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This stunning, remote national park is home to wild horses and stunning scenery, giving Assateague Island a run for its money ...
Assateague Island National Seashore is unique in that ... I don't think I've ever been this close to a wild horse, but that was a cool experience as well.
The mysterious origin story of the wild ponies on Assateague Island might finally be closer to being resolved, thanks to a recent scientific discovery that all happened by chance. The island is a ...
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND– The National Park Service has announced updated pony population numbers from ... knowing that they lived a full life in the wild as they should have," the fire company wrote ...
The pony swim, and all that goes with it, has been a staple in the area for the past 99 years. For many making the trip, the first stop was Assateague Island to get a good look at the 150 wild ...
The ponies swam free of the broken ship and reached the barrier island of Assateague. The wild ponies living there today are decenents of that lost band The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company ...
The pony swim features hundreds of wild ponies swimming from the Eastern Shore island of Assateague to Chincoteague, where they'll later be sold at auction. Launched nearly 100 years ago ...
During the annual event, ponies are rounded up before swimming across the Assateague Channel to the eastern side of Chincoteague Island. The next day, some of the wild horses are auctioned off in ...
The pony swim, and all that goes with it, has been a staple in the area for the past 99 years. For many making the trip, the first stop was Assateague Island to get a good look at the 150 wild ...
The Saltwater Cowboys round up the wild ponies at two other times each year, April and October. The animals are corralled on Assateague Island for a health check by a veterinarian.