Last year, we reported that North Carolina’s wild horses had managed to survive Hurricane Florence because they can sense impeding weather and have a strong instinct to seek shelter, which has helped them survive hurricanes for 500 years. Now, the state’s wild horses have used their skills once again to survive Hurricane Dorian.

The Corolla Wild Horse Fund explained that as Hurricane Dorian approached, the horses moved to higher ground and gathered under sturdy oak trees to shelter themselves from the storm.

“They’ll likely ride out winds and rain as their ancestors did before them — in huddles, butts to the wind,” the organization said in a message sent out before the storm.

Unlike humans, the wild horses are well-equipped to handle the hurricane. As soon as they feel a change in pressure, the horses gather together.

“Remember, they’ve been doing this for 500 years!” the fund said.

Before the storm, the horses’ food, water and other supplies was stocked up at the farm. They also had extra hay and grain as well as extra troughs filled with water. The Fund said the horses have ID tags braided into their manes, and the herd manager rode out the storm at the farm with them.

On September 7, the Fund wrote on social media that all of the horses were safe and accounted for. Each and every one of the horses survived Hurricane Dorian!

Though Hurricane Dorian was a Category 5 storm when it hit the Bahamas, it was a Category 1 by the time it got to North Carolina. We’re glad that these wild horses were able to survive this hurricane by using the skills that have helped them survive storms for hundreds of years.