Assateague Ponies
If you’ve never heard of the Assateague ponies, now is your chance. Firehouse.com has an article about the ponies’ annual swim.
It took the ponies about five minutes to cross the 200-yard channel from Assateague, Md., a barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean, shortly after 8:30 a.m., Shotwell said.The ponies were then herded through town to a corral on the carnival grounds, where they will be sold at auction Thursday.
Yearlings and younger are sold to thin the herd and raise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, which cares for the ponies.
I’ve heard of some interesting fundraisers, but this is the best one in the country. Here are a couple of extra links to learn a little more:
Assateague Island National Seashore
The Ponies of Chincoteague and Pony Penning
