Chincoteague Island Salt Cowboys
by Kim Bemis
Title
Chincoteague Island Salt Cowboys
Artist
Kim Bemis
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Salt cowboys of Chincoteague Island, Virginia, round up horses during the annual Pony Run. The southern herd of wild ponies in Assateague Island National Seashore are owned and managed by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department. Each summer in July, the herd is rounded up and driven across a channel to Chincoteague Island. Young foals are culled for population control and then auctioned off for the benefit of the Chincoteague Fire Department.
A major tourist event, the Pony Roundup has become a part of the defining character of the mid-Atlantic.
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July 31st, 2019
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