To Preserve and Promote the History and Heritage of the Marsh Tacky Horse of South Carolina
 
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News Flash!
 
  Senate Bill S. 1030, a bill to designate the Marsh Tacky as the State Herritage Horse has been presented and is in the Senate Judiciary Committee!  Contact your legislators in support of this bill!  For more information, see the State Horse Page.
 
  The South Carolina Horsemen's Council supports the Marsh Tacky as State Heritage Horse!  (More)
 
  The Catawaba Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) supports the Marsh Tacky as the State Heritage Horse.  (More)
 
  It's Official - Marsh Tacky Horses are Gaited!

Due to the breed’s Colonial Spanish heritage the Marsh Tacky was thought by some to be gaited, but there had never been any research conducted concerning the gaits.   (More)
 
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  The Marsh Tacky Stud Book is complete.  Owners of Marsh Tackies, send Jeannette Beranger updates on new births, sales, or deaths of your horses. 

Include any information that you have on the Marsh Tackies including horse’s name, lineage (if absolutely known), current and previous owners of the horse and any other information that may be useful.

ALBC and the Marsh Tacky Horse Association will use the information for the Marsh Tacky Stud Book. You can find registration information and forms Here.
 
Jeannette Beranger
ALBC, P.O. Box 477
Pittsboro, NC  27312

 

 
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Hobcaw Barony History Day and Trail Ride - Saturday March 20
   (registration forms - see below )
 
*** Deadline for Registration Forms and Fees -- March 10, 2010 ***
 
  February 28, 2010
The Second Annual Gullah Celebration Marsh Tacky Beach Run
was a huge success!  An estimated 5,000 spectators watched 20 rare equines race for bragging rights and the winners cup. 
 
WINNERS
 
 
Marsh Tacky Cup Winner
Gelding Class Winner -- Blue Duck ridden by William Green
 
 
  Stallion Class Winner -- Sabata ridden by Marion Gohagan
 
 
 
 
Mare Class  Winner -- Molly ridden by Brittany Stevens
                  Owner - Janson Cox

 

 

 

 
Upcoming Events 
  March 20, 2010
 
Marsh Tackies Return to Hobcaw Barony
Marsh Tacky History Day and Trail Ride
22 Hobcaw Road, Georgetown, SC 29440
 

         

 
Marsh Tacky History Day at Hobcaw Barony is an all-day event celebrating the Marsh Tacky.  Activities will include a historic presentation about the breed, a trail ride, and a cookout.  A van tour will be available for registrants not riding horses.
 
Hobcaw Barony (www.hobcawbarony.org) is a 17,500-acre wildlife refuge that was the winter residence of Wall Street millionaire and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch. Mr. Bernard Baruch and his daughter, Belle, were fond admirers of Marsh Tackies and rode them almost exclusively while deer and quail hunting.   (More)

Registration:

Registration fee is $30.00 for riders (horse or van) and $10.00 for non-riders. 

A hotdog lunch with a vegetarian alternative is included.
 
Registration Forms and Information:
Register now – Space is limited to 40 riders! 
 
Deadline for Registration Forms and Fees -- March 10, 2010. 
 
For additional information about Marsh Tacky History Day and Trail Ride,
contact Jimmy Maner at 803-730-0735, jkmaner@hotmail.com. 
For directions and more information about Hobcaw Barony and the Belle W. Baruch Foundation, go to www.hobcawbarony.org.  Phone number: (843) 546-4623,  E-mail address: hobcaw@belle.baruch.sc.edu.
 

  March 20, 2010

Andrew Jackson Birthday Celebration
Andrew Jackson State Park, Lancaster, SC
10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

 
 
See traditional crafters and reenactors - firing demonstrations, baskets, brooms, clothing and furniture.Meet a Marsh Tacky horse (Janson Cox's Mariah) like the ones used by South Carolinians in America ’s fight for Independence. 
 
Enjoy the sounds of dulcimer music.  Stop at the various hands-on activity tables where you may play with colonial toys, write on a slate or with a quill pen, churn butter and dip candles. Visit the museum to learn why we celebrate this native son. Don't forget to get a tour of the one-room schoolhouse by the Retired Educators of Lancaster County.

J & B BBQ will be on hand to sell their tasty specialties. Have a sweet treat from our bake sale for dessert. Come early to choose a plant from the Clemson Extension Master Gardeners of Lancaster County plant sale.

This event is sponsored by Andrew Jackson State Park , the Friends of Andrew Jackson State Park, and the Lancaster County Retired Educators.

Andrew Jackson State Park preserves and protects the site of Andrew Jackson’s boyhood home in South Carolina . Among its attractions are a museum about Andrew Jackson’s boyhood, a reproduction schoolhouse, trails, a campground, and a fishing lake. The park is nine miles north of Lancaster on U.S. 521 at 196 Andrew Jackson Park Road . Admission to the park is $2 adults; $1.25 SC seniors; age 15 & younger free. For more information, call the park at (803) 285-3344.

 
 
Past Events (click here)