The wild horses that freely roam the Outer Banks’ pristine northern beaches are, in many ways, living history. While a majestic herd of mustangs occupying a stretch of sandy beach may seem like fiction or fairytale, the Corolla wild horses are a living, breathing connection to the area’s rich...
Despite the many changes we see in our daily lives, it is nice to know that some things stay the same. For Outer Banks residents and visitors, that includes being able to make your way to the northern Currituck beaches to marvel at the wild horses...
The freedom of an animal that we typically view as domesticated speaks deeply to us humans, inspiring us to live more freely ourselves, to live life on our own terms, just like the Colonial Spanish mustangs have been doing for more than 500 years...
From pastoral scenes of mares casually grazing the salt hay to the jolly spectacle of foals frolicking in the surf to the heart-stopping action of stallions in territorial battle, catching sight of the horses in their natural environment stirs a rush of adrenaline every time...
The main features here are about 800 houses and nearly 100 wild horses, along with an assortment of wildlife such as wild boar, fox, raccoon and birds, set among a landscape of beach, dunes, marsh and scrubby pine and oak forest. No pavement. No stores. No gas stations or restaurants...
Arriving at Wild Horse Adventure Tours, there’s a palpable sense of excitement and, well, adventure. A fleet of Hummers, continuously maintained and ready to accommodate your family or vacation group, waits for you to board...
Today, there are only about 90 of them left. As more and more of their habitat was paved over, they were forced farther and farther north, finally settling where the blacktop ends north of Corolla. Some of this land remains undeveloped, allowing the horses to roam free and be viewed from a distance.
Wild Horse Adventure Tours has been voted the #1 outdoor activity in Corolla by TripAdvisor many years running and that they were recently voted the #1 top tour to do in the U.S., prompting TripAdvisor’s director of communications to personally come enjoy the tour for himself...