It’s a colt! Born August 23, 2023, here is the 4th Marsh Tacky foal to be born on Daufuskie in decades, the 2nd to be born on our permanent location at Heritage Hall, and the 2nd foal out of Flaca x Louie, who most recently gave us Clover last year. He’s a red head and has displayed the chillest, most laid back personality than perhaps any of the babies we have had to date. The lesson kids adore him and so do we!
It’s a filly! She was born on St. Patrick’s Day evening. We were present for almost the entire labor and birth. What a miraculous experience. The third foal to be born on Daufuskie in around 50 years, this is the first time we have witnessed the birth. We were able to imprint this new life in that precious window of time when she will associate us as her family. We had our hands on her at her first breath, helped her get her spindly legs under her and start nursing. Flaca (Carolina Moon x DP) and Clover (sired by Lowther’s Lucero) are bonded, healthy and happy, she is a spitting image of her Daddy! This is the first foal to be born on our new location at Heritage Hall.
A long standing annual tradition, our deer drive takes place every winter in the Oakridge and Webb Tracts. Generations of grandfathers, fathers and son hunters come over together with shotguns and hounds to cull our deer. If left unmanaged they become over populated and start to display poor genetics and diseases. All of the harvested deer is processed and surplus venison is donated to the community. Our job on horseback is to pull downed deer from the woods where trucks or ATV’s can’t reach. This was Flaca’s first hunt and she did amazing.
