|
 YONGES ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - During centuries of isolation on the Carolina sea islands, the short-legged, sway-backed marsh tacky horses became perfectly suited for toiling long hours in the swamps and oppressive humidity.
But their wild looks and workhorse reputation — their name comes from the old English word meaning "common" — didn't exactly make them prized among horse lovers. Today, only about 150 of them remain.
Now, breeders are coming together to save the tacky, whose ancestors were left by colonial Spanish explorers.
|