Chapter 77: Little Red Horse
Turkmenistan is a permanently neutral country, and this small Central Asian country was also independent when the Soviet Union collapsed. Stand; It is rich in natural gas and oil, while agriculture is dominated by cotton and wheat, as well as animal husbandry.
The Sweat Horse is the pride of Turkmenistan, and the Sweat Horse is the national treasure of Turkmenistan, and its image is painted on the national emblem and currency.
I have to admit that the international influence of the United States is still very large, at least the visa is not so troublesome for the United States; Sometimes GDP or something sounds good, but it may be more meaningful to go abroad without having to cover it one chapter at a time.
Weida and Mike went directly to Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, where there is the Akhal-Teke Horse Farm in the southwestern suburbs; Formerly known as a stable for the Caspian Sea, it was renamed President Niyazov in 1992.
Historically, the Akhal-Teke horse was used as a court horse. Alexander Macedon, Genghis Khan and many other emperors have used this ** as a mount. In Chinese historical documents, the Akhal-Tejin horse is known as the "Heavenly Horse" and the "Great Wanliang Horse", and the "Sweat and Blood Horse". As for the price, in 1986 at the Arc de Triomphe Cup horse race in Paris, the winning Akhal-Tejin ** Dan Singh Briifer was sold for $50 million, a record ever.
In fact, in recent years, Turkmenistan has also been committed to introducing Akhal-Teke to the international market, and has cooperated with the United States, France, Russia, Sweden and Australia and other countries, which also makes Weida feel a little more convenient; The horse farm is very formal, there is a pedigree certificate, a health certificate, and even Wei Da does not need to worry about entering the United States for epidemic testing.
"Tell them that I need a one-year-old horse, I don't need a horse that has already been trained, I want to train it myself." Although the first time he saw the sweaty BMW, Wei Da was really excited and happy, but seeing this wonderful horse, Wei Da was not satisfied, he didn't need those horses that had been trained, he enjoyed training these guys himself.
"They say that yearlings are basically wild and that training is very risky." The translator also replied quickly at this time, followed by the heads of the two horse farms, who were responsible for receiving Wei Da and his party.
"I'm a rancher, I know Soma, I just came with a foal." At this point, Wei Da is unwavering, and he believes that he can teach sweaty horses well; Not only because of the identification, feeding, and training of horses in the "Shennong Sutra", but also because Wei Da wants his horse to have his own brand, which is the real horse that belongs to him.
Now the rich man in this world is the uncle, and of course, it is not excluded that the person in charge of the horse farm wants to recommend the second horse that may not be of very good quality to this young man. But now Wei Da's attitude is very resolute, of course, they can only choose to agree; This is Wei Da's choice, as long as Wei Da comes up with enough money, then other things are not a problem.
The head of the horse farm walked towards the stable with Wei Da, muttering non-stop along the way; Basically, it can be understood as a continuous introduction to the advantages and history of the sweaty BMW, which is of course also for a better price.
The number of sweaty horses is still a little too small, so it is difficult to choose a horse that is about a year old; After all, Wei Da is not the only rich person, there are still many people who want to buy sweaty BMWs, including some sweaty BMWs with particularly good condition, they must stay for their own training or as **, so as to maximize their benefits.
When he arrived at the stable, Wei Da looked at it and saw that there were about three to five horses that could be sold, and they were all horses that were a little more than a year old.
Wei Da didn't bring any professional horse brokers or horse masters at all this time, and Wei Da had already made preparations before coming; When he built the horse farm, Wei Da had already begun to learn more about horses and horses, and Wei Da believed in his own choices, not the recommendations of others.
Sweat horses are basically thin heads and high necks, slender limbs, thin skin and fine hair, such horses do look quite good-looking. The first thing Weida observed was the appearance of these horses, and basically a little bit of the situation of the horses could be learned from these conditions. As the name suggests, "Soma" is to watch horses. The first step in Soma is to look at the horse's head, because the head is the most obvious external manifestation of the horse's breed, quality, physical fitness, and teeth.
According to the shape of the horse's head, the ancients vividly divided the horse into straight head, rabbit head, concave head, wedge head, half rabbit head and so on. The so-called "rabbit" of the red rabbit horse should refer to the shape of the horse's head. The head of the rabbit is an important external criterion for a good horse, and it also shows that it is not an easy task to get a good horse with a rabbit head.
