Outerbanks OBX Beach Mustang Horse

by Sandi OReilly

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Outerbanks OBX Beach Mustang Horse

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Sandi OReilly

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Mixed Media - Mixed Media Photograph, Painting Digital Art

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An Outerbanks OBX beach wild mustang horse standing at the ocean edge in the surf. She watches other horses down from her and enjoys the surf and sand surrounding her. Tall dunes of sand surround the barrier islands of the Outerbanks and it's wild mustang bred horses. The Banker horse is a breed of feral horse (Equus ferus caballus) living on barrier islands in North Carolina's Outer Banks. It is small, hardy, and has a docile temperament. Descended from domesticated Spanish horses and possibly brought to the Americas in the 16th century, the ancestral foundation bloodstock may have become feral after surviving shipwrecks or being abandoned on the islands by one of the exploratory expeditions led by Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón or Sir Richard Grenville. Populations are found on Ocracoke Island, Shackleford Banks, Currituck Banks, Cedar Island,[1] and in the Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary.

Bankers are allowed to remain on the islands due to their historical significance even though they can trample plants and ground-nesting animals and are not considered to be indigenous. They survive by grazing on marsh grasses, which supply them with water as well as food, supplemented by temporary freshwater pools. Fine Art Outerbanks OBX Beach Mustang Horse Mixed Media Photograph Painted Digital Artwork by Sandi O'Reilly, All Rights Reserved and Copyrighted in the US and Internationally. NO use of this image without my written permission.

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May 7th, 2021

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