Shackleford Horses 4771

These two are from one of two bands of wild horses on Shackleford Banks, NC just off Beaufort, NC.  The guide assured us they are fine, the head  mare in this band is apparently not as good as the head mare in the other band at finding nutrition.   The wild horses of Shackleford Banks are the oldest herd of wild horses in America, arriving over 400 years ago.

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, September, 2010, Travel & Place
Beach Branch
Beach Branch
Shackleford Horses 4771

These two are from one of two bands of wild horses on Shackleford Banks, NC just off Beaufort, NC.  The guide assured us they are fine, the head  mare in this band is apparently not as good as the head mare in the other band at finding nutrition.   The wild horses of Shackleford Banks are the oldest herd of wild horses in America, arriving over 400 years ago.

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, September, 2010, Travel & Place
Shackleford Horses 4771

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, September, 2010, Travel & Place
Crab!
September 6, 2010

Twofer today! I will try to make these the last 2 shots I post of the Shackleford Banks, NC wild horses. I know you all must be ready for shots of other things! This mare was from the larger, better nourished band of the 2 bands of wild horses on Shackleford Banks from our trip there in July.

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September 6, 2010

Twofer today!   I will try to make these the last 2 shots I post of the Shackleford Banks, NC wild horses.  I know you all must be ready for shots of other things!  This mare was from the larger, better nourished band of the 2 bands of wild horses on Shackleford Banks from our trip there in July.

http://www.shacklefordhorses.org/
September 1, 2010

Happy September everyone!  Here is a quick snap of the other band of horses on Shackleford Banks.  I know virtually nothing about horses, but the guide told us that this band's mare (I think she said there is a 'head' mare, rather like the alpha female in wolves) is a bit better at finding food and better nutrition that the other band.  That mare in charge is the one who directs the rest of the band as to where to go to eat, etc.  This band, as you can see, is also a little larger than the other band, which had just three horses.  The brush here is just on the other side of the dunes from the beach, so it's not as if there is a long distance between this area and the area I photographed the other horses in.  

www.shacklefordhorses.org
Shackleford Horses 4771

These two are from one of two bands of wild horses on Shackleford Banks, NC just off Beaufort, NC. The guide assured us they are fine, the head mare in this band is apparently not as good as the head mare in the other band at finding nutrition. The wild horses of Shackleford Banks are the oldest herd of wild horses in America, arriving over 400 years ago.

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, September, 2010, Travel & Place
Shackleford Horses 4771

These two are from one of two bands of wild horses on Shackleford Banks, NC just off Beaufort, NC.  The guide assured us they are fine, the head  mare in this band is apparently not as good as the head mare in the other band at finding nutrition.   The wild horses of Shackleford Banks are the oldest herd of wild horses in America, arriving over 400 years ago.

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, September, 2010, Travel & Place
Shackleford Horses 4771

These two are from one of two bands of wild horses on Shackleford Banks, NC just off Beaufort, NC. The guide assured us they are fine, the head mare in this band is apparently not as good as the head mare in the other band at finding nutrition. The wild horses of Shackleford Banks are the oldest herd of wild horses in America, arriving over 400 years ago.

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, September, 2010, Travel & Place
See photo in original gallery.