The harness of the four Akhal-Teke horses is slightly different, even if Zhang Nan doesn't know much about the harness industry, he guesses at a glance that these should be hand-customized goods by top harness masters.

It's not the kind used by professional jockeys, and what you see in front of you belongs to the category of traditional harness, which is not so light and a little flashy.

Sure enough, as soon as asked, Andrei said: "They are the work of the best saddlemakers in Russia, and they are specially customized here according to the different characteristics of each horse." ”

When Zhang Nan heard this, he smiled and said, "You brought all the people here." ”

"Officially hired, all Akhal-Teke horses that can be used for riding training here will have their own special saddle to avoid wear and tear and protect the horses to the greatest extent.

Just a few hundred sets of harnesses, and several hired saddle makers will still need to be busy for a long time. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the large pile of trim plates on the harness and said, "Boss, we don't dare to put these treasures outside for processing." Horses are good horses, these antiques you get are still treasures of more than 2,000 years, and people here can only rest assured when they are staring at them. If one thing is missing, not to say that our gang can't talk about it, Gudencowan and they can't explain it. ”

These four sets of harnesses are not simple, they are full of glittering gold, and they are inlaid with sets of gold ornaments, not the new colors of the nouveau riche of the Middle East, but those that were dug up from the burial area of the Mongolian Xiongnu Shan Yu last year.

All this was hidden from Zhang Nan, the boss, and it was obvious that even Jerry Goodencowan and others in the manor participated in this "secret operation", just to give the boss a surprise.

Even if it doesn't reach the level of surprise, the boss will be happy with this preparation, that's a sure thing - antiques are put in the cabinet for people to see, and it might as well come in handy.

Of course, you can't just go bad with a pot.

Zhang Nan is very happy, Charlie next to her prefers it, the bright silver spirit with the golden harness, looks like the noble princess among the horses, and she is just right with her.

The silver spirit is Charlize Theron's, and when she was preparing before, she also knew that this BMW belonged to either her or the two boss ladies, and no matter who it was, it was in harmony with the boss.

As for the other three, they were obviously special mounts prepared by a group of old fellows for the boss.

I was going to try to ride a few laps, but Zhang Nan suddenly thought of a problem: the operation cost of this horse farm is huge, not counting the rest, there must be veterinarians, breeders, coaches, nutritionists, tuning teachers, trainers, hoof nailers, jockeys and so on, and the cost is not small.

There are 512 and their precious Akhal-Teke horses, and the number of people hired is estimated to be the top talent in the industry, and the cost will be even greater!

Asked how the racecourse operates, Andre introduced: "From now on, there is no need for company subsidies, the racecourse can make its own money, there will be some horse racing to participate in some international races, according to the operation of the international racecourse, at least tens of millions of dollars can be saved for the boss every year." ”

"So much?" Zhang Nan really doesn't know much about raising horses.

Andre said helplessly: "Boss, the father of your two red rabbits and black horses is 'Dan Singer-Briyver', who won the championship in the Arc de Triomphe Cup in Paris in 86.

The horses were sold after the race for a full $50 million.

The maternal pedigree is also very good, having won several prizes in international competitions. If the boss agrees to them to participate in international competitions, for a maximum of a year, they are likely to catch up with their father's value.

As for the silver spirit and this Merikush, the sire can be traced back to the white Akhal-Teke horse ridden by Marshal Zhukov during the Victory Parade in 45 years, and the dam line includes excellent breeders who participated in several 3,200 km extreme long-distance endurance races in the 40s and 50s, both of which have run in the top few places.

These four horses have been cultivated as racing horses before, and this will only be considered as adults, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. "Yes, the names have been changed, Zhang Nan doesn't think that the former owners of these horses will call them red rabbits and black horses.

There are not only sprint races in the world in which British thoroughbreds participate, and thoroughbred horses are unbeatable in the short distance, but only if the distance is slightly longer.

For example, once the thoroughbred horse passes 5,000 yards, it often fails, and the maximum limit cannot exceed 8 kilometers, otherwise it is easy to run to death, not to mention the top field challenges often held by the local tyrants of China for a few days, and that kind of competition is basically the world of Akhal-Teke horses and Arabian horses.

And don't look down on mares, there are some excellent racing hens in the long distance who are extremely tough!

Horses that can only sprint short distances are mascots that can only run on the racecourse, and it's best not to use them even when riding to hunt - a 100-meter runner is going to die if he runs 10,000 meters!

Hearing Andre's suggestion, Zhang Nan said: "Then let them compete, don't ask for any ranking, focus on participation, now there is basically no cavalry in the war, if this horse does not run, it will be a waste."

Charlie?"

Charlize Theron shrugged her shoulders, whatever her brother says is what she says - if you don't take out a good thing to show off, according to your brother, it's a brocade night walk.

Silver steed, don't go out for a spin and don't lose face too long!

"Lu Bu among the people, red among the horses!" Zhang Nan looked at the red horse with a bit of a temper and said, "I'll ride you today!"

As he spoke, he took a few carrots from the horse trainer on the side and washed them before drying, adhering to the consistent concept of "eating people with short mouths", and fed them to this guy who looked like a red man.

Outcome...

Pit!

As soon as the tiger-like red dodder saw the carrot, he immediately turned into a red rabbit, and his big head came up to eat that happily, without the slightest defense and pride that he should have for strangers.

The horse ate happily, Zhang Nan smiled "hehe": This horse looks like a divine horse, but after all, it is a guy who grew up in the horse farm, and he can never become a red horse!

