The majestic wild horses roaming North Carolina’s barrier islands are being driven into the ocean as blistering heat indexes top 100 degrees, the National Park Service reports. It’s not uncommon to ...

Wild mustangs are part of the allure of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, including the odd sight of them nose-deep in inlets and bays, swimming from one island to the next. It may look like horseplay, ...

In the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 100 miles from the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, there’s a small sliver of land that is populated entirely by wild horses. These horses — about 450 ...

“Yes, they can swim. They are not like fish, swimming is not something they do every day,” said Liz Newman, equine professional and CEO of Horse Homes by Bloodstock Ltd. “The main problem you have ...

This group of three mares and a foal stepped into waters off the Shackleford Banks in an effort to cool down as heat indexes top 100 degrees along the North Carolina coast. NPS photo The majestic wild ...