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The 97-year Chincoteague tradition includes the Pony Swim on Wednesday and the Pony Auction on Thursday, the biggest annual fundraiser for Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company that manages the pony ...
When is the big Chincoteague Pony Swim and auction? The annual Pony Swim is set to take place on Wednesday, July 24, at the earliest morning slack tide. As of June 18, the estimated swim window ...
The auction of foals is always a huge part of Pony Penning week, especially with 89 up for bidding this year. Watch along live. Chincoteague Pony Auction 2024: Watch along live as big dreams come true
From 2020 to 2021, the Chincoteague annual pony auction was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the pony swim was cancelled for the first time since World War II. [20] The 2020 online auction raised $388,000 from the sale of 68 ponies; and in the 2021 online auction, 75 ponies, including 10 buybacks, were auctioned for $416,950.
The Chincoteague Fire Department conducts the event, which consists of a pony swim on Wednesday and a pony auction on Thursday for the main events, although events are started on the prior Saturday, and ended on the following Friday.
Pony Penning takes place on the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July. The actual swim occurs on Wednesday, the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company auctions that year's foals on Thursday, and on Friday the remaining ponies swim back to Assateague.
A wet day to turn sunny for the beloved tradition. The annual pony penning celebration on Wednesday at Chincoteague's Wildlife Refuge will draw a huge crowd of pony lovers to brave the wet and ...
On the last Wednesday in July, the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department conducts the annual Wild Pony Swim as part of Pony Penning.Salt Water Cowboys round up wild Chincoteague Ponies from Assateague Island and drive them across the Assateague Channel to Veteran's Memorial Park on Chincoteague Island. [2]