Amidst all of the election coverage and get-out-the-vote efforts, I thought I'd take a break and blog about something completely different. A recent WRAL article sheds light on a new project to study the impact of our state's wild horses on the northern Outer Banks. From the article:

"Karen McCalpin, executive director of the fund, said the group plans to commission researchers from N.C. State to examine the effects the horse herd has on marshes and grass."

I don't know much about the wild horses, but after digging around a bit, I found a nonprofit called Wild Horses of Shackleford Banks. You can actually go on their website and "meet" the horses. Apparently, on Shackleford Banks there is an oft-visited watering hole called Mullet Pond where the horses love to congregate. Of course, my idea of the mullet must be much different from theirs...