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

“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,

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 Part of the job of running the Chincoteague Pony Rescue calls for detective work. When she finishes feeding, watering, checking for any sign of sickness and giving medical care to those ponies who arrive in poor condition, Debbie Ober sits at her computer and goes searching for