Chincoteague Pony 2

by Cindy Lark Hartman

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Chincoteague Pony 2

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Cindy Lark Hartman

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This wild horse of Chincoteague, Virginia is part of the herd owned by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company. Each year the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company purchases a grazing permit from the National Fish & Wildlife Service. This permit allows the Fire Company to maintain a herd of approximately 150 adult ponies on Assateague Island. The Fire Company controls the herd size with a pony auction on the last Thursday in July. Each year tens of thousands of spectators come to watch the ponies swim from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island and the follow on auction to thin the herd.

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April 20th, 2022

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