Lightly Salted OBX

01/24/2025

SnOwBX❄️🌊

12/10/2024

5 Bedroom, 4 full and 2 half bath beach home in the 4x4🏠🌴🏖️🌊🐴

SATURDAY CHECK IN - 4X4 BEACH - Approximately 3 miles up the 4x4 beach Hot tub and pool is open May 1st through October 1st.

Lightly Salted is one of Swan Beach's finest homes perched against oceanfront dunes of the wild and beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina. This home boasts views of blue-green waves, bubbling white surf, and wide, sandy, wheat toned beaches as far as the eye can see. The adventure begins as soon as your 4x4 vehicle leaves the pavement to drive right on the sand, only a few feet from the roar of the surf.

Panoramic views, state of the art electronics, quality bedding and Sleep Number® beds, delicious drinking water and a well-stocked kitchen are at your disposal. All newly updated roku smart tvs , bring your own passwords to utilize the streaming apps (YouTube tv, Hulu, Netflix, etc). Outdoor picnic seating area with large hot tub and a charcoal grill. The ground floor half bath and second floor mini fridge make poolside entertainment a breeze. Hop out of the pool and walk 50 feet across the dune to the ocean!

The extremely well equipped kitchen has all stainless major appliances, cookware, utensils and small appliances. Brew your morning coffee in the Keurig, Mr Coffee and enjoy it while watching the waves from the screened porch just off the kitchen.

Sleep Number® beds with dual comfort controls are in 4 bedrooms: the third floor master king and three queens. The kid's room with two sets of bunkbeds.

POOL and HOT TUB are typically opened from MAY until end of SEPTEMBER. The pool is not heated.

Spend a luxurious week enjoying the beach, watching the wild horses graze and relaxing to the sound of the pounding surf from the well-appointed accommodations of 'Lightly Salted'.

Now booking for 2025!!! Message us with any questions and for direct bookings!

09/27/2024

Be safe today🌧️

07/29/2024

RIP bullwinkle😢🐴

At 11:30pm on Friday, July 26 we received a 911 call that a horse who had been standing on the beach was struck by a vehicle. The incident was witnessed and reported by a visitor who had been surf fishing at the time. No other horses were injured. The driver of the vehicle was arrested.

The horse that was hit was 10-year-old stallion Bullwinkle, and the injuries he sustained were as follows:

-Significant skin trauma over the right side and back.

-Broken right hind leg with fracture of the lower femur.

-Left hind trauma and lateral destabilization of the hock with collateral ligament injuries, allowing the leg to bow outwards.

-Pendulous abdomen when standing and once euthanized fluid-filled abdomen confirmed with a fluid wave of manipulation, likely due to significant internal trauma and blood within the abdomen.

Bullwinkle’s injuries were severe and ultimately fatal. Our veterinarian arrived on the scene early Saturday morning to humanely euthanize him.

On Thursday, we posted a video of two stallions fighting and told the story of how the challenging stallion had been vying for the other stallion’s mares for several weeks. The challenging stallion was Bullwinkle. He was in the prime of his life, and went from being a symbol of what it means to be wild and free to a tragic example of how irresponsible, reckless human behavior can cause pain, suffering, and irreparable damage to the herd in an instant. Bullwinkle will never produce any foals. His genetics are gone from the herd forever and with such a small, endangered population the ramifications of that will last for generations.

Bullwinkle died as wild as he lived; at no point did he welcome our intervention and he remained wary and defensive even as he laid on the dune unable to stand anymore. The fight drive that he was always known for never left him, right up to the end. He was exactly what a wild Banker stallion is supposed to be, and we are glad that he at least never had to leave the beach - he was never meant to. He was buried at the edge of the meadow where the video from Thursday was filmed. There is not much comfort that can be found in anything about this tragic incident, but we are at least grateful that we could help him pass without further suffering and provide him with the respectful and dignified burial he deserved.

