Sandy Cheeks Beach House Rental

20/06/2024

Welcome Summer!

17/06/2024

Beautiful start to the summer!

11/04/2024

The vest view 🌊📸

05/01/2024

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“Sandy Cheeks” offers the best of both worlds, nestled amid beautiful, live oak trees on a private cul-de-sac, less than a 350 yard walk to the beach and close to local attractions and shopping. With five large bedrooms, a sun roo

05/01/2024

Time to start planning your beach trip for 2024!

05/01/2024

September and October are beautiful in OBX.

“Sandy Cheeks” offers the best of both worlds, nestled amid beautiful, live oak trees on a private cul-de-sac, less than a 350 yard walk to the beach and close to local attractions and shopping. With five large bedrooms, a sun roo

20/08/2023

The Outer Banks is great in the fall, come see for yourself 🌊⛱🏖

04/06/2023

03/05/2023

The 2023 Outer Banks Seafood Festival Graphic is here! Hope you love it as much as we do! Thanks to Mark Russell and Island Xpertees of the Outer Banks for another great design!

Tickets on sale starting mid-May.

05/03/2023

Stay Tuned! Instead of US choosing the Movies on the Green for this summer, we want YOU to decide. We have 16 titles picked out, but only 4 will make it to the silver screen on the Town park this summer.

Starting March 1, check out our social media stories and page for the first round of titles. There will be a new match-up each day until 8 remain.

Once we have the 8, the final 4 will be selected in the same manner.

*Please note: the dates have not been scheduled but will be determined after the titles are chosen.

24/02/2023

12/02/2023

01/01/2023

Happy New Year from Sandy Cheeks!

19/07/2022

Beauty is everywhere!

09/07/2022

Picturesque skies over the NC coast😍

09/07/2022

04/07/2022

24/06/2022

We’ve been getting a ton of calls about two year old mare Alma - hopefully this post will help answer some questions and spread the word about what everyone can do to help us ensure she stays safe, healthy, and wild.

Of particular note, as you can see from the photo Alma has wounds on both sides of her face, probably from being bit. Our vet has been consulted and has advised that they are clean and healing well, and not anything to be too worried about. We will continue to remain in close contact with our vet but there is no reason at this point to be concerned for Alma’s physical well-being.

Earlier this spring, Alma was pushed out of the harem she born into. The stallion (who is most likely her father, but DNA will confirm) became aggressive towards her and would not let her get close to the rest of the mares. Alma is often alone on the beach and to human observers seems lost, which is understandably concerning. It may be difficult to see, but we have to remember that these are wild horses behaving naturally. It’s what eventually happens to each and every young horse, though Alma’s situation is a little unique.

Alma’s family lives in an area with a low population of horses - it’s just them for over a mile. Normally, a mare that’s pushed out of her harem would quickly be scooped up by another stallion but there just aren’t any other harems close by for Alma to assimilate into. The good news is she finally seems to be migrating north, towards more densely populated areas. We are keeping our fingers crossed that she comes across a welcoming group soon.

What we are most concerned about is the fact that Alma seems to be getting increasingly habituated. She’s been approaching and following people, and is getting very close to vehicles. We are asking that all visitors please do everything possible to discourage this behavior if you happen to encounter Alma. Get into your vehicle, wave your arms around to scare her away from you, and definitely do not pet her or give her any positive attention at all. We want Alma to be completely disinterested in humans - afraid of them, even. She is in a very vulnerable position right now, where she is young, impressionable, and unfortunately alone. We want her to be seeking out the company of other horses, not people.

As we head into another busy turnover weekend, please do us a favor if you are coming to the 4x4 and help us keep Alma wild. Her genes are invaluable to the herd and her removal due to habituation would be a devastating blow. We can’t afford to lose another young horse from the wild. Alma is healthy and in excellent physical shape, she just needs some time to mature and figure out how to be a grownup horse. If we’re going to share space with these horses and expect them to remain wild, we all have to be active participants in their management. Please give her plenty of space and help us ensure she stays wild and free for the rest of her life.

23/06/2022

Free Portraits Featured Posts Southern Shores Realty | Blog

05/06/2022

In this video, three wild horses and a young yearling c**t are enjoying the sea on a hot day in North Carolina.

22/04/2022

Beyond the Beach Southern Shores Realty | Blog

09/04/2022

Beautiful sunset in Duck.

02/04/2022

Low country boil at Sandy Cheeks. Summer is coming…

22/03/2022

Since 1873, this Lighthouse has kept mariners from danger. Today, we continue the tradition, maintaining the structure and grounds and sharing it with you.

19/03/2022

Here are pictures of our newly remodeled “Bunk room”