Marsh ponies can plow through pluff mud, but they will need new blood if they are to survive. St. Helena residents hope to save ‘magical’ wild pony breed that has adapted to SC’s coast Skip ...

A native islander steeped in the tradition of racing marsh tacky horses on the beach says he has been unfairly excluded from the Gullah Celebration's annual Marsh Tacky Run. In fact, he and his ...

A barge loaded with trailers holding marsh tacky horses and equipment travels past Palmetto Bay Marina on Hilton Head Island towards Daufuskie Island Friday morning in preparation for the fifth ...

The story of the Marsh Tacky is the story of South Carolina, this country and the New World. Now, residents fight to ensure this horse has a future.

The wild ponies have called the island home since the 1950s, long before the Webbs arrived. Those lucky enough to see the blend of marsh tacky horses and Shetland ponies hope they will be there ...

During centuries of isolation on the Carolina sea islands, the short-legged, sway-backed marsh tacky horses became perfectly suited for toiling long hours in the swamps and oppressive humidity ...

Watching the comings and goings of tiny horses that looked right at home grazing on marsh grass or galloping on the beach was “magical,” according to residents of Horse and Little Horse ...

The story of the Marsh Tacky is the story of South Carolina, this country and the New World. Now, residents fight to ensure this horse has a future.

The unique breed adapted to the Lowcountry wilds, grazing on marsh grass, plowing through pluff mud and swimming rivers ...

Watching the comings and goings of tiny horses that looked right at home grazing on marsh grass or galloping on the beach was “magical,” according to residents of Horse and Little Horse islands who ...