Foundation for Shackleford Horses
Amusement Park
Why pick this one
Foundation for Shackleford Horses co-manages a 120–130-horse herd with the National Park Service and supports rescue, adoption, and sanctuary care.
Best for
- Supporting preservation of the Shackleford Banks wild horse herd
- Learning about wild horse behavior, genetics, and herd management
- Supporting rescue, adoption, or sanctuary care for removed horses
- Viewing wild horses in their natural island environment through arranged ferry or private boat travel
Look elsewhere if
- Seeking ticketed amusement-park rides or conventional attractions
- Expecting on-site horse viewing without arranging private boat or passenger ferry travel
Specialties
- Shackleford Banks wild horse preservation
- Herd management and genetic research
- Horse rescue, adoption, and sanctuary care
- Public education about wild horses
What makes them different
- Shares co-management responsibility for the Shackleford herd with the National Park Service under the 1998 Shackleford Banks Wild Horses Protection Act
- Supports a legislated target population of 120–130 wild horses
- Operates without paid staff through volunteers, donations, and grant funding
- Provides care and placement for horses removed from Shackleford Banks, including sanctuary support for unadoptable horses
- The herd carries the rare Q-ac genetic marker associated with Colonial Spanish horse descendants
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 306 Golden Farm Rd, Beaufort, NC 28516-6510
- Phone
- +12526460220
- Website
- http://www.shackleford-horses.org/
- shackhorsemail@gmail.com
Services
- Wild horse conservation
- Herd monitoring and co-management
- Care and placement of removed horses
- Wild horse education programs