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Chincoteague ponies

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The Chincoteague ponies live most of the year on Assateague Island. Once a year they are rounded up, swam across the channel separating the two islands and herded through the streets to the carnival grounds where some colts are auctioned off to the public. The main herd reverse that process and live out a normal life until they are again rounded up a year later.

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