The swim raises money to buy equipment for the fire department, pays the roughly $45,000 yearly vet bill for the ponies, and funds eight scholarships for Chincoteague high schoolers.
Saltwater Cowboys swim ponies from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., across the Assateague Channel on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — Brandy Farrell traveled all the way from Canada for the Chincoteague Pony Swim.
And though she’s seen pictures of the Chincoteague ponies, she’s wanted to see the legendary horses in person for more than 20 years. She camped out on Pony Swim Lane at 5:30 a.m. with husband Doug to get a good vantage point. The ponies didn’t want to be hurried, though, and paused to nibble on grass in the shallow water at the start of their journey.
After the swim, about 65 foals will be auctioned. It’s important to reduce the population of the horses because the fire department has an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to keep only 150 ponies on Assateague, Bowden said. Ethan Haga of Raleigh, North Carolina, was one of the younger Misty fans who arrived hours early. He came with his parents, brother and grandmother. The trip was his birthday present — he turns 10 in a few weeks.
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