Not A Negative

Too tired of focussing on the negatives. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund is raising money, spreading the word, and most of all fighting to protect these horses. For those of you who dont know her, Karen McCalpin, executive director, is in need of the thanks for her efforts in protecting and preserving these horses. With out her they might not be here.

Wild Horse days are coming in July and are sure to be awesome so please try to go to them.

The breeding program is going along and there are sure to be some colts next year and years to come!

By the way their are currently a couple horses for sale.

SWIMMER

Swimmer is a four year old mare who has had a small amount of saddle training. She
has a sweet and gentle temperament and loves to be scratched and petted.
Registration with Horse of the Americas as a Colonial Spanish Mustang is pending.

Up N' Adam

Adam is a handsome three year old gelding. He was originally adopted out to be a part
of our offsite breed conservation program in Marshall, Texas but was found to be a
chriptorchid. He was returned in October for another stallion and was gelded. Adam also
has a very mild and gentle manner, typical of the Colonial Spanish Mustang.
Registration with the Horse of the Americas is pending.

Please consider these horses. Anyone who has anyone questions just contact the CWHF at:

http://www.corollawildhorses.com/contact.html

Gone

In the 1920's anywhere from 5,000 to 6,000 horses were believed to roam on the outer banks. They roamed free and remained untouched. Unfortunately that was about to change.

Due to our ever changing world, in the 1980's, nearly two dozen were killed. As a result the Corollas Wild Horse Fund was formed and they were given 12,000 acres to go on. Who knew that this action wouldn't be enough.

November of 2001 brought tradgedy. Six horses were shot and killed. A cold hearted person took a gun and knowingly murdered six individual horses who were only trying to survive. Unfortunately they were taken in such a low key area that they weren't discovered in time to give any clues to the crime.

Four years passed and there wasn't a disturbance until 2005 when another beautiful Corolla Horse was shot and killed.

Only two years later and an amazing black stallion, another vital piece of this breeds survival, had his life claimed by a gun.

Then this month another became the victim to a careless person. A Corolla was hit with a car. The driver never stopped or even slowed down. This Corolla was not killed immediately. When people got to him he stood shaking, trying to keep himself up, trying to keep himself alive. His efforts weren't enough. He had to be put down from the injuries he had sustained during the hit and run.

People have killed over thirty horses. Not just any horses though. The magnificent, and tranquil Corollas. As if being driven from their land by local development wasn't enough, people decided to kill them. They can't fight back. They can't ask you not to kill them. They can only hope that you don't.

The Corollas breed, like many of it's horses, could very well soon be gone.

This a Corolla Stallion who still roams free.

My Terrible Two Year Old!

Today April 11, 2009 Matoaka turned 2! The much anticipated age of a horse for all of us young riders! It means that finally after training and all of the hard work that we put into our horses, bone structure permitting, we can mount up for the first time. I hope that by june I will start to mount up and finally ride my little filly. I have high hopes for her and her riding skills.

She hasn't given me any reason to ever doubt her abilities. She has a very high rate of courage and confidence, making it alot harder to scare her. She has come through a ton of training and so far she has tackled every thing with eagerness and a willing to learn. I can't wait to see what her gaits are like. For every Corolla it is like nothing you have ever felt. But to me I am sure my own horse will be better riding than any.

Today she managed to jump over the fence making Honey go all phsyco so she too thought she could get her big butt over the fence. Honey lazily walked through it. Matoaka is the instigator of all things that happen and end up with the two of them in trouble or some where completely different from where they should be.

Yep, Matoaka is my terrible two year old!!! That I love!!! :)

Spring Is Definately Here

This weekend in North Carolina it has been 70 degrees, sunny, and breezy everyday. My horses are shedding their winter coats and digging into the fresh green grass. I can't wait until this summer when I will ride Matoaka. She will be two in 6 days!