At 13 I take high school courses online. I am in a program called AIG,(Acedemically and Intellectually Gifted)-pretty much meaning I am really smart. I know that when I grow up I would love to be a photographer that travels the globe. When I heard some news about the Corolla Herd Manager moving and them having to fill the spot it came as a bit of a shock what I thought of.
My mind raced at the thought of them not having a person there for them although they have alot of people there for them. My reaction was quick. I didn't show it but I thought about it. I would love to be the Corolla Herd Manager someday. I couldn't think of a more rewarding and satisfying position in life. I also realized that every ambition of mine in life will be a million miles away from North Carolina. I always thought that the Corollas would be there. That isn't the reality of it though.
They are NEARLY EXTINCT!!!!!!! I don't know how much longer they will be here! Their herd size is only allowed to be 60 and they have 12,000 acres to roam!
Corolla is a major tourist attraction and brings in alot of income, no doubt. The horses are one of the leading attractions though. But with all these people coming to see them where will they stay? Of course in the biggest, nicest beach homes right on the ocean front. Right where the horses run! With that income they build those houses. Those houses that hold occupants unaware that a broken glass bottle, a fish net, a hook, or a number of things could be the death of one of those beautiful horses that fight to survive everyday at the expense of a tourist attraction.
Don't get me wrong I love the Outer Banks and I see the draw of the place but I love those horses way more than anything else down there. Why can't people see what they really mean. I know they are JUST horses, but we are JUST humans and that is JUST a beach. Those horses, just those horses, have been there since the 16th century and on until today.
I can't explain how hard it is to get someone to realize that they were there first and they should be there last. Not alot of people get that. Sure I am smart but it doesn't take a smart person to grasp that concept. It just takes a person willing to care about something more than the next best thing.
Leaving isn't easy and I know that it will be harder for me to leave knowing that these horses are dieing out. But leaving isn't easy at all when you are being driven from you land by the people of today, espcially when you are a tiny foal ripped from your mother because she was killed and left to fend your own. Leaving isn't easy but as it stands today, the Corollas pathway to extinction is being paved for them.
My mind raced at the thought of them not having a person there for them although they have alot of people there for them. My reaction was quick. I didn't show it but I thought about it. I would love to be the Corolla Herd Manager someday. I couldn't think of a more rewarding and satisfying position in life. I also realized that every ambition of mine in life will be a million miles away from North Carolina. I always thought that the Corollas would be there. That isn't the reality of it though.
They are NEARLY EXTINCT!!!!!!! I don't know how much longer they will be here! Their herd size is only allowed to be 60 and they have 12,000 acres to roam!
Corolla is a major tourist attraction and brings in alot of income, no doubt. The horses are one of the leading attractions though. But with all these people coming to see them where will they stay? Of course in the biggest, nicest beach homes right on the ocean front. Right where the horses run! With that income they build those houses. Those houses that hold occupants unaware that a broken glass bottle, a fish net, a hook, or a number of things could be the death of one of those beautiful horses that fight to survive everyday at the expense of a tourist attraction.
Don't get me wrong I love the Outer Banks and I see the draw of the place but I love those horses way more than anything else down there. Why can't people see what they really mean. I know they are JUST horses, but we are JUST humans and that is JUST a beach. Those horses, just those horses, have been there since the 16th century and on until today.
I can't explain how hard it is to get someone to realize that they were there first and they should be there last. Not alot of people get that. Sure I am smart but it doesn't take a smart person to grasp that concept. It just takes a person willing to care about something more than the next best thing.
Leaving isn't easy and I know that it will be harder for me to leave knowing that these horses are dieing out. But leaving isn't easy at all when you are being driven from you land by the people of today, espcially when you are a tiny foal ripped from your mother because she was killed and left to fend your own. Leaving isn't easy but as it stands today, the Corollas pathway to extinction is being paved for them.
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