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The Chincoteague pony is one of the many breeds of feral horses in the United States. The breed was made famous by the Misty of Chincoteague novels, written by pony book author Marguerite Henry, and first published in 1947, and the pony Misty of Chincoteague. Although popularly known as Chincoteague ponies, the feral ponies live on Assateague ...
Ponies in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is home to Virginia's herd of approximately 150 Chincoteague ponies, which grazes within a large fenced area. In late July each year, members of the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company—which owns the ponies—who have experience in horse wrangling round up the herd and corral ...
The town includes the whole of Chincoteague Island and an area of adjacent water. The population was 3,344 at the 2020 census. [5] The town is a tourist gateway to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on adjacent Assateague Island, [6] the location of a popular recreational beach and home of the Virginia herd of Chincoteague Ponies.
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CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in Virginia to watch the Chincoteague wild ponies make their annual swim across the Assateague Channel, the 99th year of the popular tradition.
Once on Chincoteague Island, the Salt Water Cowboys herd the ponies to pens on the Chincoteague Carnival Grounds where some of the foals are auctioned off the next day. [3] This traditional event in its current form has taken place since 1925 to raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department, but its roots date back to the 17th century.
Chincoteague Ponies graze and laze around the Chincoteague Carnival Grounds Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Chincoteague, Virginia. Although the Pony Swim was canceled for a second year due to the ...
The area includes 70 miles of barrier islands, the longest chain of undeveloped barrier islands in the global temperate zone and a United Nations International Biosphere Reserve. At the northern end of the Atlantic side is the beach community of Chincoteague, famous for its annual wild pony roundup, gathered from Assateague Island.