Virginia lawmakers approved a bill on Tuesday, designating the Chincoteague Island pony as the official pony of the commonwealth. The bill was introduced by Republican state delegate Robert Bloxom Jr.

The Chincoteague Pony Swim is set to return this summer after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement on Wednesday, the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, which organizes the ...

The small herds of ponies that roam Maryland and Virginia's Assateague Island were first made famous by Marguerite Henry's 1947 novel Misty of Chincoteague. But the legend around the stocky ...

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 ...

Possibly the most heartwarming state law which took effect July 1, 2023, was naming the Chincoteague pony the official state pony of Virginia. Led by Sophia Gallivan, 17, a 4-H teen from Accomack ...

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (WJZ) -- A national organization is asking for Chincoteague to stop its annual pony swim after a horse died last week during the event. The People for the Ethical Treatment of ...

The big day is around the corner, with the 93rd annual Chincoteague Pony Swim set for the morning of Wednesday, July 25. The swim takes place between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. during the morning slack tide.

Three girls will see their Chincoteague pony dreams come true at this year’s Pony Auction next week — thanks to the Feather Fund. The Feather Fund, the nonprofit that awards foals to children annually ...

CARROLL COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) — The nation's leading horse entertainers came together last weekend at the Horse World Expo in Pennsylvania, and one Carroll County trainer showed off her very own ...

Summer Barrick of Finksburg has worked with horses for much of her life. This week, she will be taking a Chincoteague pony that has been a challenge to train to this year’s Horse World Expo in ...

CHINCOTEAGUE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Va. – In the cold months, this barrier island is a place of austere stillness, its famed wild ponies grazing along brown marshes, their long faces reflecting in ...

A herd of about 150 wild ponies spends most days munching wild marsh grasses — and delighting visitors — on the barrier island of Assateague off Virginia's Eastern Shore. But once a year, the ponies ...