Latest Chincoteague Pony Foal Photos...

The latest mare to foal delivered baby 42 to the Chincoteague Pony herd that belongs to the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company.  A new foal was spotted with Alice's Sandcastle, who has been in Maverick's herd for two years.  The mare is a sooty buckskin, like Poco Latte, and it is difficult to determine what the foals' color will be once it sheds its' baby fur. (It could be a sooty buckskin like Mom, a bay, or black.)   So far, only one photo from a distance, taken by DSC Photography:

  And, thanks to DSC Photography, we have some great photos of  foal # 41, a perlino pinto with two blue eyes.  This baby boy was sired by Legacy, and is out of the buckskin mare Zustan - her first foal.

    This little filly  looks to make an excellent riding horse/pony.  She is foal 11, a chestnut pinto chunk, out of Dreamer's Gift, and sired by either Ajax or Puzzle.   Photos by DSC Photography.

  There were only four photos of foal 23, a foal out of Gingersnap (Surfer's Shining Star)  and Prince, all taken at a great distance.  This is the closest one yet, even though all one sees is a golden hump asleep in the grass beside her Mom - both at the left of the photo.  Taken by Gina Aguilera and posted on her Chincoteague Pony Names: Smartphone App Facebook page:

** I had, a few days ago, posted two photos of what I thought was foal 23, in the woods with her dam.  They are not foal 23, but foal 19 with her dam, Surfer Princess.  I will correct that post as soon as I am finished with this one.  **

  Foal 34, a chestnut filly, out of Kimmee Sue, and sired by Ken.  DSC Photography.

And foal 36, a palomino pinto out of Lorna Dune and sired by Prince.  This photo is by Gina Aguilera, and is from her Chincoteague Pony Names: Smartphone App site:

Newest Chincoteague Pony Foals and Up-dated Photos

There are three new foals to report on the Virginia side of Assateague Island...  Bling Bling (registered name Diamond's Bay Dream) and Chief Golden Eagle had a bay filly on 16 May; and two new babies were spotted yesterday - Lorna Dune and Prince of Tides have a palomino pinto, and Friendly Girl (also known as Witch Kraft) and Chief had a chestnut pinto colt.  Friendly Girl is currently the oldest pony on the Virginia end, at 27 years of age; her last foal was in 2016, when she and Wild Thing had a chestnut pinto filly.  Lorna Dune's buy back donor spotted the foal yesterday - but the mare is way out in the middle of the Plover Flats, so close viewing is impossible.  The photos of her foal were taken by  Kathleen Cahall, and belong solely to her.

Foal # 35  - bay filly, out of Bling Bling, by Chief

 These photos are property of DSC Photography

Foal # 36  - palomino pinto, out of Lorna Dune, by Prince of Tides

 These photos are property of Kathleen Cahall

Foal # 37  - chestnut pinto colt, out of Friendly Girl, by Chief

Above photo is property of Captain Dan Davis

 Bottom photo is property of DSC Photography

Foal # 14  - bay pinto filly, out of Tuleta Star, by Wild Thing

Photo property of DSC Photography

Foal # 25  - chestnut pinto colt, out of Chickadee, by Ace

Photo property of DSC Photography

2017 Chincoteague Pony Foals 51 through 60

These are photos from different sources and people, some are copyrighted (mainly by Darcy and Steve Cole, owners of DSC Photography of Greenbackville, Virginia), some are not.  Copyrighted photos are always marked so.
   The names in quotation marks after the sex id are my personal names for the foals - of course, whoever actually purchases the babies will give them their registered names - but this helps me keep them straight....
   The photos are also NOT arranged chronologically - I just try to choose shots that give a good view of markings on each side, as well as a facial shot...   Sometimes a butt shot will be included because of bulls-eyes or tail markings - a half-color tail, or a tipped tail, etc...

#51 - filly        sire: Hoppy; dam: Carol's Little Freedom       4 June 2017

#52 - colt       sire: Puzzle; dam: Misty Mills         7 June 2017

​Only photos I've seen of him so far....

#53 - colt   "Divine Marsh"     sire: Maverick; dam: Marsh Mallow        9 June 2017

#54 - colt  "Watts"     sire: Riptide; dam: Randy       10 June 2017

#55 - colt        sire: Prince; dam: Lefty's Checkmark          12 June 2017

#56 - filly        sire:Hoppy; dam: Isle Treasure (she's 23 this year)      14 June 2017

#57 - filly       sire: Ace;  dam: Lorna Dune          14 June 2017

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#58 - filly           sire: Prince; dam: Rainbow Delight         22 June 2017

#59 - filly  "Sandy Current"     sire: Riptide; dam: Alice's Sandcastle            22 June 2017

​Mom, baby, and Dad taking a leak

#60 - filly   "Surf Bear"       sire: Hoppy;  dam: Surf Queen          26 June 2017

   Half-sister to Surfer Princess and Surfer's Riptide 

  Look at those legs!!!   Three white anklets.....   bay, bay, bay

Chincoteague Pony Fall Round-Up

The Fall Round-Up took place April 7 and 8, Friday and Saturday.

All ponies returned to Assateague (fall pick-up mares), and most of the 2015 Buy Backs were turned into the north areas, as grazing is limited south.

We lost Cloudburst to a nasty wound infection, despite 3 weeks of intensive care; her new foal is being taken care of at the UP foal NICU.  And 20-year-old stallion Wild Bill looks to be in very poor condition; he might not survive the winter.

CLG Wild Star and dam Black Star

Chief and Wild Thing clash in the corral

Lorna Dune and Shy Anne

CLG Surfer's Blue Moon

Wild Thing, Galadriel, and her (late born) foal

A few '15 Buy Backs - Blue, Angel, Princess, Sunshine, Beach Bunny, Gingersnap

Hoppy and Wild Thing