Chincoteague Pony Spring Round-Up Report

Well, I actually haven't heard much from most of my friends who were at the Spring Round-Up of the Chincoteague ponies on Assateague this weekend.  CLG Wild Star, a 2016 buy back filly purchased for $11,000, was not found or brought in.  She hasn't been seen for over 6 weeks, and is currently presumed dead.  On 11 April, Captain Dan and his boat tour saw a bay mare in Chief's herd that had a foal.  Neither was brought in with Chief's band on Saturday, and rumors are that a couple of the Saltwater Cowboys saw the bodies of a dark mare and foal on the north end.  None of this is a certainty.  DSC Photography has the foal listed as belonging to one of three mares - Two Teagues Taco, PonyLadies Sweet Surprise (Lady), or Bling Bling - the three bay mares in Chief's herd.
   There are quite a few photos of Ken's herd,  two photos of Ace, several of Prince and his ladies, but I have yet to see Chief or his mares, Ace's ladies, Hoppy's ladies, Rainbow Warrior and his girls, Ajax and his harem, or Phantom Mist and his ladies....  I don't know if the photographers were busy elsewhere, or if the ponies weren't that photogenic this weekend....  There are huge numbers of pictures of Riptide, and, yes, he is handsome.  However, I'd like to see photos of the other ponies, as well.
   There have been several comments on the looks of the mares - the stallions all look great, but most of the mares are too thin, even the ones that are not yet breeding.  Hopefully the worming they all received will work wonders, as well as the advent of spring grasses.  The only pony I am truly worried about is Bay Girl, at age 19 she isn't in any way the youngest of the mares, but she looked almost skeletal when brought in with Riptide...
   I'll update as facts become available.

Chincoteague Pony Spring Round-Up Report

Please note that this is taken directly from Darcy Cole's Facebook post.  Darcy and Steve Cole take fantastic photos of the Chincoteague ponies and the wildlife on Assateague Island.  They sell their photographs over the internet - and I highly recommend them (both the people and the photos)!

"Spring Roundup 2016 Report

Southern Roundup Friday, April 1:
No foals had been born yet in the South. Suzy's Sweetheart had gotten out of the fencing so didn't get rounded up with the rest of the ponies. Sockett To Me did not come in for roundup. Otherwise all other ponies in the Southern Herd were accounted for. We already did a quick post so people who could not be here could see some pictures and will be getting more pictures up this week.

Release of the 2015s:
It was a long, cold, wet day, but we really wanted to capture the release of the 2015s so anyone who could not be here, could feel like they experienced it. Steve was able to get pictures that I think accomplish that goal. We'll be getting a series of pictures up this week that tell the story and will hopefully help you feel like you were there.

Northern Roundup Saturday, April 2:
Neither the weather, nor the ponies cooperated with the Cowboys. A lot of people had to leave before many bands came in. Hoppy, Puzzle, Rainbow Warrior and Legacy eluded the Cowboys altogether and there were no foals that came in.

Because of the rain, the ponies were wet and muddy and the pictures are not the greatest, but they do actually capture the rain droplets mid air in some cases which does make for some interesting shots, just not the clearest.

We'll do our best to get pictures up this week, but are off to the Refuge now to see what we can see today.

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