Chincoteague
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Wild pony on the sand dunes of Assateague Island.
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Chincoteague Island foals playing hide and seek between the tree at he firemen’s annual auction.
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Chestnut foal on a hot summer day trying to itch her back. /
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At Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, United States, along the eastern beach. These shells are everywhere, and it didn’t take much work to find bird tracks crossing one. Late afternoon lighting made the textures more obvious. Canon 20D, 17-40 f/4L.
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Rain doesn’t mean it is time to pack up and leave.
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Pinto foal at the Chincoteague firemen’s carnival ground for the auction. /
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Chincoteague Island, Virginia pinto foal still learning the art of solid food with his mom at the Chincoteague Pony Center. /
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Chincoteague Island pinto foal, close up facial expression. /
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Chincoteague baby poney enjoying life and waiting for someone to take him home.
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sunset at Chincoteague, Virginia
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the last rays of sunlight illuminating a Blue Heron, Assateague National Seashore, VA, USA
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Black Mist portrait a Great Granddaughter of ” Misty of Chincoteague ”. Photo taken April of 2009 outside the Chincoteague Island Pony Center in Virginia. /
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After a strong northeaster storm wreaked havoc on the US’ Mid-Atlantic states, a sunset appeared that sorta said, “Sorry about that.” A neighbor’s dock was ripped from it’s moorings in the salt marsh, leaving only timber sentinels to stand guard over the now peaceful setting. Photographed on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, USA. Canon 40D with a Tamron f/2.8 28-75mm lens, shutter 1/400, f/6.3, ISO 400, tripod with camera self timer. May, 2008.
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Picture taken in April 2008 of the famous ponies of Assateague Island The Chincoteague Pony is a hardy breed that originates on the Atlantic island of Assateague. The breed varies greatly in physical characteristics since there is no true breed standard. Chincoteagues are known for being easy keepers and often do not require shoes. Most Chincoteagues are between 13 and 14.2 hands, but some have been known to reach 16 hands. Chincoteagues come in most all colors and patterns, with pinto being the most popular and the most prevalent. Chincoteagues have excelled in the show ring in a variety of disciplines. The feral ponies residing in the Maryland side of Assateague are owned and cared for by the United States Park Service. They are referred to as Assateague Ponies. The Chincoteague Pony Association was established in 1994. All ponies sold by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department are eligible for registration as well as those bred by private breeders. There are a number of Chincoteague Pony breeders scattered around the United States, the Chincoteague Pony Breeders Association was established in 2006. Several of these breeders also breed descendants of Misty of Chincoteague. [edit] Origins / / Chincoteague ponies arriving on the island, July 2007There are two theories of how the ponies came to live on Assateague Island. The legend is that a Spanish galleon wrecked off of Assateague Island and the surviving ponies swam to the island. However, the more likely theory is that early 17th century colonists let their animals loose on the island to avoid the tax on fenced livestock. Whichever theory is true, the free-roaming ponies of Assateague have been living there for hundreds of years. The Virginia feral ponies are owned by Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department. The government allows the fire department to keep a maximum of 150 adult ponies in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island. For over 80 years, on the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July, Pony Penning is held on Chincoteague. The herds on Assateague are rounded up, and on Wednesday of Pony Penning week the ponies swim from Assateague to Chincoteague. The ponies are held in a pen at the carnival grounds on Chincoteague until they swim back on Friday morning. On Thursday, an auction of most of the foals is held with a few kept as future breeding stock. The proceeds of the auction are used to care for the feral ponies and finance Chincoteague’s fire department. A second roundup is held in the fall for a vet check, an informal sale of the foals born after Pony Penning, and the foals sold in July that were too young to be weaned are picked up by their owners. [edit] Misty of Chincoteague / / The cover of Marguerite Henry’s Misty of ChincoteagueThe Chincoteague Pony was made famous by Marguerite Henry’s 1947 children’s novel Misty of Chincoteague, and the subsequent sequels Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague, Stormy: Misty’s Foal, and Misty’s Twilight. The real Misty of Chincoteague was born on Chincoteague in 1946, and her descendants still serve as ambassadors of the breed.
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Chincoteague wild ponies grazing in the marsh land.
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Palomino foal that appears to have been born with make-up on. /
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A moment in time with a Palomino Pinto on the Island.
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Cloud covered orange/red sunset sky over the Chincoteague Canal in late September. /
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Egret fishing on Tom’s Cove in Chincoteague Virginia on a sunny afternoon. Taken with an Olympus E510.
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Chincoteague ponies at sunset on Assateague Island, Virginia near Snow Goose Pool Inlet. Taken as is with an Olympus E-510 on an early spring evening. /
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Mare and foal on Chincoteague Island summer of 2008.
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The exact moment of a sunset on Chincoteague Bay late September 2008.
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Candid moment of the exploring photographer on the Chincoteague Bay shore.
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Saltwater cowboys heading home after the annual Chincoteague Island Pony Swim 2005.
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