These are four of our stallions that are at the core of Corolla offsite breeding program. Wanchese, who is ridden by my little granddaughter in the picture above, is from Shackleford Island. The other three are from Corolla.
Our interest is in staving off the extinction of the Corollas. Because there are so few of them I do not discourage breeding Corolla stallions to mares of other breeds. HOWEVER, those offspring do not become part of the off site breeding program. They merely become spectacular horses. So far the 1/2 Corollas have developed into the same super trainable, easy handling horses that is characteristic of the strain. I have often thought that a Corolla/Arabian cross would make a great horse. Corollas have endurance that is at least equal to Arabians and they have calm gentle natures.
This summer we will be breeding a few more Corolla mares for the off site breeding program. Thee stallions are available for breeding this spring and summer. They are registered with the Horse of the Americas Registry and the American Indian Horse Registry.
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