The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, or Saltwater Cowboys, may have found the source of a rash of mysterious illnesses plaguing the southern herd of Chincoteague Ponies in recent months.
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Meet Chance ! The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company announced Oct. 5 that one more Chincoteague foal was born, making this pony the 103rd of the 2025 foal season.
The Saltwater Cowboys of Chincoteague have announced a record-setting 102nd wild pony foal born this year, but the appearance of newborn #102 is puzzling pony caretakers.
WBOC has received multiple reports and videos of a possibly albino young dolphin in the waters off of Chincoteague.
The Chincoteague Pony Auction was held today and last year’s record prices were handily broken following the milestone 100th Annual Pony Swim.
Before houses, shops and attractions lined Main Street on Chincoteague Island, there once stood an ice cream shop, a hotel, a post office and a factory. Just over 100 years ago, the island was filled with dirt roads and wood and brick buildings, according to assistant director of the Museum of Chincoteague Island Cindy Faith. “It looks sort of like any movie set that you would have seen out west depicting the turn of the century,” Faith said.
The centennial Chincoteague Pony Swim is taking place on July 30, but a whole week of events precedes the swim.
The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company has rescued a wild pony foal with a serious birth defect and given her a new chance at a healthy life.
The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company had no shortage of work this Memorial Day Weekend caring for two young ponies in need.
Officials counted 79 horses on the island, up from 73 a year prior, and closer to the population goal range of 80 to 100.