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Buckskin Filly

As our store mascot Elton is a gorgeous buckskin we often get asked if we know of any buckskin horses, especially buckskin filly's for sale. A buckskin filly is a young mare with a golden/yellowish colour refered to as a buckskin. There are a range of different types of buckskins such as cream buckskin, burnt buckskin, standard buckskin and golden buckskin. The buckskin filly in the video below is a cream buckskin because she is a lighter yellow colour with dark mane and tail. If you are after a buckskin filly for sale, we recommend the following 3 sources: 1) Gumtree There are a few different buckskin filly's for sale on gumtree Australia wide. The 'good' ones are usually snapped up pretty quickly. Did you know that you can put notifications on for you to be notified every time a new buckskin filly ad comes up? Just tick 'search alert, get notified when new items are posted'. 2) Facebook Buy & Sell Groups Facebook have recently changed their terms & conditions and animals are no longer allowed to be advertised. However people still do post ads in for sale groups, and you can usually find some really good deals if you are quick. You can also search 'buckskin filly for sale' in the search area of your local for sale group. 3) Horse Deals  Horse deals is the leading online for sale website for horse sales. So this is the most obvious place to look for your little dream buckskin first!

Akhal Teke Buckskin

What is an Akhal Teke? An akhal teke is a breed of a horse. It originates from Turkmenistan, and is commonly referred to as 'the most beautiful horse breed in the world'. It is one of the worlds oldest horse breeds. The breed has grown in popularity by more than 1000% in 2018 because of a recent viral picture of a palomino akhal teke. Despite their popularity, there are only about 3000 akhal teke horses around the world. They are fine boned and not as 'chunky' as western horse breeds. What is a buckskin? A buckskin horse is refered to the golden/yellow colour of the horse, it is not a breed. The horse is the picture below is a cream buckskin horse. The colour has got dark or black tail and mane and a yellowish body colour. Origins of the Akhal Teke Buckskin Horse The buckskin colour is common amongst the akhal teke breed. The below video is showing an akhal teke buckskin and akhal teke cremello horse playing in the paddock.   Where to find them As mentioned above, akhal teke horses originates from Turkmenistan. However because of the increasing popularity worldwide, more and more people are choosing to start breeding studs for the breed. There are currently around 700 Akhal teke horses in North America. if you are looking to buy one, your best bet is to contact one of the biggest akhal teke breeding studs worldwide to see if they have any available, or put you in contact with anyone who do.