Photos from 2023 Chincoteague Pony Penning Week – Part 3 – Auction and Swim Back
The Chincoteague herds are owned and managed by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company. They have a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permit to keep around 150 adult ponies on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. This means that most of the foals born each year are sold to private homes through…