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What Kind Of Ponies Are In The Grayson Highlands?

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These carefree equines are the descendants of 50 Assateague ponies , released into the area in 1975. Why are there ponies in Grayson Highlands? Before the Grayson Highlands became a state park in 1965, the mountains were covered in farmland grazed by cattle and a few ponies. In 1974, Bill Pugh and another pony owner … Read more

When Can You See Horses In Chincoteague?

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The last week in July has been a momentous occasion on Chincoteague Island for nearly a century. Each year this small island on the Atlantic Ocean becomes pony central . The week-long Pony Penning celebration marks the annual journey of the Chincoteague Ponies from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island. Are there still wild horses on … Read more