Wild horse Bullwinkle euthanized after car hits him on NC beach

COROLLA, N.C. — A wild horse had to be euthanized after he was hit by a car at a North Carolina beach on Friday.

At 11:30 p.m., a nonprofit group Corolla Wild Horse Fund said it received a 911 call that a horse had been hit by a car while standing on the beach. The incident was witnessed and reported by a visitor who had been surf fishing at the time.

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The horse that was hit was 10-year-old stallion Bullwinkle, and he sustained the following injuries:

1. Significant skin trauma over the right side and back
2. Broken right hind leg with fracture of the lower femur
3. Left hind trauma and lateral destabilization of the hock with collateral ligament injuries, allowing the leg to bow outwards
4. Pendulous abdomen when standing and once euthanized fluid-filled abdomen confirmed with a fluid wave of manipulation, likely due to significant internal trauma and blood within the abdomen

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