Fifty Chincoteague Pony Foals Born Through 6 May 2024

 It looks as though the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company will have a bumper crop of foals for its' Pony Auction on Thursday, 25 July.  The people who live on Chincoteague Island do not pay a tax to support their Fire Department and Ambulance Service.  The purchase of fire fighting equipment, fire engines, ambulances, rescue vehicles, all training for both services, and the few paid positions in both services, come through the sales of the Chincoteague Pony foals, the annual Firemen's Carnival in July, fund-raising events and donations.  The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company was established in May of 1924 - 100 years ago this month - after two horrendous fires wiped out downtown areas, and then when a third fire occurred, the previously purchased fire-fighting equipment would not work.  Fourteen men passed a hat around, raised $4.16, and the CVFC was formed.
   My mother was a Teaguer, born and raised on the island.  Her father and grandfather were contractors for the U. S. Coast Guard to care for both the Assateague Lighthouse and for the Killick Shoals Lighthouse out in Chincoteague Bay.  Both were watermen, and Mom's family lived on Chincoteague and Assateague Islands tracing back to 1697.  I spent my summers there while I was growing up, and was "horse crazy" like my Mom.  Mom was a cousin of the Beebe kids and grandchildren through "Grandma" Ida Whealton Beebe, and used to walk from her house on Peterson Street to the Beebe Rach each Sunday afternoon in hopes of being able to do some chores and "get paid" by being allowed to ride a pony with her friend  and cousin Alma Beebe.  -  So I grew up with huge ties to Chincoteague Ponies, and even rode Misty multiple times as a child.

*** The photos I use in this specific blog are NOT mine.  They are the copyrighted, personal photographs of the person - or company - that took each one.  They are being used here for illustrative purposes only.  I make no money from my blogs.  If I know who took the photo, I label it.   If I use your photo without labeling it, please notify me so I can correctly attribute your photo.  I took unidentified photos from the internet, and I don't know who they "belong" to.  My apologies to the owners.   I believe that most of the photos were taken by DSC Photography; but I am not sure. ***
   
   Anyway, I'm posting photos of the stallions on Assateague, so you can see their markings and conformation, followed by photos of the foals that have been born so far this foaling season.  As of yesterday evening, Monday, 6 May, 50 foals have been reported.  
   I am posting my personal favorite photo of each stallion.  I will list their nickname first, then their registered name, when they were born, and their sire and dam.  *** Please note - I do not know who took the photos of the stallions, unless it is noted.  If this is your photo, please let me know, so that I can give you the wonderful credit that is due you.  My apologies for not knowing who these photos were taken by. ***
   These are the stallions who have sired this year's crop, oldest first:

Ace  (Ace's Black Tie Affair)    Black pinto    1 May 2007    Sire: Centaur (possibly Charcoal)  [both Maryland born]; Dam: Susie Q  (1/2 Arabian)


Ajax    Bay pinto     6 April 2007     Sire: Spirit of Assateague  (Maryland born); Dam: Foxy Asset


Hoppy (Effie's Papa Bear)    Bay    9 April 2007     Sire: Sockett To Me (1/2 Arab); Dam: Mermaid (Mustang) 


Legacy  (Tornado's Legacy)    Buckskin pinto    3 April 2007    Sire: Tornado; Dam: Unci


Prince  (Tornado's Prince of Tides)    Palomino pinto    7 April 2007    Sire: Tornado; Dam: Sand Cherry


Puzzle  (Archer's Gambit)    Chestnut pinto    24 April 2008    Sire: North Star (1/2 Arab); Dam: Lily Pad (1/4 Arab)


Chief  (Chief Golden Eagle)    Palomino    1 April 2008     Sire: Glacier (Maryland born); Dam: Beautiful Dreamer


Ken (aka Valentine)    Chestnut pinto    14 February 2008    Sire: Wild Thing; Dam: Star Gazer


Riptide  (Surfer Dude's Riptide)     Chestnut    3 May 2009    Sire: Surfer Dude; Dam: Surf Queen
Photo by Patty Vamvras McMahon


Maverick    Bay pinto     December 2013     Sire: Wild Thing; Dam: Witchkraft
Photo by Martha VanPopering


