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 ...

A wild herd of marsh ponies has been on the island since the 1950s, said retired equestrian veterinarian and St. Helena resident Venaye Reece McGlashancq. The fence has kept them mostly contained ...

The endangered Marsh Tacky is about as fine a horse as anybody could want. Smart, tough and friendly, the Tackies have earned honors as South Carolina's official State Heritage Horse. Yet they are ...

DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, SC (WTOC) - The annual marsh tacky horse race has been postponed. The Carolina Marsh Tacky Association has canceled the March 29,2014 beach race on Daufuskie Island. According to a ...

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 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 ...