By Michele Gorman as published on NEWSWEEK A senator jokingly offered her best horse impersonation inside the Capitol on Tuesday, voting “neigh” on the Senate floor. With her animal impression, Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski was the joking lone dissenter on a voice vote related to a horse protection […]
By Sean Cockerham as published at newsobserver.com Only two foals have been born this year in the herd of 101 horses. COROLLA, N.C. — Retired Washington, D.C., police Officer E.T. Smith patrolled the beach in his four-wheel-drive truck on a recent morning, keeping an eye out for wild […]
Source: WTKR.com “What better way to kick off a ‘Feel Good Sunday’ than to share a story of rescue, care, love and hope (that occurred last ‘Feel Good Sunday’). Please enjoy and many thanks to our good friends at Corolla Wild Horse Fund.” ~ R.T. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Corolla, N.C. […]
By Jeff Hampton The Virginian-Pilot It was the first rescue of a horse by Corolla Ocean Rescue COROLLA, N.C. – A blind and aging stallion is recovering after a rip current swept him seaward and lifeguards carried out the coastal community’s first wild-horse rescue. On May 2, two […]
By Corolla Wild Horse Fund Small Herd Size is Pushing Horses to Genetic Collapse The North Carolina State Horse urgently needs your help. The Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, S 3448, sponsored by North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan and cosponsored by NC Senator Richard Burr, has been sitting […]
U.S. Senator Richard Burr, R-N.C., announced Thursday the introduction of Senate Bill 3448, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, a bill to provide for the responsible management of the wild-horse population around Corolla on the Currituck Outer Banks.
The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, Currituck County, and the State of North Carolina to provide for the management of these horses to ensure that they continue to thrive in their natural habitat, according to a news release.
By: Nick DiUlio from Miller-McCune Can the descendants of horses left by Spanish explorers coexist with native plants and animals on North Carolina‘s environmentally sensitive Outer Banks? A study will tell. When a few local residents first came upon Spec during the early morning hours of May 24, they […]
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