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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Assateague/Chincoteague ponies are all ok!
They opened a gate ahead of Sandy that lets them reach higher ground. They've been there and checked. All 135 made it ok.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/candacewhiting/2012/10/31/chincoteague-ponies-survived-hurricane-sandy/
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The Assateague/Chincoteague ponies are all ok! (Original Post)
magical thyme
Nov 2012
OP
So happy good people are still looking out for them. Pix and video from the link:
freshwest
Nov 2012
#7
Thanks for that great news! My daughter and I were worried and wondered about their survival.
Auntie Bush
Nov 2012
#11
Lefta Dissenter
(6,622 posts)1. Thank you!
I grew up reading about the ponies, and am glad to hear that they're ok before it occurred to me to worry about them!
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)2. Glad the ponies are okay. They have a wonderful support system.
I ADORED the story as a kid.
madmom
(9,681 posts)3. YAY!
CrazyOrangeCat
(6,112 posts)4. Excellent news! Got to see them once upon a time. n/t
Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)5. Thanks for the info
I camped at Assateague many years ago, and was actually wondering about the horses and how they fared.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)6. Does this mean I get my pony?
Used to vacation in Chincoteague every year as a kid. Loved the ponies, hated the horseflies.
Glad to hear.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)7. So happy good people are still looking out for them. Pix and video from the link:
Thanks for posting this, magical thyme.
underseasurveyor
(6,428 posts)8. Oh my I completely forgot about the ponies.
Glad they're alright.
PATXgirl
(192 posts)9. Thanks for posting. Misty of Chincoteague was
A childhood favorite for me.
dennis4868
(9,774 posts)10. Welcome to DU
I've been lurking for weeks and enjoying everyone's posts and pics.
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)11. Thanks for that great news! My daughter and I were worried and wondered about their survival.
I sent her the website and she was very relieved.
phantom power
(25,966 posts)13. The Assateague ponies are like the honey badgers of equines
they don't give a shit.