Our Horses

Lowther’s Lucero

“Louie” is our stallion and the cornerstone of our program. As his name implies, he has a star-bright future standing at stud for DMTS. In 2014, he was hand picked by us from a crop of babies sired by Hershey on Mr. DP Lowther’s farm in Ridgeland, SC. He has grown to become the father of the first Marsh Tacky foals born on Daufuskie in over 4 decades. He possesses the sought after conformation and characteristics in the breed – smaller size, strong short back, dorsal and zebra striping, thick double mane plus a striking bay dun roan color and the coolest personality. He loves the ladies, being the center of attention and has a quiet, inquisitive, optimistic temperament. He is now available for a negotiable stud fee, please contact us directly with inquiries.

Reina

  • MARSH TACKY REINA
  • Marsh Tacky Reina
  • Marsh Tacky Reina
  • Marsh Tacky Reina
  • Marsh Tacky Reina
  • MARSH TACKY REINA
  • Marsh Tacky Reina

Reina is a 2013 buckskin mare who was cherry picked from a herd of over 20 yearlings from Mr. DP Lowther’s farm in Ridgeland, SC. She is Daufuskie’s Homecoming “Queen” who, along with Lucero, take the title as the very first Marsh Tackies to be brought back to her historical roots as the foundation for the DMTS herd. Sired by Hershey, she is textbook in conformation and character, no white markings, prominent dorsal and zebra stripes, neat black socks and fine head. She is the mother of the first Marsh Tacky foal to be born on Daufuskie in decades in 2018. She is currently on lease living and thriving in Kentucky.

Carolina Moon

  • MARSH TACKY MAMA CAROLINA MOON
  • MARSH TACKY MAMA CAROLINA MOON
  • MARSH TACKY MAMA CAROLINA MOON
  • MARSH TACKY MAMA CAROLINA MOON
  • MARSH TACKY MAMA CAROLINA MOON
  • MARSH TACKY MAMA CAROLINA MOON

Carolina Moon immediately earned the nickname “Marshside Mama” when she joined the DMTS herd along with Flaca from Jeanette Beranger’s farm in May 2016. She is quite opinionated, with a keen woods sense and motherly instincts. Born in 2007 she has earned her been-there-done-that attitude and has been a tremendous asset to our program. From beach rides to deer hunting to lessons and pony rides, this athletic, forward girl has done it all. She is the mother of the second Marsh Tacky foal to be born on Daufuskie in decades Mateo, sired by Lowther’s Lucero. Caroilna Moon is by breeder Lee McKenzie, off of his stallion Cowboy and out of his mare Bee Bop.

Flaca

  • DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FLACA
  • DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FLACA
  • DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FLACA
  • DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FLACA
  • DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FLACA
  • DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FLACA
  • DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FLACA
  • DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FLACA
  • DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FLACA
  • DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FLACA
  • DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FLACA

Flaca is a 2013 model, boasting the finest pedigree, which is what you would expect coming from Jeanette Beranger’s. Jeanette has made many contributions to the breed while on staff with the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. She conducted vast amounts of field work pulling DNA samples to create the Marsh Tacky stud book and registry, which the ALC maintains. Registered name “Soleil”, this striking beauty is out of Carolina Moon (Cowboy and Beebop) and off of David Grant’s stud DP, who is arguably the most famous and accomplished Marsh Tacky stud alive today. She possesses the sought after physical breed characteristics including her grulla color, thick mane and tail, bulletproof resistance to bugs, very little white, wither bars, dorsal stripe and zebra stripes. She is the proud mother of the third Marsh Tacky foal to be born on Daufuskie in decades, Clover.

Barrier Island Carolina Girl

  • DAUFUSKIE CAROLINA MARSH TACKY
  • DAUFUSKIE CAROLINA MARSH TACKY
  • DAUFUSKIE CAROLINA MARSH TACKY
  • DAUFUSKIE CAROLINA MARSH TACKY
  • DAUFUSKIE CAROLINA MARSH TACKY
  • DAUFUSKIE CAROLINA MARSH TACKY
  • DAUFUSKIE CAROLINA MARSH TACKY

Born in 2005 and bred by Ed and Jenifer Ravenel, the lesson kids nick-named Barrier Island Carolina Girl “Sharky”. Under saddle she is about as easy going, bomb proof and steady as they go. She measures in on the larger side for the breed standard, about 15.1 and thick, boasts the tri-colored mane, nice leg bars, no white markings and complete tolerance to our hot, muggy, buggy, swampy, summer climate. Her grand sire is Hacksaw which is the last known Marsh Tacky stallion to be removed from Daufuskie in the 80’s due to resort development so its full circle to have her with us. She’s been a great asset to our trail ride program and we are looking forward to her contribution to our breeding program in 2021-22.

