Outer Banks Wild Horses - Mare & Two Foals

A group from Carteret County is joining with Outer Banks horse supporters to have Outer Banks horses named the official state horse.

The group has a goal of getting the bill introduced to the General Assembly this spring for approval will be holding a special event in Currituck County to promote the initiative.  If the General Assembly is in agreement on the bill, then North Carolina will be among 10 other states to add the Colonial Spanish Mustang to their state symbol collections.

The bill has received enormous support.  Currituck County has received over 1000 letters of support since the campaign began.

Standing before an audience of more than 500 at Shawboro Elementary School on Friday, second-grader Catherine Simila declared why she thinks the Colonial Spanish Mustang should be North Carolina’s state horse. “These horses have survived the most violent weather, sand, heat and even sun,” she said. “Because of their toughness and iron will, there is no other horse to represent our strong state of North Carolina.”