Chincoteague Ponies
Made famous by Marguerite Henry's bestselling book "Misty of Chincoteague", Chincoteague ponies run free on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, which is the Virginia side of nearby Assateague Island. They are a beautiful breed, descended, according to local legend, from horses shipwrecked when a Spanish galleon sank just off the coast.The ponies are the property of the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company whose famous "saltwater cowboys" round up the horses annually during the Pony Penning on the last Wednesday and Thursday of July. The ponies swim across a narrow part of the Assateague Channel at slack tide on Wednesday, corraled and auctioned off on Thursday.This "pony swim" is the highlight of the summer season.

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Its highly likely that the ponies did originate from the Spanish ships and its well known that the herd has received many supplemental additions down thru the years.
Among the additions to the herd were ponies that were let loose by local citizens for a variety of reasons.
Other animals were released as a measure of diversifying the gene pool. These included ponies and several breeds of horses.

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Chincoteague Pony Books
Chincoteague Ponies on the Assateague Island Book (Chincoteague Ponies On The Assateague Island Book, Volumn One)
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Sea Star Orphan of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
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The Treasure of Assateague Island by Frank Stringfellow
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Misty Boxed Set (Misty's Twilight; Sea Star; Stormy, Misty's Foal; Misty of Chincoteague)
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This page describes Chincoteague Island Virginia, one of the premier family vacation spots on the USA East Coast. The Island is home of the wild Chincoteague ponies. The island is packed with adventures such as flounder fishing, deep sea fishing, cla...
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Misty of Chincoteague
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Marguerite Henry's best selling book "Misty of Chincoteague" helped make Chincoteague Island world famous. Misty, Stormy, Sea Star and other ponies were all from the island's wild ponies.The ponies make their home on the Chincoteague Nation...
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This lens has information on the world famous Chincoteague Island Pony Penning. The event is an annual occurance put on by the Chincoteague Island Virginia Volunteer Fire Company. The pony swim, penning, auction and carnival all occur each year in Ju...
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- starhorsepax starhorsepax Oct 23, 2009 @ 7:43 pm
- Nice pictures. I wish mine were that good, but when I was there it was predigital camera!
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- HorseLoversMama HorseLoversMama Mar 8, 2009 @ 7:37 pm
- The pictures and references here made me smile again and again!
As for my experiences - they started when I was a kid. I even have 8-track home movies of my grandparents visiting Asseteague/Chincoteague.
I've related a bit about my most recent experiences - now that I have a HORSE LOVER in my household - in my lens Take your Horse Lover on a Trip to Chincoteague
I plan to write a few more in the future. I will check out your book list. I know my daughter has brought home several from her elementary school library - specifically on Chincoteague Ponies!
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- HorseAndPony HorseAndPony Feb 2, 2009 @ 10:54 am
- Great 5* lens. We love the Chincoteague Ponies and hope to visit in the near future. Glad to have you in our Pony Power group.
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- pony maker pony maker Jan 13, 2009 @ 4:37 pm
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- Wysiwigs Wysiwigs Nov 25, 2008 @ 8:03 am
- Wonderful lens ~ I have not visited Chincoteague, but I do have Marguerite Henry's books on my shelf :o) 5*
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