New Boardwalk Exhibit

 We have a wonderful new way to exhibit our White-tailed Deer and Spanish Goat herds.  Visitors can now use a boardwalk to get much closer to the animals on display.

At the end of the boardwalk, there is a large covered area for shade and seating.

Our deer herd was a little nervous about this new addition to their yard.  It took them a few weeks to be comfortable around the structure and the noise of the people on it.  They are back to their old routine of randomly eating and grazing, but visitors are now much closer to them.

The deer food makes the wild turkeys very happy.

 We also added one of our Spanish Goat herds to the right side of the savannah.  They have been very active in their new area, and they love the new grass.  We will not need a lawn mower!

Our female herd is currently on display.  Last week, they began having babies!  We now have 4 babies from 3 mothers.

This was our first baby's first day on exhibit.  Our male herd is still on our pond exhibit with our mute swans.

Please welcome Angel

Please welcome our newest Marsh Tacky horse to Brookgreen Gardens.  Her name is Full Southern Gospel, and we call her Angel.  She is a little over a year old.

Angel joins our white mule, Elvira, and replaces our two Marsh Tacky fillies, Slough and Tilly.  We own Elvira, but our Marsh Tackies are loaned to us by an owner in Florence, South Carolina.  We get the young horses used to seeing new people and simple tasks like grooming and walking.  When they are old enough, they return to Florence to be trained on a saddle. 

Elvira is 19 years old this year.  She is retired from riding, so we do not even own a saddle.  She is very good with the new horses. 

Angel has beautiful coloration, and has a dorsal stripe (from head to tail) that is common in Marsh Tackies.  Please come visit Angel at our Plantation Barn!