CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — Visitors outnumbered residents in Chincoteague, Virginia this week. That's because people gathered along the Eastern Shore for what they claim is one of the most unique traditions ...
Wild ponies are herded into the Assateague Channel to for their annual swim to Chincoteague Island, on July 25, 2012 in Chincoteague, Virginia. Every year the wild ponies are rounded up to be ...
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (WAVY) — Except for a few sprinkles, it was a pleasant July afternoon for ponies and people at Chincoteague’s 99th annual Pony Swim. Unlike some past swims under sweltering heat, it ...
A proverb says that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.But if you lead a pony to the water in the island town of Chincoteague, Virginia, you might see it swim.For the past 98 ...