The last week in July marks the annual pony round up on the island of Chincoteague, Virginia, where thousands of tourists descend upon the small town to witness the volunteer fire department swim the local population of wild ponies across the Assateague Channel.
They round up the island's feral equines for a low-tide swim from Assateague to Chincoteague, where the ponies are herded down Main Street and corralled for a later auction. The first foal to make it to shore is crowned King or Queen Neptune and made the prize of the festival's raffle drawing.
(via Miss Cellania)
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