DSLII (Don Leonard Stud II)    Chestnut pinto    2 April 2014   Sire: Phantom Mist (1/2 Arab); Dam: Tuney
Photo by DSC Photography


Beach Boy  (WH Windy's Beach Boy)    Black pinto    16 April 2015     Sire: WH Nightwind  (Misty descendant); Dam: WH Sea Breeze
Photo by DSC Photography


Twist  (CLG ToMorrow's Tidewater Twist)    13 March 2017    Buckskin pinto    Sire: Tornado's Legacy; Dam: Sweetheart
"Stretching" - Photo by Linda Insley


Hidalgo  (Henry's Hidalgo)    Bay pinto     14 May 2017    Sire: Wild Thing; Dam: Thetis


Norm  (Norman Rockwell Giddings)    Bay pinto    1 May 2018    Sire: Puzzle (Archer's Gambit); Dam: Babe
Photo by DSC Photography


Thunderbolt    Bay    14 May 2018    Sire: Chief Golden Eagle; Dam: Bling Bling


Rider  (CLG Rider on the Storm)    Buckskin    15 April 2019    Sire: Tornado's Legacy; Dam: Miracle's Natural Beauty
Photo by DSC Photography



First 50 Foals of 2024:

** No guarantee that the sire listed is the actual sire.  Sire names listed are based on whose herd the mare was in 11 months previous to birth, and viewed breedings.  Some mares bounce back and forth between several herds.  Some mares stay with one stallion, unless separated for a reason (medical issues can remove a mare or stallion from their usual partners).  DNA testing is not done. **
   The majority of these photos are the work of DSC Photography - Darcy and Steve Cole are "Johnny-on-the-spot" in most of the foal sightings.  If I do not note under the photo that it was taken by another person or company, then you know that the photo is copyrighted by DSC Photography.  -  I have cropped most of the photos because I want to focus on the foals, and not be distracted by the glorious scenery of Assateague Island.
   The foals are numbered by the order in which they were first seen.   The date they were seen might - or might not  - be the actual date of birth.  A few of the mares were seen in labor, and those foals were definitely born on those dates; some are obviously newborns, small, damp, and bumbling; and sometimes bad weather keeps the photographers away from the trails.  -  Not all photos shown are of newly born babies.  A few foals were born 6 weeks ago, and if I have a good recent photo available for use, I use it.  All descendants of Misty of Chincoteague are marked with an asterisk (*) before the number.
   I try to post a view of the foal's face, and a view of both sides; if the foal is a pinto, I also try to post a "butt view" if it's available.  Sometimes, even if a photographer waits for hours, they can't get views from all sides.  It's what happens when one deals with wild (or feral) animals, and the photographer has to stay either on a boat, or on a trail.

1.   Chestnut colt    25 March    Sire: Ken    Dam: Kimmie Sue

Photo by Denise P. Bowden



2.   Bay pinto filly     27 March     Sire: Hoppy     Dam: Mary Read
Photo by Up the Bay Pony Tours

Photo by Captain Dan's Around the Island Tours




3.   Palomino filly     27 March     Sire: Chief - or Ace     Dam: Wings (Judy's Sunshine)




4.   Bay pinto colt     29 March     Sire: Ace     Dam: Carolina Girl (Wendy's Carolina Girl)

Photos above and below by Kelly Cosby


5.   Palomino  (or light chestnut) pinto filly     3 April     Sire: Legacy     Dam: Anne Bonny


Photo by Kelly Cosby



6.   Chestnut pinto filly     4 April     Sire: Thunderbolt - or Norm     Dam: Clara (Clara's Glory)




7.   Chestnut pinto filly     4 April     Sire: Puzzle     Dam: Bliss (Pony Girl's Bliss)






8.   Bay pinto colt     6 April     Sire: Puzzle     Dam: Doc's Bay Dream




9.   Chestnut pinto colt     7 April     Sire: Riptide     Dam: Misty Mills
Photo by Daisey's Island Cruises

Photo by Annette Heimbruch Hicks

Photo by Daisey's Island Cruises


*10.     Bay colt     8 April     Sire: Beach Boy     Dam: Zustan (Ivana Marie Zustan)





*11.   Chestnut filly     9 April     Sire: Riptide     Dam: WH Wildfire
   (NOTE:  This filly's dam suffered a catastrophic injury, and was humanely euthanized.  The filly is currently at the Leonard family barn, and has a nurse-mare named EJ.  She is doing extremely well.)




