Chincoteague Pony Foals of 2022 Born Through 19 June

 Here are photos of the foals born on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, Virginia.  The foals are owned by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, and are sold each year to fund the CVFC year-round, at the annual Pony Auction, taking place this year on Thursday, 28 July.  All ponies, and especially the foals, are checked by veterinarians prior to the sale.  Foals too young to be weaned are sold, but kept with their mothers until the October Fall Round-Up, at which time the foals will be released to their owners.  - Usually 10 foals are deemed as a "Buy Back" each year.  I believe that this year they will all be fillies, as there are a few younger stallions roaming about.  One of the older stallions has bred his ladies, but not produced any foals for several years.  

   The CVFC Pony Committee decides which foals will be designated as a "Buy Back," looking at the bloodlines currently on the island, as well as the age of the mares and stallions.  They also look at conformation and coat color, in making their choices.  A Buy Back is sold to the owner, or group of owners, who, essentially, make a large donation to the CVFC.  The owner is allowed to name the foal, and have their photo taken with it, but the foal stays on the islands, and produces more offspring for the CVFC to sell as they become adults.  Prices for Buy Backs have gone up in the past years.  Last year, the least expensive Buy Back sold for $10,600; the most costly was $25,500.   The least expensive take-home foal was $2,400, and the highest bid was $9,300.

   Since my focus here is on the foal itself, I have cropped photos openly shared on Facebook.  I will identify the person who took the photo, and/or the person who owns the copyright to that photo.  

   Most of the photos were taken by Darcy and Steve Cole of DSC Photography; you may see a partial copyright mark on a few of their cropped photos. Their copyright mark is:  ©http://dscphotography.net   If there is no listing of a specific photographer, it is the property of DSC Photography.

   There are several photos taken by Nicole Menta - her photos will be identified with her name.

   There are a few photos taken by Ken King; his mark is ©Ken King .   They will be identified

   There are 5 other photos taken by other people or companies; they are each identified.

   None of these photographs belong to me - they are the property of other people or companies.  Do not re-use or try to sell any of these photos!!

   One more note - these are feral horses they are not fed grain and hay on a daily basis.  Producing milk for a foal takes up a lot of calories that a mare would usually spend on herself - a few of the mares look gaunt.  They are being monitored for both their own and the baby's sake.  If the vet deems it necessary, they will be taken to the Carnival Grounds (along with the foal) to receive supplemental feed and care.  From napping in the grass and on muddy areas, some of the foals are very dirty and/or wet.  Someone looked at a photo of a foal who had napped on a wet area, producing darker wet spots on it's coat, and announced that she hoped it would keep it's "usual coat coloring" for the rest of it's life...

  Also, many of these ponies are far off the trails, away from humans, and stay that way most of the year.  Photos of foals from these herds are difficult to get, and are greatly enlarged, due to distance.  And, lastly, foals 50 through 54 are being shown in photos where they are less than 48 hours old.  They look gawky and unsure of their footing, and very skinny.  

  So - the foals - numbered in order first seen, with coat color, sex, date of first sighting (usually birthdate), sire and dam.  If the pony is known by a shortening of their registered name, I will put that first with their registered name in parentheses.  Since the stallions will be named repeatedly, I'll only type out their registered name once.

These are the latest photos available as of 19 June...

1.   bay pinto filly      26 February     Maverick - Chickadee

2.   chestnut colt        7 March     Ken - Kimmee-Sue       Photo property of Nicole Menta

Foal 2 on far left; Dreamer's Gift and filly 11 on right

3.   bay pinto filly     30 March     Ajax - Grandma's Dream

4.    bay colt     8 April     Wild Thing - Summer's Gentle Breeze

5.    bay colt     9 April     Hoppy (Effie's Papa Bear) - Sunny (Sunrise Ocean Tides)

5 in front, 7 crossing behind him

6.    bay pinto colt     9 April     Hoppy - Danny's Girl Splash

7.    chestnut pinto filly     12 April     Ajax - Chili

8.    bay filly     16 April    Puzzle (Archer's Gambit) - Seaside Miracle

9.    bay pinto filly     17 April     Ken - May's Grand Slam       Photos property of Nicole Menta

This filly has partial blue eyes

10.    chestnut pinto colt     20 April     Maverick - Surfin' Chantel

11.    chestnut filly    20 April     Ken - Dreamer's Gift      Photos property of Nicole Menta

11 at far left, 2 at right (same sire)

12.    bay pinto filly     21 April     Riptide (Surfer's Riptide) - WH Summer [Misty descendant]

13.    palomino colt     21 April     Prince (Tornado's Prince of Tides) - Lorna Dune

