Officials counted 79 horses on the island, up from 73 a year prior, and closer to the population goal range of 80 to 100.

Author Marguerite Henry and the famed Chincoteague ponies will be the topic Thursday of a Carlinville Public Library program.

The film explores the lives of the wild Chincoteague ... Misty of Chincoteague, pony swim, wildlife refuge, firemen, auction, community tradition, Assateague Island, carnival Email us at footage@ ...

A “credible threat” means the 100th annual wild pony swim will feature tightened security, a depressing sign of the times.

CHINCOTEAGUE, VA — On March 18, the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company announced a campaign to purchase a new off-road vehicle that is crucial in rescuing wild ponies on Assateague Island.

In 1951 she was the first girl to ride one of the wild ponies brought from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island (while such adventures were permitted). She rode bareback hanging onto the horse ...