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Comet the marsh tacky horse spent his last 11 years as a living history exhibit at the Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island. Courtesy of Laura Badger Comet was supposed to be common, but ...
At Hideaway Farms, located off Cowboy Way and Rodeo Drive, two Marsh Tacky horses named Drew and Sage stand as living symbols of South Carolina's rich history.
A unique mix The arrival of the tiny horses dates to the 1950s with their territory spanning the adjoining Little Horse and Horse islands near St. Helena Island. The marsh ponies are descendants of ...
There’s also a collection of wild horses on Shackleford Banks, the Southernmost island of the Outer Banks. This area is about three miles off the main beach, so a boat is the only way to get close ...
Learn more about these horse breeds are native to North America, from the wild mustangs to swimming island ponies, ...
The entire world’s population of Przewalski’s horses once dwindled to a mere dozen. So how did a pair named Fiona and Shrek end up in livestock auctions in the West?
How the Carolina Marsh Tacky Association is working to preserve and protest this unique breed of horses.
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 ...
Amanda and Terasa are joined by Christopher Burtt, Jackie Jordan, and Hannah Mikell.