Hitching a Ride

Admin | November 4, 2008

Hitching a Ride When the Chincoteague ponies were driven into the corrals during the spring roundup last Friday and Saturday this newborn foal was perhaps the only one that got a ride. Thanks to cowboy Brian Lewis of Snow Hill, Maryland, this little one arrived safely after not quite being able to keep up as [...]

Getting My Own Pony Was a Dream Come True

Admin | November 4, 2008

By Morgan Wills It’s the classic thing that every child dreams of, the thing that almost every little kid has begged his or her parents nonstop about: getting a pony. Ponies are seen as novelties; it seems to be the classic American child’s wish. Ever heard the song Jingle Bells? If I am correct, the [...]

Rain, Cold Doesn’t Slow Cowboys

Admin | November 1, 2008

By Leslie Adkins Editor, Wild Pony Tales For the Saltwater Cowboys October came, it seems, right on the heels of the July 2008 Chincoteague pony swim that brought thousands of people to this Island on the Virginia coast. Three times a year the cowboys load their mounts into trailers and leave homes in North Carolina, [...]