Show ASES THAT GO FISHING I 1 inge breed of Half Wild horses in north carolina catch fish at low tide lan long albemarle sound on the north olina ilina coast there Is mile after mile low pw sandy shore where nothing CS s except a coarse grass a lev fen water weeds and wild parsley says asch ringe on these banks lives a age breed of halt wild horses ail as banker ponies these crea a are generally about twice the 1 bf shetland ponies very year the herd owners drive ban bachers hers into pens brand the s alth fill the proper mark find and catch al of the older animals to sell to dealers north carolinians say pay the beasts must be starved into ig grain liay lay or grass for they always lived on the rank marsh s of the marshes and on fish ley catch the fish themselves at tide with their hoofs they dig holes in tho the sand below high wa mark when tho the tide falls they aily devour the fish that are a re strand a these holes often they fight dy over an especially tempting el canth ity these strange horses at arc but seldom are even in tem once tamed they make ex excellent cellen animals for they have a strength js Is disproportionate to their size i that are bred from bankers in alty v ity make valuable animals ig healthy intelligent and far less us is than their parents 1 |