Blue Horizon OBX

18/12/2024

Book your summer stay with us by January 21 to get $700 off your stay!!

30/11/2024

Dolphins this morning!!

28/11/2024

Have a happy thanksgiving filled with family, friends and great food!!

17/11/2024

I guess the party’s over!! Don’t miss the next one! 2025 bookings are open!!

11/11/2024

I love my beach Christmas tree!!

31/10/2024

Have a fun and safe Halloween!!

29/07/2024

Please be very careful when you are driving on the beach. There are no lights at night and these guys are dark, but they do go on the beach after dark.

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

19/06/2024

Aww! Esther!!😍😍

16/06/2024

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there from your friends at Blue Horizon OBX!!

08/06/2024

Our new trash can holder at the beach. We are tired, sore, sun burnt, but it’s beautiful and horse proof.

07/06/2024

8 babies this year. The last one didn’t survive. So 7 new ones added to the herd.

07/06/2024

Good morning!!

30/05/2024

We finally got our new pictures up!! Check them out! We still have some great summer weeks available. https://www.twiddy.com/outer-banks/4x4/carova-beach/rentals/blue-horizon-obx/

Blue Horizon OBX - V22038 is an Outer Banks Semi-Oceanfront vacation rental in Carova Beach 4x4 NC that features 5 bedrooms and 5 Full 1 Half bathrooms. This rental has a private pool, wifi, and a hot tub among many other amenities. Click here for more.

27/05/2024

Please take a moment to rember what today is all about.