Mother and Foal No. 1 - Chincoteague Ponies Assateague Horses
by Belinda Greb
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Mother and Foal No. 1 - Chincoteague Ponies Assateague Horses
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Belinda Greb
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Mother and Foal No. 1 - Chincoteague Ponies Assateague Horses
The Chincoteague Ponies also know as the Assateague Horses are feral horses that live on Assateague Island in Maryland and Virgina. The horses are strictly wild in Maryland with the only intervention being contraceptives, while in Virginia, the horses are part of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge but owned technically by the volunteer Chincoteague Fire Company with twice a year veterinary visits since all the first year foals will be auctioned, with a portion of them being buy-back and remaining with the herd.
They are technically horses, but called ponies as the poor habitat and nourishment of the island results in their smaller size. They are rumored to be descendants of horses that swam to shore after a Spanish galleon wrecked off shore, but there also has been interbreeding with horses that were domestic which helped to improve their conformation. Many of them have beautiful pinto patterns.
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Nature, animals, beauty have been a source of nourishment throughout my life. Photography allows me to capture, interpret, and share that world of wonder I see about me, and sometimes use what I capture as an inspiration to create something new, by incorporating other exposures, textures or brushwork.
I currently reside in Oregon, an environment rich in nature's graces. I have lived in California and New York, too, and everywhere there is a world of beauty around us, if we care to take the time and look for it.
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