Rabbit-headed, half-rabbit-headed horses are characterized by a slightly protruding part above the nose, somewhat resembling a rabbit's head. From the perspective of the physique of modern horses, rabbit-headed horses are mostly heavy horses, which are characterized by strong bodies and great strength, and are also the tallest breed of horses.
The white sweaty horse was actually good, but Weida thought that the horse still looked a little squeamish; The brown horse is not squeamish, but this horse's head shape is a little insufficient, and it should belong to the kind of potential that is not enough.
In fact, Weida prefers a black foal and a maroon pony; This is relatively close to the standard of the rabbit's head, and it should be a very good horse seedling. Especially the maroon foal, with a white "moon bud" shape on its head, this is a copy of the red rabbit!
"May I see these two horses? Of course it's better not to be in the stables, I want to see how they run. Wei Da patted the stable, these two ponies really made him very excited, especially the little red horse, Wei Da is indescribably fond of it.
Such a requirement is naturally very common, especially for the best BMW like the sweat horse, which is even more important when buying; In many cases, horse buyers need to understand these more systematically, and it is natural for the horse to run two laps to see.
While a few people were still discussing, Wei Da smiled and gently patted the face of the impatient little red horse; Holding the pony's head gently, Weida looked at the pony very seriously in the pony's impatient snort.
It's not that Wei Da is hypocritical, and this is also a very important point; Generally speaking, the so-called smart and psychic of a really good horse means that such a horse understands the owner's emotions very well, and the degree of cooperation is actually very high. Weida needs to let the pony know that he loves and trusts him, and he also hopes that the pony will be recognized more through his sincere eyes.
I saw Wei Da and the pony looking at each other, and saw Wei Da gently patting the pony's neck; The person in charge of the horse farm knew that it might be more difficult to slaughter the big head this time, because Wei Da showed a very professional appearance, and he also knew that Wei Da was a real person who knew horses, not just a fame for trying to sweat and blood horses.
The stables were opened, and the little black pony snorted and left under the tutelage of the trainer; And the little red horse just got out of the stable and snorted loudly, and then it looked a little lively and wanted to jump overly. Fortunately, the horse trainer's skills were very good, and he quickly appeased the little red horse; As for Wei Da, the little red horse turned his head to look at Wei Da before entering the road, and then walked away with a proud snort.
"I haven't got the trust of it yet." Weida shrugged his shoulders, although he was given a cold reception, but Weida liked this clever pony with character even more; A really good horse is not so easy to be trained, not only those who understand horses will choose good horses, but good horses will also choose people they believe in.
I have to admit that the sweaty horse is still very light and elegant when running, and the steps are quite elastic; The sweaty horse is relatively thin, and with a long neck, it is also more beautiful and atmospheric.
The two ponies simply ran two laps, and basically didn't really let go of the speed to run, after all, the ponies are still a little smaller. Wei Da smiled and took the reins of the little red horse from the horse trainer, although this arrogant little guy was still a little resistant at first, but slowly he was very accustomed to Wei Da gently combing his mane.
The pony has a narrow chest and a long back, plus the hindquarters are slightly narrow but strong, the hips are slightly long, muscular, and at a normal angle of inclination, these are all very normal body types of sweaty horses. Wei Da paid a little attention, compared to the average sweat and blood horse, the skeleton of the little red horse is also relatively large; This also means that the height of the pony still has some potential, and of course, its strength can also be increased.
"This little guy is very good, I think I still like this little red horse." Wei Da put the little red horse's head on his face and gently touched the horse's face, he could feel that although the pony was still a little suspicious of him now, he must have more good feelings than ordinary people.
"The pony is in very good condition, and we're pricing it at a million dollars." The person in charge of the horse farm is energetic, and since Wei Da is very enthusiastic, then maybe he can offer a higher price at this time.
"It's just a foal, and I have to admit that while your horses have been fetched at a whopping 50 million, many more are only around 1 million. I'll admit it's nice and attractive, but I think maybe $300,000 is a good price, because the offspring of the average champion don't necessarily have that price. Secretly scolding a profiteer, although Wei Da really likes this horse very much, it does not mean that Wei Da will directly write a check because of this, and bargaining is still very important.