Chincoteague, Virginia celebrated the 100th annual Pony Swim with thousands in attendance, featuring a historic pony swim and an auction for fire services funding. Hundreds of ponies swam across the Assateague Channel at slack tide. Once ashore, the ponies were paraded through town to the Chincoteague Carnival Grounds, where they will be auctioned off to help manage the herd size and raise funds for the fire company. Learn more about the event here: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/v

Thousands gathered in Virginia to watch the Chincoteague wild ponies make their annual swim across the Assateague Channel in the 100th anniversary of the popular tradition. Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/aurucka5 (📽️ - AP) | Fox 8 News

Here's the moment the ponies first came ashore during the 100th Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim! After the swim across the Assateague Channel from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, the ponies are given some time to rest before the parade down Main Street to the carnival grounds. The first foal ashore, named this year's King Neptune, was foal #36! #chincoteagueponyswim #ponyswim #100thponyswim #100th #chincoteague #ponies #pony #swim #kingneptune #assateague #chincoteague #ponyswim2025 #loc

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Chincoteague Island, Virginia’s only resort island, is perhaps the most beautiful island on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. World famous for its oyster beds and clam shoals, Chincoteague is the gateway to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge which is located on the Virginia side of Assateague Island. Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is also home to the world-famous Chincoteague Ponies and an award-winning beach at Assateague Island National Seashore. In addition to the unparalleled beauty of