Wednesday July 30, 2014 will mark the 89th year of Chincoteague's annual Pony Swim. The Chincoteague Pony Swim was made famous by Marguerite Henry's "Misty of Chincoteague". Tens of thousands of spectators from around the world gather on Chincoteague Island each year to watch this annual tradition. Scroll down for a complete guide to the Chincoteague Pony Swim. For more information about the Chincoteague Ponies, including their history and origins of the modern day Pony Swim, check out our Chincoteague Pony web page. Click here to see pictures of the event. Click here for a helpful map of Chincoteague Island. Click here to watch an excellent video covering the round-up, swim, and auction.
The Chincoteague Fireman's Carnival (with rides, games, raffles, and lots of good food) will be open each night during pony penning week beginning at 7pm. More
The ponies them selves are property of the volunteer fire company, the have an agreement dating years ago that gives them the right to graze assategue in va. Btw there is a fence at the state line, and they are two completely different herds. Hinestly the va herd is much better cared for in my opinion
7:52 & 8:30, the ponies on the VA side are owned by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company. The live in the area known as the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
Pony penning(chincoteague christmas) the biggest holiday on chincoteague.God bless everybody.
ReplyDeleteHow is this legal? You get arrested for taking a stupid rock from a national park, yet here they are stealing live animals!
ReplyDelete7:52 does have a point, how is this ok? The area the horses live on is the national seashore, and protected.
ReplyDeleteThey were there long before the federal park.The ponies are owned and cared for by the local fire dept.
ReplyDeleteThe ponies them selves are property of the volunteer fire company, the have an agreement dating years ago that gives them the right to graze assategue in va. Btw there is a fence at the state line, and they are two completely different herds. Hinestly the va herd is much better cared for in my opinion
ReplyDelete7:52 & 8:30, the ponies on the VA side are owned by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company. The live in the area known as the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
ReplyDeleteThe ponies are owned by the Chino Vol Fire Co who has a grazing permit allowing 150 ponies on the federal land.
ReplyDeletelove pony penning. wonderful time had by all. imagine 89 years and all the people blessed by these ponies...
ReplyDeleteRecent research suggests that the ponies originated from a Spanish shipwreck called La Galga which ran ashore on Assateague in 1750
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