Corolla wild horse herd welcomes third foal of 2021

COROLLA, Currituck County — The Corolla wild horse herd has welcomed another new member.

Officials with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund said Betsy is the third foal of 2021.

Her mom is a mare the group calls M&M and they said her dad is Rocky, and the whole family is doing great. Betsy has a three-year-old half-sister and there are other 2 mares in the harem.

M&M is an experienced mom, but officials said as far as they know this is Rocky’s first foal.

Betsy was born not far from where her namesake, Betsy Dowdy, and her Banker mare Bess swam across the Currituck Sound on their journey to warn American troops of British movement in the area during the Revolutionary War.

The name Betsy was next on the list for fillies, and the fund said fact that the foal, “Was born in such a special place is much more than just a coincidence.”