This was our second year in a row to be invited by the Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage in Ridgeland, SC to present a Marsh Tacky lecture to the public. Erica, founding director of the Daufuskie Marsh Tacky Society provided the power point presentation and lecture. Daniel Lowther is the grandson to Mr. DP Lowther of Ridgeland, SC and the single largest owner of the Marsh Tacky breed in the world with over 100 horses at the height of his involvement. Daniel brought a beautiful blue roan stallion for the public to view and he seemed to enjoy the attention very much. We are proud to have had a part in this lecture, held in the Marsh Tacky “capital” along side the family who is credited to so much of the breed’s conservation. The lecture was completely sold out in advance.
Docent Training Starts Today
The Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island is home to a retired Marsh Tacky named Comet. Visitors can attend the museum’s Meet a Marsh Tacky Tour consisting of a 30 minute, narrated power point presentation followed by a stroll across the grounds to the historic and recently renovated horse barn to meet and greet Comet in person. DMTS founder and director, Erica became a docent of this program in February 2018 in part to take away information that she could use to improve the quality of her Marsh Tacky Living History Tours on Daufuskie. She contributed some of her research to the power point presentation that the museum still uses today.
Watch “Matthew’s Miracle” on WTOC
We are so fortunate to be featured in this news story which aired on February 13, 2018! Sincere thanks to WTOC, David Klugh and the crew who spent an entire day with us and worked behind the scenes to bring this story to our community!
http://www.wtoc.com/clip/14123861/matthews-miracle-rare-horses-born-after-hurricane-matthews-chaos