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THE VIRGINIAN PILOT reports: The Corolla Wild Horse Fund has rescued a foal from the wild after he was found struggling without his family. At the end of February, the group learned that Brio, a horse born last summer, seemed to be alone. “While he was understandably calling for his mother and the other horses,… Continue reading Young wild horse found without family, rescued from Outer Banks beach
By KARI PUGH | May 11, 2021 The wild mustangs of the northern Outer Banks have yet another new addition — Bramble. The new baby is the sixth foal of the season for the herd of about 100 wild horses that roam north of Corolla. The northern Outer Banks wild horses have had six foals… Continue reading Outer Banks wild horses welcome baby number six
Amadeo, a 40-year-old blind mustang, who ran wild on the Outer Banks for more than 20 years and was “king of the beach,” died the Corolla Wild Horse Fund said on Facebook on Sunday.
Have you seen this? Can you spot all of the horses? There's six in all. Vivian thinks she sees seven! She would. Here's where they are if you haven't been able to find them all (Facebook). Source: The Charlotte Observer. FEATURED IMAGE: A photo of a single wild horse posted Sunday on Facebook is giving… Continue reading Photo proves how well Outer Banks horses can hide
Well, it is more instinct than magic. A telling story all the same. —Editor. Outer Banks horse left alone in pasture may have had to swim to survive hurricane Cross-posted from the Charlotte Observer Written by Mark Price A mystery has emerged in the telling of how the Outer Banks’ wild horses survived Hurricane Florence.… Continue reading Merlin a magician at survival
WAVY and Associated Press / OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WAVY) (Sept. 15, 2018) — The wild horses that roam many parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks made it safely through the severe weather caused by Hurricane Florence this week. According to a Facebook post from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore on Saturday, all of the ponies that… Continue reading Wild horses at Outer Banks make it through Hurricane Florence
Cross-posted from the McClatchy Washington Bureau via ADN.com » By SEAN COCKERHAM WASHINGTON -- As the summer tourist season approaches on North Carolina's Outer Banks, there's a growing hope among horse advocates that the iconic wild horses of Corolla can be saved from a fate of inbreeding and deformities. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which considers… Continue reading Feds agree to help diversify Outer Banks’ wild horses
Corolla’s wild horses and others like them are expected to become the official state horse of North Carolina. The General Assembly ratified a bill today naming Colonial Spanish mustangs as the state horse. The governor is expected to sign the bill into law. Believed to be descended from Spanish mustangs that arrived here in the… Continue reading Corollas designated official state horse of N. Carolina
Get off the beach and quit using grass, horses, or else, except for some of you. We need to find out first though but we'll be fair and all scientific about it. That's what they're saying to the Outer Banks horses who take a dip and wander the dunes with their offspring in and around… Continue reading Study looks at how many NC wild horses are enough (NC)
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