06/02/2026
If you can help out the Wild Horse Fund please do! These folks do alot with very little.
While we strive to keep every horse wild and free for its entire life, sometimes that’s not possible. Removal from the wild is always the last resort, but in cases of life-threatening illness or injury, or habituation that becomes dangerous for the horse and/or humans, we will sometimes have to make the heartbreaking but necessary decision to intervene. This is not something we take lightly, but fortunately when it does happen we are well-equipped to provide whatever care the horse may require.
In 2018 CWHF purchased a 30-acre farm on the Currituck mainland that has become a permanent sanctuary for these formerly wild horses. Since the purchase, we have been slowly but steadily turning it into a facility that is set up for these horses’ very specific needs. We’ve been replacing the three-rail pasture fencing with something more substantial and safer and we installed a perimeter fence around the entire property, we’ve built multiple intake and veterinary stalls and paddocks, we’ve turned the farmhouse into office space as well as a museum and gift shop for days when we’re open to the public…the list goes on!
Once a horse comes to live at the farm it is cared for like any other domestic horse would be. This includes routine veterinary care, hoof trimming, grooming, and more. This coming Monday we have an appointment with our veterinarian for vaccinations, dental exams, and a few other odds and ends (including trimming Topnotch’s hooves!). The horses are vaccinated twice a year, in the fall and in the spring. One core vaccine that protects against seven different diseases costs about $70 per horse. If you join CWHF as a member at the $75 level you will be covering the cost of Kitty Hawk’s (pictured) spring vaccines!
Join today and you’ll be able to make an additional donation and receive our first ever annual CWHF member t-shirt: https://www.corollawildhorses.com/memberships/
The farm is first and foremost a sanctuary for the more than twenty horses who currently call it home, but it’s also an important part of our ongoing research into genetics, habitat, and breed conservation and it’s a space for education where we host school groups, day camps, and the public during our weekly summer open houses. Your continued support is what makes all of this possible.
