By Mark Price as published on The Charlotte Observer “An invasive plant known to grow in thick mats over water has met its match on North Carolina’s Outer Banks…” An invasive plant known to grow in thick mats over water has met its match on North Carolina’s Outer […]
By Bailey Aldridge as published on The News&Observer A wild horse that roamed North Carolina’s Outer Banks has died, a group that manages her herd says. A wild horse that roamed North Carolina’s Outer Banks has died, a group that manages her herd says. The mare, nicknamed Dusty, […]
There are signs, there’s a billboard, there’s educational material distributed by rental agencies, there are warnings plastered on websites and social media and there are deputies patrolling the beach, but people — hundreds of them — continue ignoring the warnings to stay away from the Outer Banks endangered herd of Colonial Spanish mustangs.
by Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer The history of those wild horses roaming North Carolina’s Outer Banks has long been shrouded in mystery, with most historians believing they descend from mustangs brought by Spanish settlers 500 years ago. An exact origin may never be proven, but an ambitious […]
Source: Wavy.com Corolla Wild Horse Fund recently had an incident where a distressed foal separated from his mother and landed in a potentially dangerous situation. On Friday afternoon, officials with the horse sanctuary and law enforcement responded to a call about a distraught foal. The foal, Sebastian, was […]
Source: 13newsnow.com Welcome baby! Alma is the second foal to be born in 2020. The first foal was a male name Arturo. COROLLA, N.C. — The Corolla Wild Horse Fund welcomed the second foal of 2020! The little one, who was born about a week ago, is named […]
by Kari Pugh as published on InsideNoVa.com “The Outer Banks’ storied wild horses have a new addition” A new foal was spotted late last week back in the woods and marsh in Carova, North Carolina, on the Currituck Outer Banks, according to the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, which […]
By Bailey Aldridge as published on The News Observer A horse that roamed the beach for decades on North Carolina’s Outer Banks died Friday. Amadeo, a 40-year-old blind mustang, ran wild on the Outer Banks for more than 20 years and was “king of the beach,” the Corolla […]
By Mark Price as published on The News Observer The Outer Banks hold countless dangers for unsuspecting visitors, from sharks to rattlesnakes, but none compares to the wild horses in February It’s their mating season, a time when seasoned stallions are known to stand on two legs, throwing […]
By JEFF HAMPTON, The Virginian-Pilot The Corolla Wild Horse Fund has started what zoos have been doing for years _ letting animals create artwork and selling the pieces to raise money. Horse trainer Nora Tarpley fastened a small paintbrush to the halter on Amadeo, the blind stallion from […]
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