14.    palomino pinto filly     22 April    DLS2 (Don Leonard Stud II) - Little Miss Sunshine

15.    chestnut pinto filly     23 April    Riptide - Sonny's Legacy

This little girl has blue eyes

16.    buckskin pinto colt  24 April     Twist (CLG ToMorrow's Tidewater Twist) - MissMe

                                            Photos are the property of Nicole Menta

17.    buckskin pinto filly     24 April    Twist - Molly (Good Golly Miss Molly)

This colt's right eye is blue

18.    chestnut pinto colt     27 April     DLS2 - Anne Bonny    Photos property of Ken King

This colt has blue eyes

19.    bay pinto colt     27 April     Legacy (Tornado's Legacy) - Tawny Treasure

20.    chestnut pinto filly     27 April     Ajax - Badabing

21.    chestnut filly     28 April     DLS2 - Goldie (Two Teagues Golden Girl)   

22.    bay colt     28 April     Ajax - Miracle's Natural Beauty

23.    chestnut colt     1 May     Chief (Chief Golden Eagle) - CLG Ember

24.    buckskin pinto colt     3 May     Twist - Miss Admiral Halsey

25.    chestnut pinto filly    4 May     Ace (Ace's Black Tie Affair) - Beach Bunny

26.   bay pinto filly     5 May     Hoppy - Tuney (aka Queenie)

27.    chestnut pinto filly     6 May     Legacy - Smooch (Judy's Little Smooch)

28.    black pinto colt     6 May     Ace - Black Pearl

Rainy day photos; the gray streak on his neck in above

photo is white, but covered with mud

29.    buckskin pinto colt     7 May     Legacy - White Saddle

30.    palomino colt     9 May     DLS2 - CLG Bay Princess

31.    chestnut pinto filly     9 May     DLS2 - Joansie (Little Bit o'Joansie)

32.    bay pinto colt     9 May     Legacy - Sweetheart

33.    buckskin pinto filly     15 May     DLS2 - Randy

34.    bay colt     15 May     Chief  -  Leah's Bayside Angel

35.    chestnut pinto colt     16 May     Prince - Talia (Evan's Angel)

36.    bay pinto filly     16 May     Puzzle - Destiny (Destiny Feathering Spirit)

Destiny is 20, and her weight is being watched

37.    bay pinto colt     17 May     Ajax - Fifteen Friends of Freckles

38.    buckskin filly     17 May     Chief - Daisey

It's been explained multiple times that this filly

does not have a "black star" - it's a whorl

39.    black filly     17 May     Riptide - Pappy's Pony

40.    bay pinto filly     20 May     Norm (Norman Rockwell Giddings) - Surfer Princess

Above photo property of Jill Sutherland

Photos above and below are property of

Jill Freeman Martin

41.    chestnut pinto filly     20 May     Ajax - WH Surfette [Misty descendant]

42.    chestnut pinto filly     21 May     Ace - Marsh Mallow (Marina's Marsh Mallow)

Above photo property of Sue Johnstonbaugh/Green Kayak Photography

43.    chestnut filly     28 May     Prince - Stardust (Dreamer's Stardust)

44.   bay pinto filly     28 May     Norm - Heide (Heide's Sky)

Above photo is property o Captain Dan's Around the Island Tours

45.    bay pinto filly    3 June     Ajax - Rosie's Teapot

46.    chestnut pinto filly     5 June     Norm - Little Duckie

Keeping step with Mom...

47.    palomino colt     5 June     Chief - Serendipity

48.    chestnut filly     6 June     Prince - Rainbow Delight (Kimball's Rainbow Delight)

49.    chestnut pinto filly     9 June     Ajax - Suede (Shy & Sassy Sweet Lady Suede)

The above photo is the property of Chincoteague Island Adventures

50.    chestnut filly     12 June     Chief - Taco (Two Teagues Taco)

51.    chestnut pinto filly     13 June     Hoppy - Beach Baby

This filly's left eye is blue

52.    black pinto colt     14 June     Legacy - A Splash of Freckles

53.    bay pinto colt     16 June     Hoppy - Doc Amrien

54.    bay pinto colt     18 June     Unknown sire - Skylark

  That's the up-to-date foal listings and latest photos through 9 p.m. Sunday, 19 June, for the CVFC pony herd....

   Please remember that the photos belong to those persons or businesses listed above - they do not belong to me.  Each one was shared on Facebook with a copyright.  I share them for your enjoyment without making any money.  The photographers work to get good photos to sell and make a living.  Do not steal from them, please.  And thank you.   These photos are cropped from the originals - but they can be matched up easily.