GRANDY, N.C. — The Corolla Wild Horse Fund's farm in Grandy has a new resident nicknamed Topnotch. The wild horse will now spend the rest of his life on the farm with fellow wild horses that have been relocated — a decision the CWHF says is never easy, but at the end of the day, is where he'll be safe.

"It's heartbreaking that he did not get to live out all of his days in the wild as he should have, but on the other hand, now he's safe, he's cared for," said Meg Puckett, director of herd management for the organization.

More than 100 wild horses call the northern Outer Banks home. But for Topnotch, that chapter of his more than 30-year life is now over. For the last five years, he's grown more and more comfortable with human interaction, specifically when it comes to food.

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