ATHA stands for bringing people together and helping the Akhal Teke breed succeed. We want nothing but the best for this new ATF and look forward to having a healthy and thriving sister association in Europe to work with! (3/3)

In accordance with VNIIK this new ATF will take off in March with newly elected board members who will fulfill the responsibility of registering all French Akhal Tekes. (2/?)

While shiny af and very cute, this is not an Akhal Teke but a champagne QH. The champagne gene does not actually run in Akhal Tekes, their shine comes from a specific hair structure, not from a colour. The black, bay, and grey Tekes can have the same shine! It is incredible!

We want to offer more services, have more webinars, events, and a closer community with easier communication and help
2025 is going to be great!
Hang tight!

All our love,
The ATHA board
(9/9)

The board looks back on a great but very hectic and somewhat chaotic 2024. We learned so much this year and had an absolute blast.

We look forward to an even better 2025. A year of even more plans, some even wilder.
(8/9)

Lastly: We learned that ATHA has the best members we could possibly wish for, who have been patient and understanding, and most of all very enthusiastic about everything we (tried to) do! (7/??)

Everything takes a lot of time.
We never have time.
If you put off the general meeting too long it will suddenly be 2025 and the meeting is still stuck in the group chat (iykyk).
(6/??)

Lots of French horses need registration
There can actually be too many articles to fit into one Teke Mania.
People love a chunky Teke Mania.
Having one google account for 5 board members makes Google go bananas with security measures. (5/??)

Akhal Tekes will strike a pose for photographs when they hear dolphin sounds or turkeys.
Riding a tiny ebike through unfamiliar woods with a camera woman and a very expensive DSLR camera perched on the back is anxiety inducing
Everyone loves a photoshoot, and we should organize more of them (4/??)

Paypal works, even without a bank account
The ATHA merchandise hoodies are insanely comfortable and warm
Finding Akhal Tekes to take to events and expositions is hard!
No one wants to buy an ATHA shower curtain for 59 euros. (3/??)

If you do not have a new smart phone opening a bank account relies on courier pigeons that have yet to be caught (not really, but snail mail is also bad)
Restarting your administration always takes longer than you think
Organizing anything takes longer than you think (2/??)

That is the plan! I just wish the inevitable dying of certain platforms would go faster 😂