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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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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.
There are several theories about how the Chincoteague ponies came to exist on Assateague Island. The National Park Service, which controls the ponies on the Maryland side of Assateague, claims that the horses were brought to the island in the 17th century; [3] however, leaders of the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, which owns the ponies on the Virginia side of Assateague, [3] claim that ...
The Chincoteague Pony Swim, made famous by Marguerite Henry's "Misty of Chincoteague," is a time of homecoming for pony fans of all ages. Whether attendees have lived on Chincoteague their entire ...
Salt Water Cowboys round up wild Chincoteague Ponies from Assateague Island and drive them across the Assateague Channel to Veteran's Memorial Park on Chincoteague Island. [2] 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]