Horses Coverage

'Drum' becomes latest foal to join Corolla Wild Horse herd

The Corolla Wild Horse Fund posted this picture to its Facebook page on Sunday announcing the second foal of the year.

New foal joins Corolla Wild Horse Fund

A new addition to the Corolla Wild Horse herd has been discovered! Drum is the newest in the bunch.

Car strikes horse near Charlotte; horse dies but rider survives

WCNC Charlotte reports the Huntersville Police Department is investigating after a driver struck a horse with someone on it.

WCNC Charlotte

One person injured after horse barn leveled in Pitt County fire

One person was injured Thursday after a fire leveled a horse barn in northern Pitt County.

WITN staff

Clydesdales to visit Fayetteville Thursday

The enormous and famous Budweiser Clydesdales will pay a visit Thursday to Fayetteville's U.S. Army Airborne and Special Operations Museum.

North Carolina congressional votes for the week ending Nov. 17

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted over the previous week.

Targeted News Service

Woman takes pride in more than three decades of running horse shows at State Fair

Joan Petty runs the horse shows at the North Carolina State Fair for decades and still carries passion for her work.

'Devastating to the community.' Equine clinic pushes back on DOT's plan for road changes ahead of VinFast construction

Along Pea Ridge Road, Performance Equine Veterinary Clinic has been open for less than a year, but under the current DOT's phase 2 plans, it could be forced to close its doors.

Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter

NC police horse, officer hit by suspected drunk driver

A Wilmington police horse and officer were hit by a woman accused of driving drunk early Saturday morning.

Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer

Fayetteville woman stabbed to death remembered for her love of riding horses

Officers with the Fayetteville Police Department found her body in a home on Shiloh Court on Monday night. Her husband, the main suspect in her death, died in a nearby crash 30 minutes after her stabbing, according to authorities.

Hoofing it: SC man draws crowd by riding horse to doctor's appointment

One way to beat high gas prices: ride a horse.

NC horse adoption event showing kids with traumatic past better days are ahead

The federal government uses tax dollars to care for thousands of wild horses in the Western part of the United States. Now, there is a push by the Bureau of Land Management to find these animals safe homes.

Young entrepreneur buys horse with proceeds from starting own business

One young Richmond entrepreneur created his own business with the goal of purchasing his dream horse.

Icelandic horses are a unique breed

The distinct landscape and culture make Iceland experience is like no other. Another unique feature of Iceland is their horses.

Donna Natosi, WRAL engagement editor

Kentucky Derby horse named in honor of owner's old North Carolina home

Bill and Tammy Simon won't be home, on Barber Road. They are in Kentucky, to watch Barber Road run for the roses.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

Kentucky Derby horse has NC ties

Horse owners Bill and Tammy Simon won't be home, on Barber Road, this weekend. They are in Kentucky, to watch their horse, Barber Road, run for the roses.

95 Wild Horses Died. A Virus Is the Likely Cause, Officials Say.

An equine influenza virus likely caused the mysterious respiratory disease that has killed at least 95 wild horses and forced a federal holding facility in Colorado to go under quarantine, the Bureau of Land Management said Thursday.

Derrick Bryson Taylor and Dave Philipps, New York Times

Pony gets loose on I-85 in South Carolina, causes multiple wrecks

A pony caught on camera running down Interstate 85 in South Carolina caused a series of crashes involving seven vehicles over the weekend.

Pony seen galloping along I-85

A pony caught on camera on Interstate 85 in South Carolina caused a series of crashes involving seven vehicles over the weekend.

Blue Skies of Mapleview: Where the horse is the healer

Blue Skies of Mapleview, a 15-acre horse farm and English riding facility located in the countryside near Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Durham, offers a special program designed to connect horses, hearts and humans.

Zenda Douglas, WRAL contributor

Horse therapy? This one farm in Charlotte says it works.

Shining Hope Farms in Charlotte uses horse therapy to help people in more ways than one.

A horse named Camellia nearly died from neglect, she's now back on her feet

Johnston County leaders are pushing for animal cruelty charges to be brought against the owner of a horse that had to be rescued from the brink of death.

Horse named Camellia nearly dies from neglect

The equestrian community is banding together to save a horse named Camellia to give her a second chance and a safer home.

Animal cruelty charges possible for owner of horse found dying on Johnston County farm

The equestrian community is banding together to save a horse named Camellia.

Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

NC horse rescue destroyed in Hurricane Florence finally reopens

A horse rescue that was destroyed during Hurricane Florence once again opens it's doors this weekend. After years of recovery Cape Fear Equine Rescue is up and running.