Welcome to the Carolina Marsh Tacky Association Official Home Page. Here you will find information on the critically endangered Marsh Tacky Horse. There are also links on our "Contact Info" page to other organizations engaged in saving the Marsh Tacky.

The CMTA would like to thank Equus Survival Trust and American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) for their part in promoting the Marsh Tacky and helping our association get started.

We are a non profit organization whose sole purpose is to promote and preserve the Marsh Tacky Horse.

Our current goals:

Create a stud book on Marsh Tackies

Make the "Tacky" the South Carolina State Horse

Increase the number of Tackies

Make your next ride a part of Colonial American History and help save a critically endangered breed.

Fast Facts

500 years of history in the Carolinas & Georgia

Colonial Spanish Bloodlines

Exhibit most Solid Colors, some Primitive Markings

Average 14.3 or under

Some are Naturally Gaited

Kind, Level-headed and Easy Keepers

Excellent on Trails, Sure-footed and Swamp-Savvy

Critically Endangered! Less than 100 remain

Please note if you are interested in owning a Marsh Tacky please see our Contact Info Page for links and addresses of breeders.