ASSATEAGUE – The last new foal naming rights raffle on Assateague is complete, and the chestnut filly will now be known at “Tako Kichi.”
Each year the Assateague Island Alliance (AIA), the friends group of the Assateague Island National Seashore, which advocates on behalf of the island’s most famed residents, hosts naming rights contests for the foals born into the herd on the Maryland side. Often, the contests are held as eBay auctions or other creative contests such as online raffles conducted through the organization’s website.
Such was the case for the latest foal naming contest, which opened in early December. It was the AIA’s last foal naming contest of the year. The foal was known only as N2BHS-AIOU, but the raffle ticket winner had the opportunity to apply a lasting, creative name on one of the island’s newest arrivals. In the 1970s, the National Park Service began assigning alpha-numeric names to the wild horses on the island to better track their lineage and the areas they tend to frequent.
The foal naming rights raffle ended last weekend and the winner was Maryland resident Jo-Ann Rasmussen, who held the winning ticket. Rasmussen chose the name “Tako Kichi” for its loose Japanese translation meaning “kite crazy” in honor of the kite flying hobby she shares with her spouse, Rich Miller.
“Tako Kichi is a phrase that is used worldwide, especially by those in the international kite flying community, referring to those who are passionate about kites and kite flying,” said Rasmussen. “My husband and I have been involved in kiting for over 40 years. We describe it as a hobby out of control as it started with just one small kite and grew.
Figures. Why couldn’t it be given an American name instead of a foreign one?
Looks like an Indian name to me
A beautiful animal indeed
I thought kimchi was Chinese sauerkraut.
lmao! as if assateague national park doesnt get a budget from your taxes every year they have to make even more money selling tens of thousand permits for entry and we wont even mention how many thousands of osv passes sold every year. while only 145 are allowed on the beach at a time! total bs ripoff of the public! but hey just remember you work for them! now shut up and get in lines you peasants!
Since when is Assategue a national park
As long as I can remember 4:10, and I’m 67 years old. You need to take that mask off and get out more