RUSSIAN HORSE LINKS THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON APPEALED TO US
English pages have moved to
www.russian-horse-rides.com
"Horse and Rider" (Kon i Vsadnik)
exhibit at the Historical Museum (Red Square, Metro Ploshad Revolutsii) runs to
Sept. 29.
August 16-17 - Some sort of an
Akhal-Teke event (show, competition?) in Khimki, just north of Moscow.
http://www.filly.nm.ru/ - Ran into this site when looking for a way to make the animal lie down for the child or a cripple (like me with my February to April sciatica) to get on. The site is largely dedicated to "soft" methods of training horses, which is very much needed in this land of traditionally tough and brutal land. Delighted common sense made is making it here.
www.horses.ru The latest inspection (May 2003) revealed that this resource has re-oriented itself to selling the Akhal-Tekes to your capitalists.
www.museum.horses.ru A collection of 19th century art. Was there myself, and would have liked it immensely if not for the company of Akhal-Teke fans who utilized me as an interpreter. (Huge thanks to them for supplying us with a bunch of much needed equipment, oil lamps among them.) As of January 7, 2003, the link does not work.
This link, however, works:
http://www.horse.ru/museum/index.php3/ Well, the first page shows some signs of life. Don't believe their site, just get there in person. Timiryazyevskaya ul. 44, tel. 976-1003, 10am-4pm, 10am to 3pm Fridays. Closed Saturdays and Sundays.www.bezpovoda.narod.ru A site of a very active and growing club west of Moscow. Be warned that, once you get to their site, you will not be able to go back (a trick I previously seen only in porno sites). There are so few people truly dedicated to the cause that this little indiscretion can be forgiven.
www.koni.spb.ru A magazine-like site with emphasis on St. Petersburg and area. Large, professionally done but somewhat "stiff".
New address: www.equestrian.ru
"Our site is one of the oldest in the Russian Internet. It contains several unique sections, such as a database of race results, of riders and horses, professional photo reports, reviews, articles and lots more"Relevant links:
The Dacha Phenomenon, positive treatment
http://www.friends-partners.org/oldfriends/asebrant/life/dacha.htmlThe Dacha Phenomenon described with venom
(I came across someone who wrote of the dacha things with intense and venomous sarcasm, and will add the link if I stumble into it again.)
Request your link to be added by writing to inbox@unclepasha.com. No banners please, just text. Especially welcomed are links to hosts in the area between Moscow and St. Petersburg and to resources related to active rural development projects in Russia.
Comments on links listed here welcomed.
The Staritsa Project Notice Board
(The project itself is on www.rural-russia.narod.ru)
From Travellers Yellow page:
http://www.infoservices.com/moscow/466.htm
www.igogo.boom.ru Detailed description and recommendation of horse riding establishments make this site a unique resource. They only gave us four stars, but still we got a couple of guest from them. Site administrators go long way to inspect and document riding establishments. Highly recommended if you are looking where to go.
www.russian-horses.narod.ru A new site that starts with pedigrees of owners and their animals. Raise and sell good horses of ????? breed somewhere in the Tula region (200km or 160 miles south of Moscow).
http://www.guestbook.ru/book.cgi?user=nikol&action=show&language=Russish An active forum that represents the horse scene of the European part of Russia.
www.loshadi.ru - I was mesmerized by moving pictures and thus was unable to form an opinion.
www.prokoni.ru Clear and informative but something is missing, can't quite understand what.
www.losharik.ru One of the better sites information-wise. Also I want to remark on special effects that do not annoy, which is extremely rare.
http://nady.tendo.ru What makes the site most valuable is a huge number of interesting links, and pages with non-trivial content, eg. a collection of horse-related sayings, or of Russia folk way so telling the weather from horse behaviour. Based on several years of observation of site lifesycles, I'd say this resource is a rising star.
www.loshad.spb.ru Trading horses in Saint Petersburg. Active forum for trading horses.
http://www.belaya-loshad.ru/ Seems to be something big and official and thoroughly commercial near Moscow. "Welcome to the enticing world of horse riding" and "become friends with this intelligent, sensitive and beautiful animal" exemplify the language they use, and the damage modern American market-ese does to what's left of proper Russian.
www.kdrorik.ru - Lots of practical information, especially on the subject of medical aid befor the vet arrives (or instead, given where we live). Our first-aid kit was compiled largely based on the information on this site.
http://horseplanet.narod.ru/ - Byelorussian horse server that I could not review because of over-abundance of side.. oops, I mean special effects. People! Don't over-design!!
http://rene-pi.chat.ru/ - Theme horse trips in Suzdal. Very good first impression.
http://www.nmir1.chat.ru/onas.html - Something in the city of Nakhodka in the far east. Looks very attractive on the first site, and even better on the second. Walks, rafting, Maritimes taiga, Japan Sea.. One of the few sites that didn't make my eyes itch. ..
http://www.akhal-teke.ru/ - A request to remove the link received from a trusted source that, regretfully, does not want his name involved. Has anybody had any PRACTICAL dealings with The Akhal-Teke World ? Please share information and impressions.
http://www.maak.ru - International Associatiopn of Akhal-Teke breeders (MAAK), based in Moscow. Only Russian the last time I looked.
Text as submitted by webmaster
Horseback riding. Individual lessons with qualified instructors and beautiful and obedient pure-bred horses. Lessons for beginners, show jumping, dressage, picturesque rides for advanced riders. Comfortable home-like atmosphere, attentive and polite treatment. Well-lit indoor and outdoor riding arean. Stakes, gloves and helmets available for rent. 20 min from Metro Rechnoy Vokzal.http://www.akhalt-service.ru/ - A new site dedicated to the Akhal-Tekes.
http://www.koni-poni.ru - A supplied store, not yet checked. Leninsky Prospekt 90, tel. 133-7496, e-mail info@koni-poni.ru
The Irish Horse Association's webmaster asked me to add this one. Somewhat off-topic but I can't deny a request from the home of world's best beer.
Theme trips "Epic Trails" somewhere near Vladimir or Suzdal.
Http://www.maakcenter.org - A place in Ryazan that specializes in the Akhal-Tekes. I think I heard good things about them but need to check. (What's all this fuss about Akhal-Tekes?)
NOT YET CHECKED
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