Chincoteague Pony Auction Results for 2021
The on-line Chincoteague Pony Auction was on-going for a week, and ended tonight, Thursday, 29 July. Had it taken place in person, as it usually does, the Auction would have started at 8 a.m. EDT on the Carnival Grounds on south Main Street. and continued until all lots were sold. This year, there were 6 items donated to the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company to help raise funds for fire equipment and training, besides the ponies being auctioned. The items donated were a hand-made quilt featuring the ponies, a hand-knitted shawl with ponies included in the pattern, hand-made wind chimes made of a horseshoe and shells, a painting, a framed photographic print, and a photographic print on canvas. These six items brought in $3,200 for the CVFC. Originally 75 ponies were to be auctioned; one was injured and withdrawn from the sale. When more is known about his injuries and whether he will be sold publicly, I will post it in my ...