Tuesday, March 23, 2010

The Past, Present, and Future


In the past the Corolla Wild horses really didnt have many dangers. They roamed free; untouched, unharmed. They had plenty of things to eat and all the fresh water to drink. The land was never ending and the beach served as the perfect playground for these wild horses. Overtime that has all changed. Now they live in a human infested area with minimal land access. While the food isn't gone the fresh water stands polluted from all of the new waste. The land has changed and slipped away into the ocean or for man made reasons. The once carefree playground of sand and surf is now a danger with speeding vehicles, wreckless hunters, and cruel and careless people. The future stands unclear. While new actions are being carried out to save them, the horses still face many dangers. They have nothing that will ensure that they will be around in the future except for the Corolla Wild Horse Fund and the caring people who fight for these horses everyday.


Look at how time has changed their outlook? Now as time goes by how will their future stand? No one knows but with the help of more people they will stand protected and once again as carefree as before.
The horses pictured stand together as past, present, and future.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Something To Die For

Why would you go to Corolla, NC? To see tons of commercial buildings advertising things you could buy anywhere else? The only difference is the prices are so much higher. Or do you go down there to relax on the beach? One of the nations biggest tourists attractions are the Outer Banks of North Carolina. That isn't for our businesses, buildings, clothes, restruants, ect. Thats for the nice beaches, calm waters, good temperatures and one of the biggest things, the Corolla Wild Horses. Lets build buildings, cause pollution pave roads on the beaches and get rid of the horses. What do you have now? Nothing but the same as everywhere else. Busy roads, not a glimpse at the beach through all the houses and stores, thick car smoke hanging in the air and tons of people. What's so great about that?



These horses are amazing. They are older than me and I respect them like I respect adults. They ARE the Outer Banks. They seperate us from everywhere else and make the beaches worth it. The show decades of changes through surviving hurricanes, nor'easters, man-made changes and so much more. Why take them away from the only thing they have? Why drive 30 mph. down a beach, hit one and not care to stop? Why shoot them like they are nothing?

I can honestly say that I am scared of the outcome of the Corollas but I have faith that they can be around 100's of years from now. That's not going to happen unless more people put an effort forth into saving these horses. So many people love these horses and have devoted there lives to them. Others could care less. Which one do you want to be?