Record #:

1682

Author(s):

Peters, Sarah Friday

Abstract:

The wild horses on North Carolina's Outer Banks have spawned debate as to their true origin. The horses roam a 175-mile stretch from the Virginia line to Carrot Island, and face an uncertain future as development encroaches on their habitat.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , May/June 1994, p2-9, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wild horses--Outer Banks; Horses--Folklore

Record #:

2973

Author(s):

Hause, Eric

Abstract:

Although they have roamed the Currituck Banks for centuries, wild horses there are being threatened by development. Concerned individuals, like Rowena Dorman - Corolla Wild Horse Fund director - are working to save the animals.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 64 Issue 2, July 1996, p16-19, il, por

Subject(s):

Wild horses--Outer Banks

Record #:

9235

Author(s):

Henning, Jeannetta O.

Abstract:

Spanish conquistadors who ranged as far north as Chesapeake on the East Cost, left behind some of their horses. A line of these horses still survives today on Ocracoke Island. With the depletion of natural resources, the Park Service has reinstated the horse patrol of earlier days.\r\n

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 47 Issue 5, Oct 1979, p18-20, il

Subject(s):

Wild horses--Outer Banks

Record #:

13077

Author(s):

Ruffin, Edmund

Abstract:

A continuation of the series selected from the 1860 travel book, Sketches of Lower Carolina, this article discusses the penning and branding of the dwarfish native breed horses living on the Outer Banks.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 21, Mar 1957, p15-16, il

Subject(s):

Wild horses--Outer Banks; Ponies--Outer Banks