Help save one of the rarest horse breeds in the world:
the Kyrgyz Chaar Appaloosa.
The Chaar horse nearly disappeared. Shaped by centuries of nomadic life in Central Asia, this rare spotted breed came close to being lost forever. Today, fewer than 70 remain. We're working to bring them back.
Not a reconstructed breed. Not a concept. A living lineage, shaped by centuries of nomadic life in Central Asia.
The Chaar is a native spotted horse, forged by the land, the climate, and the people who rode alongside it for generations. No breeding programme created it. No registry invented it. It simply survived, until it almost didn't.
Today, more than 70 Chaar horses live across Kyrgyzstan, with new foals arriving each season. A lineage that nearly vanished is being rebuilt, one horse at a time.
July 12 - 22 | € 1750
Once a year, we ride into the high summer pastures to visit the herds where they roam. A rare, small-group journey into living nomadic culture. Places are limited.
Join the 2026 Chaar Expedition
Spotted Stories:
News & Updates
Foal updates from the steppe. Stories of nomadic culture. Dispatches from Kyrgyzstan. Follow the progress of the breeding programme and the people behind it.
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True Appaloosa: The film that started it all
The Chaar project began with a film. Director Conor Woodman came to Kyrgyzstan looking for the origins of the Appaloosa — and found something almost lost. True Appaloosa is where this story starts. Watch the trailer.