Rescue Saves 3 Chincoteague Ponies from Slaughter
By Robert Boswell Publisher, Wild Pony Tales See “Life Better Now for Rescued Chincoteague Ponies,” under Recent Posts Clipper, a small bay gelding, had no hair from under his jaw to his chin with pus oozing from a dozen sores. Ginger, a big chestnut mare, was very thin and weak from starvation and parasites. Captain,
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Chincoteague Mares Take a Sunday Afternoon Swim
By Jean Bonde Well, this was Sunday afternoon, (Oct. 2, the day after the northern roundup). Got a call from Linda & Tom Insley who were down near Memorial Park. They said that two horses were swimming from Assateague to Chincoteague. They followed them while I tried to reach any cowboy. Finally got thru to
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National Park Service to Repair Assateague Parking Lots
Superintendent Trish Kicklighter of the National Park Service has announced that funds have been requested to fully repair all parking at the Toms Cove Recreational Beach in the Virginia District of Assateague Island National Seashore. The parking lots sustained damage from overwash caused by Hurricane Irene this past August. Limited parking was restored prior to
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