Cathy, Wendy, Galen and Tazz camping in the summer of 04

Cascade Gold Akhal-Tekes

Home of the elite purebred stallion astrachan

Molnija competing at a local dressage show in 1991 with trainer Bryan Beymer.

About Us

Cascade Gold Akhal-Tekes is the result of over 22 years of work and dreams.  I saw my first Akhal-Teke in 1986, when my husband and I were moving from Michigan to Washington State.  I stopped off at Eberhard Sprandel’s farm in Colorado (it happened to be on the way!) and lost my heart.  I bought my first Teke mare, Molnija, sight unseen later that year and have never regretted it.  She died in 2006 at age 20, but left behind quite a legacy!

I bought my second Teke at the Sprandel Auction in 1990 and Mirija joined my herd.  At this time, these two Teke mares were the only Akhal-Tekes in the Pacific Northwest.  Since 1986, I’ve ridden dressage, done some jumping, had a few children and I’m now dabbling in endurance.

In 1993, I bought several more Tekes and I was on my way.  Since then, I’ve had over 40 foals born at my farm, many of them by my stallion, Astrachan.  There are now about 100-150 pure and part-bred Akhal-Tekes in the Pacific Northwest.

I hosted the 1st Annual North American Akhal-Teke Conference in Snohomish in 1995 and sat on the Board of Directors for the Akhal-Teke Association of America for many years.  I’m now taking more time to ride and compete in endurance.   It’s a long way from one lone Teke in 1986!

Cathy on Galen and Callie on Ari at Home on the Range, March 2007

Astrachan and Jas Shearer-McMahon at the 2001 Pony Express Ride