After feeding a few carrots, Zhang Nan said to the horse in front of him: "Okay, I'm too lazy to change your name, you will still be called Chitu in the future, but you are a rabbit." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the black horse on the side who was also greedy for carrots, and also stuffed this guy with a carrot, and said helplessly: "I'll change your name, don't call me Wu Qi, so as not to fall into the name of the overlord of Xichu, it will be called dark clouds and snow, and it can fool people..."

Fortunately, Zhang Nan is not interested in changing the name of the "Merry Kush" on the edge, otherwise it is very likely that he will directly call this unlucky golden retriever for the sake of smoothness, he can really do it!

If it weren't for the snow-white hooves of "Wu Hu", Zhang Nan would have wanted to call it black charcoal, which is simple and domineering and easy to remember.

After buying the mounts with carrots and feeding each horse a little, the "Dark Cloud Stepping Snow" and "Merry Kush" were taken away by the trainer, and Zhang Nan and Charlize Theron each stepped on their horses.

Charlie is a celebrity, but she never rides a horse like the rotten old European aristocracy and the royal family What does a woman ride a side saddle my brother said it was easy to strain my psoas muscles.

Andrei and the others rode on several horses with military harness on the other side, and they looked very good, taller than the Akhal-Tejin horses on their own side, belonging to different breeds.

Zhang Nan asked: "What kind of horses are these, they look very good." ”

When Andrei heard this, he said proudly: "Boss, this is the best Budyonny war horse!"

Not only is there a valuable population of Akhal-Teke horses in this horse farm, but sometimes the trainer has to have his own riding horse, and no other Akhal-teke horses can be used.

It's too precious to ride on a horse at will.

What to do?

Raise some of the best service riding horses, and it just so happens that the USSR has a top war horse - the famous Budyonny war horse in the name of the marshal!

The Akhal-Teke horse is excellent, but it is difficult for it to breed on a large scale without guaranteeing the purity of the bloodline, and the most popular Budyonny in the USSR can.

Beginning in 1921, under the leadership of Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny, who was later known as the cavalry marshal, the Budyonny Stud Farm and the 1st Cavalry Army Stud Farm in the Rostov region of the Soviet Union were crossed with British thoroughbreds and Don hippos and a small number of Black Sea horses.

During the Great Patriotic War, the Budyonny war horse made a significant contribution and suffered unimaginably huge losses, and to this day, almost all people who come out of the Soviet army and love horses and can ride horses love this excellent war horse.

However, few people know that the Budyonny War Horse was not officially accepted and named until 1948, and in fact, before that, the Red Army soldiers had long called it the Budyonny War Horse.

Because it has been bred as a military horse from the beginning, this breed has the characteristics of bravery, passion, and empathy.

A good military horse is like a well-trained warrior, after experiencing extremely exhausting physical strength, hundreds of kilometers a day, several days of marching, Budyonny's war horse can still retain enough offensive strength to charge 5 to 6 kilometers with infantry!

During the Great Patriotic War, Soviet cavalry units, lacking nutrition and barely resting, often marched 600 kilometers in 4 or 5 days, and this was again with heavy loads.

Budyonnyma's ability to recover physical strength is extremely strong, and it can meet the most stringent military horse requirements, and is the highest level of military horse in the Soviet era!

After World War II, the Soviet Union organized a number of long-distance endurance races, such as the 200-kilometer long-distance endurance race in 1946 in a hot weather of 40°C.

Dozens of Budyonny horses also carried out the "Assault Charge Test" in the final stage of the long-distance endurance race - Assault Step, which is the fastest footwork for running and traveling in the race, to put it bluntly, it is a fast charge that plays with life!

The Budyonny horses were able to withstand even such harsh conditions, and they were still in good condition after the charge, so good that they exceeded the highest expectations of a group of veterinary experts!

In 1950, during a 24-hour long-distance horse race, a Bodyonny horse ran 309 kilometers in 19 hours of riding!

Nowadays, except for a few remote areas and honor guards, war horses are rarely used, but fortunately, the Budyonni horse is not useless in peacetime, because it is also a very good cross-country obstacle course and other equestrian sports, and the results are also very good.

It feels very good to gallop a horse, especially in the gently sloping hilly area, where the blue sky, meadows, intertwined pine forests and snow-capped mountains in the distance reflect the area, and before you know it, you can run out of the sanatorium and horse farm.

This is definitely a safe area, Andre and the others did not stop the boss and Charlie who were running happily, as for more than a dozen horses, such a short-distance attack and long-term slow movement, even sweat is not very good, at most it is a warm-up.

Before I knew it, after running three or four kilometers, a round white building and a large circle of low fences with almost no end in sight appeared in front of me.

The fence was completely symbolic, and even the cows could step into it to graze at will, and the horses could leap over a low fence forty or fifty centimeters high, with acquaintances in front of them.

This is the Cypriot royal burial area, Nong Bosheng and others are accompanied by local experts to see the horses and flowers first, but the sound of horses' hooves in the distance is heard, and more than ten horses come over.

As soon as they got closer and the people stopped, the experts were really stunned: Zhang Nan and these people had already seen clearly, and they were stunned by the harness on the two leading horses!

Lao Wang couldn't help but say to Nong Bosheng: "Old farmer, it seems that we dug it up, right?"

Nong Bosheng first dealt with the greeting of Zhang Nan, who was holding the horse, and then replied: "No, I think it is." ”

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