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Latest news about Chincoteague Pony health
Black Bay Chincoteague Pony For Sale in Aguanga, California. Horsetopia.com ... Registered, well trained, friendly Chincoteague Pony. Price: $ 1400 (Or ... Up to date on all floating, coggins, shots, de-worming and health papers. Puppy dog ... Continue reading
Chincoteague Pony Horse For Sale, California, Aguanga
This year's Chincoteague Pony swim and auction raised $94100 for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department. Approximately 150 ponies were rounded up yesterday for today's annual sale, the proceeds of which are used ... Continue reading
The Horse | Chincoteague Pony Auction Raises Funds for Herd Health
The Chincoteague pony herd is thought to be descended from animals aboard a Spanish ship that wrecked in the 16th century, but today the herd is getting 21st century health care. Again this year, the herd will receive ... Continue reading
The Horse | Chincoteague Ponies Receive Donated Vaccines ...
Publisher, Wild Pony Tales The three Chincoteague ponies who were rescued by Debbie Ober and her husband, Tom, from an auction barn in Pennsylvania in September are nearly back to full health. As a result of our stories ... Continue reading
A Better Life Now for Rescued Chincoteague Ponies | wildponytales ...
Today's horses are actually the size of ponies (average 12- 13 hands) probably due to their poor diet and harsh environment. Some horses removed from Assateague as foals and fed a higher protein diet grow to horse size. Almost 80% of their diet is coarse salt marsh cordgrass and American beach grass. Various grass species, greenbrier stems, bayberry twigs, rose hips, seaweed and poison ivy make up the rest of their diet. The high concentration of salt in their diets causes the horses to drink twice as much fresh water as domestic horses. Because of this, the horses have a "fat" or "bloated" appearance. Although they will sip salt water, they actually drink very little of it. 