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Jen Osborne

A Turkmen film crew interviews one rider before a jumping competition.

A large image of a rearing horses hangs in one of Turkmenistan's many hippodromes.

A photo Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, hangs in a museum dedicated to Akhal Teke horses.

Horse-related goods are on display in Ashgabat during the Turkman Horse Day.

A display showcases Turkmen food at the Ashgabat convention centre.

A horse painting decorates a seating area on the fifth floor of Hotel Ashgabat.

An international audience watches a group of trick riders during a performance in Ashgabat. Training animals to perform tricks for entertainment has received widespread backlash from animal activists in recent years.

A woman pets a framed, horse carpet at an Ashgabat convention centre during an exhibition of horse goods.

One of many horse monuments in Turkmenistan towers over the roadside in the outskirts of Ashgabat.

Young children play in a field in the countryside outside of Ashgabat.