A dream came true for two teenagers at the July 2012 pony auction in Chincoteague, Virginia. Mollie Brooks, 13, attends middle school in Walpole, MA. She was awarded the Feather Fund pony and got to take home a wild foal from the famous herd of Chincoteague ponies. Micayla Morin, 17, is a rising junior in

A plea has gone out from the Chincoteague Pony Rescue for donations to care for four ponies it has taken in from a property in Saxis, Virginia that was flooded during the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy. One weanling pony died from hypothermia before it could be rescued, according to Debbie Ober who runs the

“She’s gorgeous” is the way Jean Bonde describes “Poco’s Starry Night,” the latest foal purchased by the Buy Back Babes. Photo by Buy Back Babes.  By Jean Bonde The writer is the chief spokesperson for the group known as the Buyback Babes, a group of women who pool their money to purchase a pony each

By Robert Boswell Dawn was just breaking over the Atlantic Ocean on Assateague Beach on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Yet up to 4,000 people were up and waiting as the waves lapped the sand on this warm morning near the end of July. It was not your usual beach crowd. Not as many towels,

Prince, the record buy-back, runs in the corral after his vet check. By Wild Pony Tales Originally posted August 2007 It was a steamy morning on Chincoteague Island, the weatherman calling for a 93 degree day. A big crowd had gathered early this late July 2007 morning , excited about the yearly Chincoteague Pony Auction

By Sonora Hannah In 2010, a non-profit organization called the Feather Fund made my life-long dream come true when they bought a four month old colt for me at the famous Pony Penning auction in Chincoteague Island, VA. That colt was my pony Mincaye (Min-KY-yee) who is literally my childhood dream come to life! And

By Robert Boswell Publisher, Wild Pony Tales The three Chincoteague ponies who were rescued by Debbie Ober and her husband, Tom, from an auction barn in Pennsylvania in September are nearly back to full health. As a result of our stories some donations have come in and so have requests for adoption. More donations are

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,