse Breeding Academy.

Today, the final round of the international beauty contest “The Most Beautiful Akhal-Teke Horse of the Year” will be held in the open arena of the same academy.

Tomorrow, on the day of the holiday, horse racing will be organized at the International Ahal-Teke Equestrian Sports Complex.

During the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister also reported on the progress of seasonal agricultural work in the regions of the country. According to him, cotton sowing continues, watering and primary inter-row cultivation are carried out in the fields with emerging shoots. Wheat crops and spring crops are also being cared for.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov stressed the need to continue work on developing the agricultural sector and strengthening its material and technical base. He instructed to keep the progress of spring field work under strict control and ensure a high organizational level of events dedicated to the Turkmen Horse Festival.