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 Wild Horse Fund to Honor Dale Burrus The late Dale Burrus had a way with horses, particularly wild horses. Dale and his family have owned Burrus Red & White Supermarket in Hatteras since the 1800s. Their love of, and admiration for, the wild horses of the Outer Banks goes back for generations. As a boy, Dale tamed one of the wild Ocracoke ponies and participated in the nation’s only mounted Boy Scout troop. His vast knowledge of Spanish mustangs led him to leadership in the national Spanish Mustang Registry, serving as a senior inspector. Dale trained and showed several Corolla horses as registered Spanish mustangs and consistently took top honors. He still owned two Corolla mustangs at the time of his death. The Spanish mustang breed lost a great champion with his recent passing. To honor Dale’s devotion to the breed, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund has created the Dale Burrus Mustang Fund. Funds raised will be used to provide the care and training necessary to prepare wild horses for adoption. Horses removed from the beach to control herd numbers, or rescued because of illness and injury, require several months to transition from wild to domestic. All horses are trained using gentle and natural horsemanship techniques. This fiscal year, The Corolla Wild Horse Fund will spend nearly $29,000 on herd management and care. According to Executive Director Karen McCalpin, “I can’t think of a better way to honor Dale’s life-long devotion to these horses than to associate his name with our efforts to promote and conserve this unique but threatened breed. Dale felt strongly that the wild horses of the Outer Banks should be recognized and protected as a valuable part of North Carolina’s history and heritage. The Dale Burrus Mustang Fund will enable us to achieve that goal.” If you are interested in contributing to the fund, checks should be made payable to the Corolla Wild Horse Fund with DBMF in the note line, or a note indicating that you wish your contribution to be directed to the special fund. Checks should be sent to the fund at 1126 Schoolhouse Lane, P.O. Box 362, Corolla, NC 27927. The phone number is 252-453-8002. More information is available at www.corollawildhorses.com. 
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