We’d like to thank everyone who helped us Friday night and Saturday morning, especially the visitor who called 911. Otherwise there would have been no consequences for the driver, we would have never known what happened, and Bullwinkle may have suffered for longer than he did. Thank you to our community who came together to help us that night and into the day on Saturday, to the Currituck County sheriff’s department for their quick response and on-going support, and to our staff and veterinarian for their unending dedication to always doing what’s best for the horses.

www.corollawildhorses.org

06/23/2024

Please be aware of the horses today. It’s going to be a hot one out there☀️🐴

It is going to be extremely hot today. If you see horses on the beach it’s because they are trying to find relief from the heat and biting flies. Please do not crowd them, chase them, or harass them in any way. These rules apply at all times, but are especially important to remember today. Heat stress can lead to serious, potentially fatal health complications. Please be safe out there today! 🏖️

05/31/2024

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04/18/2024

Save the turtles🐢🐢🐢

Exciting news!!!
N.E.S.T. has just installed signs on the Carova and Swan beaches in Currituck County. The signs encourage drivers to lookout for sea turtles and the volunteers who help protect them. Both are often on the beach at night, so it’s especially important for drivers to be aware.
Thanks to the great team of N.E.S.T. volunteers who made this happen!

04/17/2024

Dont forget, please do not block the low tide line which is considered route 12. Park in the middle of the beach and leave a space for vehicles to pass between your vehicle and the ocean it's the law !

If you want to park down by the water go to mile post 14 through 17😊

03/29/2024

Custom outdoor surf shower to rinse off at🚿🏄🏼

03/29/2024

Love how this directional sign turned out😍😍

02/26/2024

By far the best bagels in the OBX! Check them out on your next visit🥯

SOON…. 🤎

02/09/2024

Lightly Salted OBX
✨🌴Luxury Vacation Rental🌴✨
- Oceanfront Views 🌊
- 5 Bedrooms 🛏️
- 4 full & 2 half Bathrooms 🛁
- Wild Horses 🐴
- Private Pool & Hot Tub 🏊🏼‍♀️
- 4x4 Beach 🏖️

Current availability below⬇️

https://www.vrbo.com/1844082?unitId=2405592

Message us to direct book and save on those booking fees😊

11/05/2023

We receive a lot of questions about additional parking. Corolla and carova parking on the blacktop can be used. Please call Larry at 252 453 9999

08/29/2023

🚩🚩Please Read🚩🚩

07/27/2023

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07/13/2023

Just something to be aware of…

07/02/2023

Please, please, please, ALWAYS stay 50ft from the wild horses and report anything to the number below you see!!

So this just happened. 🤯😡 A couple things:

1. We’ve had several horses literally kill each other in the course of normal, natural, daily wild horse life over the last couple months. If they can do that to each other, what do you think they could do to you? Or your toddler? This is unbelievably dangerous and stupid. The law states keep 50ft away for a reason - your own safety. There are signs EVERYWHERE. Ignorance is no longer an excuse.

2. Thank you to the multiple people who reached out to report this incident. We appreciate it - it takes a village and when you saw something, you said something! The sheriff’s department was contacted and our staff was dispatched to the area.

3. Please do not solely rely on Facebook messenger or groups to report incidents like this. If you witness this, you need to call the sheriff’s department immediately. The number is 252-453-3633, and if you can’t remember that, just dial 911. There are many reasons why this is important…

First of all, this is a law enforcement situation. These people deserved a citation and only a deputy can do that. If you witness it, your photos and information are critical and you need to be the one to report it.

Secondly, it is a direct line to CWHF no matter the time of day. I can’t always monitor Facebook messages 24/7 but unless I am in a coma I am going to answer 100% of the time when dispatch calls me (and to be honest, my ringtone is Raymond braying so it would probably wake me up out of a coma 😉). Calling dispatch means that law enforcement can do their job and we can do ours, all in the most efficient, streamlined way. Time is really of the essence in situations like this.

Hopefully this is a lesson to everyone who visits the beach that our community is watching and we are all invested in keeping these horses wild and free, and keeping you safe. Behavior like this will be reported and there are consequences for your actions. Please be respectful and follow the rules - many lives depend on it!

www.corollawildhorses.org