Horses known as “Akhal-Teke” are breathtaking – just take a look for yourself!
These horses come from Turkmenistan and have beautiful blonde coats!
These stunning horses, also known for their speed and intelligence are the national emblem in Turkmenistan.
They almost seem to have a metallic sheen to them!
The Chinese call them “horses from heaven.’ There are only about 1,250 in the world.
It is said that the shine in their coats comes from some unique structure in the hair itself, it is not from any unnatural source.
Turns out that some proteins in the hair will arrange themselves a certain way and when the light hits.
It is refracted and reflected just like a metal would do when light hits it.
Just as a science refresher, refract means to make light change directions and reflect means that the light is just bouncing off the surface.
Share away, people!