Southern Roxie Belle

  • SOUTHERN ROXKIE BELLE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • SOUTHERN ROXKIE BELLE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • SOUTHERN ROXKIE BELLE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • SOUTHERN ROXKIE BELLE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • SOUTHERN ROXKIE BELLE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • SOUTHERN ROXKIE BELLE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • SOUTHERN ROXKIE BELLE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • SOUTHERN ROXKIE BELLE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • SOUTHERN ROXKIE BELLE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY

“Roxie” is adored by alllll the kids. She was bred by David Grant, sired by DP and out of Ms. Roan in 2013. She came to join us on Daufuskie in 2018, at the time she was barely green broke. She’s on the petite side of the scale range for the breed, standing about 14hh but what she lacks in height she makes up for in personality and hair. You can’t deny she is cute as a button. We are excited to see what we get when we breed her for the first time. In the meantime she’ll stay busy doing pony rides, lessons and trail rides for youth and petite adults where she has proven to be somewhat stubborn, on the slow side, but with a huge heart, always committed to keeping up with the rest of the group.

DMTS Estelita

  • ESTELITA DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FOAL
  • ESTELITA DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FOAL
  • ESTELITA DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FOAL
  • ESTELITA DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FOAL
  • ESTELITA DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FOAL
  • ESTELITA DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FOAL
  • ESTELITA DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FOAL
  • ESTELITA DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FOAL
  • ESTELITA DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FOAL
  • ESTELITA DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY FOAL

Estelita Scurry is the first Marsh Tacky foal to be born on Daufuskie in over 4 decades. This filly is a chip off the old block, possessing the same kind eye, buckskin color with a prominent dorsal stripe as well as black socks like her mama, plus a hint of a star like her daddy Lucero. Born November 11, 2017, she has had hands all over her and experiences abound growing up with us. She has been featured in several publications including gracing the front page of the Island Packet when she was a few days old. We are proud to have sold this sweet girl to her forever home near Clemson, SC as a three year old and look forward to following her future adventures.

DMTS Mateo

Mateo’s arrival as the second Marsh Tacky foal to be born on Daufuskie in decades was just six days after his half sister Estelita. His date of birth proves that he was conceived during Hurricane Matthew, so to us, he’s a silver lining to the storm which had major damaging impacts on our family and the community. He has a brave heart, loves scratches, is playful and athletic. He sports a beautiful bay color with faint roaning which his father has passed down to him. We decided to hang onto this guy for a while. He is currently in training under saddle and will join the trail ride program when he is ready.

DMTS Clover

  • CLOVER DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY SOCIETY
  • CLOVER DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY SOCIETY
  • CLOVER DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY SOCIETY
  • CLOVER DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY SOCIETY

Welcome to the world, Clover! Born St. Patricks Day 2020, this filly is the third Marsh Tacky foal to be born on Daufskie in decades and the newest addition to our herd. Her dam, Flaca was a maiden mare for this occasion and began foaling around 5pm so we were present for the entire birth! She is a spitting image of her daddy, Lucero. She is currently in foundation training and will be offered for sale as a coming 2 year old. Contact us directly if you are interested.

Brownie

  • BROWNIE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • BROWNIE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • BROWNIE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • BROWNIE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • BROWNIE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • BROWNIE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY
  • BROWNIE DAUFUSKIE MARSH TACKY

Brownie is not a part of the Daufuskie Marsh Tacky herd, but our mission is to save and protect Marsh Tackies on Daufuskie so we are happy to be able to help take care of him and he is beloved like a part of our family. He belongs to a native islander who takes pride in owning him but lacks the resources to give him the essentials like hay, feed, farrier, worming and dentist that he deserves. Brownie lives on Benjies Point Rd between Bryan Rd and School Rd. We created a fundraiser called Brownie’s Besties where you can contribute to ensuring his needs are met. Any costs for Brownie’s care that exceed his donations comes out of our personal pockets. Contact us directly with any questions, concerns or suggestions. Thanks to everyone who is Brownie’s Bestie.

The culture, history and heritage that the Marsh Tacky represents belongs to all of us and it should be celebrated by everyone!

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