Our Lil’ SEAcret

01/04/2023

Great, hard working family…

"Approach the New Year with resolve to find new opportunities hidden in each new day"✨️

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season with their family and friends.
We're thankful to take on another year of opportunities to help our beautiful community!

Happy New Year 🎆

01/01/2023

11/21/2022

If you are heading to OBX for the holidays be sure to check out this awesome place….

Annual Open House coming up 🎁 🎅 🎄

11/14/2022

Beautiful sunset in Duck tonight.…

10/16/2022

Good morning from Our Lil’ SEAcret! Thanks for this beautiful picture Jamie Hayden…

10/06/2022

Looks like a gorgeous day on the beach…

09/13/2022

Welcome to Our Lil’ SEAcret…

WELC☀️ME

Every time a customer sends me a photo of their new beauty in its new home I honestly get so giddy; it's like being a kid again. The joy you give me and my incredible artists who put their heart and soul into these pieces is something I can't explain, but I'll forever be grateful for. From the bottom of my heart, thank you ❤️🙏🏼

08/20/2022

What a great article about one of our absolute favorite places to stay!

In the village of Corolla, a different kind of lodging stands out from the weeklong rentals typical of the northern Outer Banks. Guests might only stay there for a night or two, but in that short amount of time, the Corolla Village Inn feels like home.

07/20/2022

Great news regarding Alma… 🤗
Thanks for the update Corolla Wild Horse Fund and for all you do for these beautiful horses!

07/11/2022

Do yourself a favor when heading to OBX….stop in Lammers Stained Glass, Gifts & Antiques for all kinds of cool stuff!

07/11/2022

Finally got to hang our beautiful WELCOME sign we bought from Sunshine & Sweet Pea’s Coastal Decor… 🥰

07/08/2022

07/03/2022

If you’re planning to grill this holiday weekend, please be safe. And if you decide to grill on the beach, please be careful with the hot coals and ashes.

06/29/2022

Come enjoy Corolla's charm at the new Wild Horse Inn featuring cozy room accommodations located on the cusp of the historic village.

06/24/2022

https://www.facebook.com/355268778451072/photos/a.355275245117092/1038813120096631/?type=3

Have you considered a vacation in the off season? We have a few weeks available…

06/09/2022

Oh my goodness, what a gorgeous shop in Virginia Beach!! We found so many beautiful pieces of artwork….

There is something so beautiful about sea glass 😍

From the colors to the smooth texture created from the sea. It really brings this seahorse to life on this handmade glass window piece that was just dropped off and it is our new Featured Artwork of the Week ❤️

05/30/2022

With heart felt THANKS on this Memorial Day!

05/23/2022

Our first “official” guests have checked in ….we hope they have the best vacation ever!!! 🏖

05/20/2022

Not sure how to caption this but what a beautiful sight and sound ….

05/01/2022

Please, please just admire these beauties from a safe distance….

Over the last couple days we have gotten several calls about people feeding horses apples. Yes, law enforcement has been involved. But a citation written after the fact isn't going to help the horse after it's already been fed. We shouldn't be getting these calls in the first place - please do not be selfish and short-sighted. Your actions have long-lasting consequences that our organization, our community, and the herd have to deal with after you go home. Losing one horse out of a population of only 100 is a devastating blow, the effects of which last for generations.

We are not asking you to sacrifice anything - just leave the horses alone! Watch them from a distance and do not get close or interact with them. There are signs everywhere. It is very, very hard to believe that anyone who spends any time on the 4x4 doesn't know by now that feeding the horses is illegal and dangerous. If you want these horses to be here next year when you vacation, and in five years, a decade from now...it is up to you to follow the rules and help keep them safe. The horses face so many challenges to their survival that we can't control. Everyone who visits needs to start doing a better job of not putting them into unnecessarily dangerous situations.

We realize that we are largely preaching to the choir by posting here, but maybe if the message is shared widely enough it will hit the people who really need to see it. It's not even Memorial Day yet, and we are already extremely concerned for the rest of the summer. If you are on the 4x4 and you witness someone feeding, petting, or putting themselves or the horses in danger, please call 252-232-2216 so that a deputy can be dispatched to the location. They will also let us know so that we can keep an eye on any horses that may have been fed.

There are lots of resources available in our Community Toolkit: https://www.corollawildhorses.com/community-wild-horse-toolkit/ Homeowners, please consider placing information in your houses so that your renters know the rules and why they are important.

Hopefully 2022 is the first year in a few that we do not have to remove or euthanize a choking horse, but based on the behavior we've seen so far this spring, it's not looking promising. Please don't be the reason a horse dies or has to be taken out of the wild. Just follow the rules, watch the horses in their natural environment without interfering with them, and treat this place the same way you would treat your own home. It's not asking a lot of you, but it means a LOT to the horses.

(Pictured is Danny, who was fed an apple and subsequently choked and died in 2020. He was only a year old.)

04/25/2022

Her name is “Cedar”…. 🤗

Yes that was a “new” foal that everyone saw on the beach yesterday! Though not that new - she was born about a month ago but her mother has been keeping her safely out of view back on the reserve. The flies drove them out onto the beach yesterday. Her name is Cedar, after the trees she was born under, and she is the first and so far the only filly born this year.

(Photo by Beth Fleishaker/SeaCatchers Photography.)

ETA to answer repeat questions:
1. Mom’s name is Orlanda
2. No there isn’t another foal in there, she is not still pregnant. She’s just shaped like that. Mares only have one foal at a time, 11 months apart. ETA again: yes we know mares can have twins. It rarely goes well. A wild mare would probably not survive that and neither would both foals. This explanation is in response to comments that implied people thought perhaps she was going to give birth again soon. She is not. Large belly =/= pregnant.
3. We have not gotten the results of Charlie’s necropsy yet. These things take time. As soon as we know something, we will post.

04/25/2022

Excited for all our new guests in 2022… we hope it’s their best vacation ever!!

04/23/2022

Thanks Jennifer Ausley for this awesome pic of Our Lil’ SEAcret!!

04/19/2022

We absolutely love the new house paint color! Thank you Jeff Townsend…painted single handedly with a paint brush!!!

04/19/2022

We’ve even added a huge volleyball court, with solar lights for night time fun… oh and a horseshoe zone too!!

04/19/2022

Our oceanfront kitchen boasts this gorgeous horse painting from one of our favorite artists at Mmmyello!