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In 1924, the first official Pony Penning Day was held, where the foals were auctioned at $25–50 each to raise money for fire equipment. [1] [2] The fire department owns the herd, and holds a grazing permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service which allows the fire department to let the horses graze on the Virginia side of Assateague Island ...
The week's events culminate with the return swim of the ponies to Assateague Island on Friday, July 26, with a time to be determined after the swim on Wednesday.
A wet day to turn sunny for the beloved tradition. The annual pony penning celebration on Wednesday at Chincoteague's Wildlife Refuge will draw a huge crowd of pony lovers to brave the wet and ...
The Pony Penning week returns in full glory after two years of COVID-enforced hiatus. The 97-year Chincoteague tradition includes the Pony Swim on Wednesday and the Pony Auction on Thursday, the ...
The Chincoteague pony, also known as the Assateague horse, is a breed of horse that developed, and now lives, within a semi-feral or feral population on Assateague Island in the US states of Virginia and Maryland. The Chincoteague pony is one of the many breeds of feral horses in the United States.
Ranch sorting and its sister discipline, team penning, are regulated by the United States Team Penning Association (USTPA), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. [3] The USTPA was founded in 1993 in Fort Worth with the purpose of attracting more participants and educating them to the sports of Team Penning and Ranch Sorting.
Chincoteague's King Neptune (the first to make landfall) is named. Bonds formed over "Misty." Delmarva Now live updates from Pony Swim 2022.
On the last Wednesday in July, the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department conducts the annual Wild Pony Swim as part of Pony Penning.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]