Taken at the end of the day when the herds were moving to night time hides. The group had been scattered in the open fields and marsh, however when we spotted them they were slowly coming together near the woods.
I had been hoping to get some shots of ponies walking/running through the marsh water. I was about to give up when a few suddenly picked up speed towards the wood line.
The next day we discovered a major fresh water source was where they were going.
Wild ponies on Chincoteague Island, Virginia.
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She’s a beauty 😃
Beautiful animals – they look incredible on camera too. In France, down in the Camargue, you can still find truly wild horses. Here in Belgium we’ve got the so-called Przewalski horses, though they live in captivity, so “wild” is a bit of a stretch. Have a great weekend Ted !
I think these barrier islands are the only place east of the Rocky Mountains that have wild ponies/horses. In what we think of as the ‘west’ ie; cowboys and such, there are larger herds of horses. Most of those are mustangs I believe. Interesting that both types were likely introduced by the Spanish. North America had no native horses.
These are beauties and make incredible photographs. Have a good weekend back at ya.
Ooh, you caught the splash – wonderful shot!
I have a few others now too. Just need to play catch-up, and publish other things besides all ponies 🤣