The wild horses of North Carolina's Outer Banks once roamed freely along the entire length of this coastal barrier island chain, isolated from man for the most part for nearly 400 years. Descended from Spanish mustangs brought by the earliest European explorers to the Carolina coast, they have tenaciously survived this harsh and unforgiving environment.
The Wild Spanish Mustangs of Corolla, The Wild Horses of Shackleford Banks, Beaufort's Wild Horses and The Ocracoke "Banker" Ponies .