Whether its horse-racing, weightlifting, or systematically choking human rights in a small, post-Soviet nation, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is not known for doing things by half.

Which is why, while other world leaders might be known for a few notes on the piano, Berdimuhamedov is already building his name as a Turkmen music sensation — with a self-penned pop ode to his favourite horse.

The strongman and former dentist performed the musical number alongside his grandson, Kerimguly, to mark Turkmenistan’s Day of the Horse.