The Hoofprints Guide to the Wild Horses of Ocracoke Island, NC
- ISBN-10
- 1941700152
- ISBN-13
- 9781941700150
- Pages
- 130
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-09-22
- Publisher
- Quagga Press
- Author
- Bonnie Gruenberg
Description
Wild horses, once vital to the Outer Banks livestock industry, remained on Ocracoke after forces of "progress" had obliterated them elsewhere. Pony pennings lasted until the 1950s; the world's only mounted Boy Scout troop, until the 1960s. Reduced to a roadside attraction, the herd nearly died out. Recovery has been slow, and the prognosis is uncertain. Bonnie U. Gruenberg has studied, photographed, and written about wild horses for more than 20 years. Distilled from her encyclopedic Wild Horse Dilemma - Conflicts and Controversies of the Atlantic Coast Herds (Quagga Press, 2015), each Hoofprints Guide offers detailed information about the history, environment, behavior, and prospects of one Atlantic Coast herd in a convenient form with bonus photographs.
