North Carolina's Wild Horses Will Ride Out Hurricane Florence In The Wild
They have really good instincts,Puckett said. These horses have lived in this area for 500 years.
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A wild Spanish mustang on an Outer Banks dune in 2011. (John Greim via Getty Images)
A spokesperson for the Foundation for Shackleford Horses ― a group dedicated to wild horses on North Carolina’s Shackleford Banks ― told HuffPost those animals will also remain in place.
“They are wild, and they have survived on Shackleford Banks for generations,” the rep said in a Facebook message.
Puckett noted that people who work to protect the horses will still worry about how they’ll fare during Hurricane Florence ― currently projected to hit the Carolinas as a Category 4 storm ― but they believe the best plan is to let them stay where they are.
“We also have a lot of faith in their instincts.”
This isn't the only part of the East Coast where there are wild Horses-- Kathleen has written an interesting article about her recent vacation to Maryland's Eastern shore (with some excellent pictures of the horses there):
M y Vacation On The Eastern Shore
The horses are survivors and I believe that it may be the best for them to remain where they are.
I forget which half of the island does this chincoteague and assateague
but they round up the horses annually and quarantine the pregnant mares until the foals are a few weeks old.
Other than that the horses are "wild" and live so on the island without any shelter expected or given.
Like many other species they are comfortable around tourists and looking for easy handouts
when they choose to be found.