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Go on a family hike in the beautiful local forests: the hiking paths at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens, or at Riverwalk along the Eno River in Hillsborough. Go for a family bicycle ride (visit www.chillkids.com to find local bicycle trails). This month we'll learn about the wild horses of Corolla, North Carolina. The Colonial Spanish Mustang has been named the State Horse of North Carolina, and they also have been designated as a North Carolina state cultural treasure. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund is an organization devoted to protecting the Corolla wild horses and their coastal island habitat. (The horses on the beach on this month's cover are Corolla wild horses.) Learn all about the Corolla wild horses on pages 4 and 5.
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ANIMAL KINGDOM
The Wild Horses of Corolla Running Free on the Beaches of the NC Outer Banks
Hundreds of years ago, before America was even a country, the great powers of the world at the time — England and Spain — were in a race to see who could claim this new continent. Both countries left a major mark on the culture and development of America, and in particular on the wildlife that calls our country home.
Today, the wild horses that live on Ocracoke and Corolla carry the distinguishing features of Spanish-type horses. One striking similarity to their Arabian ancestry is the number of vertebra (one less than most breeds) which occurs in the Banker Horses Breed.
Here in North Carolina, the perfect place to see the legacy of the Spanish explorers is the little town of Corolla, in the Outer Banks. The Outer Banks are a series of islands that run along the northern coast of North Carolina. Corolla is home to an amazing breed of horses called Banker Horses. These horses are not native to the island. Instead, they are descendants of horses that were brought to the islands by Spanish explorers, and some are survivors of shipwrecks on the islands' sandbars. In June, 1982, members of the Spanish Mustang Registry organization came to the Outer Banks to take a look at these muchbeloved wild horses along the coast. During their visit to the beaches and marshes of Corolla, they were able to observe the last known remaining bands of Banker Horses still existing in their natural state, as they have for the past 500 years, in Currituck County on the Outer Banks.
Historical records show that Spanish explorers attempted to colonize the area in the 1500s, bringing with them Spanish Barb horses and Arabian horses. The Spanish colony of d’Allyon is believed to have been located on the Outer Banks. Difficulties getting supplies to the colony and other troubles caused the colony to fail. The Spanish colonists sailed off to their thriving colonies in Florida, leaving behind all of their livestock, including horses that survived the wreckage of a ship that was bringing supplies to the colony. Left on their own, the horses adapted to their new environment and produced a band of wild horses that roamed the barrier islands.
Another unique trait of these horses is that they can live on the sandy islands, which is not a normal habitat for horses. The horses in the Outer Banks survive on sea grass for their food and water. Sometimes they also drink from little streams when it rains, but the majority of their water is obtained from sea grass. The Spanish Mustang Registry believes that the Banker Horses, in particular the Corolla horses, have a direct line to the 16th century horses imported by the Spanish. The Banker Horses' gentle temperament, endurance, size, and beauty reflect their lineage as the descendants of the once numerous herds of Spanish horses that ran free along the sandy islands of the North Carolina coast. The beautiful horses of Corolla are now protected, and while you can walk the beach and see them, it is illegal to try and feed them or pet them. To support the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, visit www.corollawildhorses.com.
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The Wild Horses of Corolla (cont.) on the Beaches of the NC Outer Banks
Corona Wild Horse Fund Annual Calendar Contest https://www.corollawildhorses.com/cwhfannual-calendar-contest/ Are you an amateur photographer with great pictures of the wild horses of the Currituck Outer Banks? Have you always wanted to have your photography published? Do you value the wild horses and want to support the mission of the Corolla Wild Horse Fund? If you answered Yes! to these questions, the annual CWHF Calendar Contest is for you! The entry deadline this year has been extended up until July 31, 2020. Winning images are selected by a panel of independent judges, and the winners are published in the following year’s calendar. Proceeds from the sale of the calendar support the CWHF mission to protect and preserve the wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs and the land on which they live.
Photos courtesy of the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, www.corollawildhorses.com.
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Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask. Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe, and must join with five spiderpowered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities. When he comes across Peter Parker in the multiverse, Miles must train to become the new protector of his city. Rated PG. 1hr. 57 min. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment
Animal Crackers (Premieres on Netflix July 24, 2020)
Owen Huntington's life is one continuous loop of work, eat, and sleep. A loop that keeps him from ever seeing his wife Zoe, or his young daughter MacKenzie. Then Owen learns that a longlost Uncle passed away, and left his Circus to Owen. Excitement soon turns into disappointment when they learn that the circus has no money to operate, there are no circus animals, and most of the circus crew are too old to be able to help much. Then something amazing happens. Owen discovers his uncle's magical box of animal crackers which have the power to turn Owen into whatever animal he eats! If Owen can use the animal crackers to become these animals and perform. people will come, and he'll be rich. But to save the family circus, he'll have to keep them out of the hands of his uncle's evil brother, Horatio P. Huntington! NR. 1hr. 45 min. Blue Dream Studios.
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