The stallion known as “Bullwinkle,” one of just 200 direct descendants from Spanish explorers, died Friday night after being struck by an off-road vehicle.
Bullwinkle, a 10-year-old Bankers Horse, standing on a beach in Corolla, N.C., part of the Outer Banks. The stallion was killed last week after being struck by an off-road vehicle. He was one of the Outer Banks’ few remaining horses descended directly from Spanish explorers’ horses, a brown-haired, 10-year-old stallion named Bullwinkle. And just days later, he was buried near the same grassy field after being struck by an off-road utility vehicle late Friday night.
The richly colored bay horse was dubbed “Bullwinkle” by the nonprofit that oversees the herd during his days as a young bachelor when he banded together with other males, including one named “Rocky.” He was part of Corolla, N.C.'s herd of about 100 Banker horses, a breed that can be traced back to those brought over by the Spanish in the 1500s. Just around 200 remain along the beaches of the Outer Banks, drawing flocks of sightseers to the beach, according to thefrom the organization.
“He was in the prime of his life, and went from being a symbol of what it means to be wild and free to a tragic example of how irresponsible, reckless human behavior can cause pain, suffering, and irreparable damage to the herd in an instant,” continued the post., law enforcement responded to a call of a horse having been struck by a utility terrain vehicle, a type of work vehicle that’s
a cross between a four-wheeler and golf cart. The owner of the vehicle was identified in the post as Porter Williamson, 57, of Chesapeake, Va., whom The Washington Post could not reach for comment.Williamson initially fled the scene and was later apprehended by officers on foot.
Compared to domestic horses, Young said, “the one thing about them that's very different is that they don't need us. They’ve been here for 500 years figuring it out.”
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