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Monday, April 01, 2019

Chincoteague Wild Ponies Moved After Visitors Ignore Rules About Approaching, Feeding Horses

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (WJZ) — The wild ponies on Chincoteague were moved to the south corral over the weekend after local officials said visitors broke the rules around interacting with the horses.

According to the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce, the fire company moved Riptide and his band after visitors approached the ponies and tried to feed them.

“The ponies will remain there until Spring Roundup on April 12-13 because onlookers continue to disregard the three simple rules that are in place to keep them safe and the ponies in their natural habitat for all to enjoy,” the chamber posted on its Facebook page.

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

WILD PONIES KICK AND BITE

no selfies please

Anonymous said...

Some damn fools always have to spoil things, I swear.

Anonymous said...

Why do some people always think the rules were never meant for them. There are a reason for the rules, dumb a$$es.

Anonymous said...

MD should do the same thing and if caught there should be a $2000 find and never allowed back on the Island. If caught back on the Island an automatic 60 days in jail with no bond.

Anonymous said...

Why can't they be arrested?

Anonymous said...

Plenty of large sings clearly state there is a financial penalty for doing this. Do it a couple of times and the word will get out.

Anonymous said...

The next time some little kid gets kicked in the head...

Anonymous said...

They need to stay up in Joisey, New York and PA, and stay out of here.

Anonymous said...

The ponies are all sick this is a ploy to get them healthy enough for the auction. I'd like to see the numbers on how many actually live long lives after being bought. I've known two families over the years that have bought them and neither made it past two.