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DAUFUSKIE DEER DRIVE MARSH TACKY SOCIETY
  • December 14, 2019

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.

PALEMTTO BLUFF MEET A MARSH TACKY DAUFUSKIE ISLAND
  • July 3, 2019

Longfield Stables at Palmetto Bluff welcomed Daufuskie Marsh Tacky Society back for a second year of the Meet a Marsh Tacky Event over 4th of July weekend. This year we were lucky enough to spend the entire week complimentary at the Bluff because of the barge schedule which restricts when we can come and go from Daufuskie. We all had a wonderful time and the horses did not want to leave. We rode the obstacle course demonstration again and this year we rode the horses in Palmetto Bluff’s 4th of July parade through Wilson Village. Mandy and Roxie were amazing amongst the crowds and over the top decorations! Thank you to everyone at Longfield and the Bluff for a wonderful week.

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY HORSEMANS ASSOCIATION CLEMSON LECTURE
  • March 29, 2019

Daufuskie Marsh Tacky Society and Carolina Marsh Tacky Association were both invited by Clemson University to provide a show and tell lecture to their Horseman’s Association students at Mullet Hall. DMTS provided the lecture while CMTA provided a Marsh Tacky for show and tell. It was wonderful meeting all the bright young people who are the future of agriculture and the equine industry. We look forward to more opportunities to work with Clemson!

SC AGRITOURISM ASSOCIATION
  • June 3, 2018

In the beginning of 2018, Daufuskie Marsh Tacky Society joined as a member of the SC Agritourism Association. Agritourism is defined as the crossroads between agriculture and tourism. It includes any activity carried out on a working farm or ranch that allows the public, for recreational, entertainment, or educational purposes, to view or enjoy rural activities. While attending the annual summit, DMTS Founder/Director Erica was voted in to serve on the Association’s board of directors for the Lowcountry Region. Following a board meeting in Columbia, these adorable retail tiny houses were seen across from the meeting location and became a source of inspiration for our office. AKA the She-Shed, it’s where guests check in, get information and purchase items from us. It’s also designed to be a classroom and entertaining space.

MORRIS CENTER FOR LOWCOUNTRY HERITAGE LECTURE
  • February 17, 2018

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.

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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