Filly #11 at left; EJ the nurse-mare center; "step-brother" Edgar at right


12.   Chestnut colt     10 April     Sire: Chief     Dam: CLG Ember





13.   Bay pinto colt     12 April     Sire: Hidalgo     Dam: Rosie's Teapot



Note:  Foals 13 & 14 have the same sire, and so , are half-brothers.  The dam of foal 14, Molly's Rosebud, is also the dam of foal 13, Rosie's Teapot.  So foal 13 is the nephew of foal 14; and foal 14 is the uncle of foal 13 - and the foals were seen on the same day, in the same herd.  Who was born first?  


14.   Chestnut pinto colt     12 April     Sire: Hidalgo     Dam: Molly's Rosebud






15.   Bay colt     12 April     Sire: Maverick     Dam: Kachina (Kachina Grand Star)





16.   Bay pinto colt     12 April     Sire: Chief     Dam: Summer Breeze





17.   Chestnut colt     14 April     Sire: Riptide     Dam: Suede (Shy & Sassy Sweet Lady Suede)





18.   Bay filly     14 April     Sire: Riptide     Dam: Serenity (Liz's Serenity)





19.   Black pinto colt     14 April     Sire: Prince     Dam: Blue Moon (CLG Surfer's Blue Moon)




20.   Palomino filly     17 April     Sire: Hoppy     Dam: Sunny (Sunrise Ocean Tides)




*21.   Buckskin pinto colt     18 April     Sire: Beach Boy     Dam: Flower (Anne Bonny's Little Flower)

Above photo taken before 48 hours old;
below photo taken before 12 hours old.



22.   Chestnut pinto filly     18 April     Sire: DLSII     Dam: Milly Sue




23.   Bay pinto filly     19 April     Sire: Puzzle     Dam: Seaside Miracle




24.   Buckskin pinto filly    19 April     Sire: Legacy     Dam: White Saddle





25.   Bay pinto filly     20 April     Sire: Hidalgo     Dam: Glory (Catwalk's Olympic Glory)






26.   Bay pinto colt     20 April     Sire: Hoppy     Dam: Marsh Mallow (Marina's Marsh Mallow)




27.   Bay pinto filly     22 April     Sire: Thunderbolt     Dam: Cher (Cher's Hope)


Photos taken at less than 12 hours old


28.   Bay pinto colt     22 April     Sire: Ace     Dam: Black Pearl


Above and below photos are by Debbie Ehst


*29.   Bay pinto colt     23 April     Sire: Riptide     Dam: WH Summer




30.   Palomino filly     23 April     Sire: Prince     Dam: Gingersnap (Surfer's Shining Star)
Family photo: (l to r) Prince, #30 filly, Gingersnap




31.   Bay filly     25 April     Sire: Maverick     Dam: Surfin' Chantel




*32.   Bay pinto filly     26 April     Sire: Beach Boy     Dam: Maezie (Billy Maez Renegade)


All photos taken at less than 18 hours old


33.   Palomino pinto filly     26 April      Sire: Maverick     Dam: Mayli (Kachina Mayli Mist)




34.   Buckskin pinto colt     27 April     Sire: Thunderbolt   Dam: Mz Peg




35.   Bay colt     27 April     Sire: Maverick     Dam: Chickadee





36.   Black filly     27 April     Sire: Ace     Dam: Beach Bunny





37.   Buckskin pinto filly     29 April     Sire: Prince     Dam: Dexie (Dexter's Midnight Runner)


38.   Bay filly     29 April     Sire: Ken     Dam: May (May's Grand Slam)





39.   Bay pinto filly     30 April     Sire: Twist     Dam: Chilibean (Two Teagues Taco's Chilibean)




40.   Bay pinto filly     30 April     Sire: Ajax     Dam: Grandma's Dream





41.   Bay colt     30 April     Sire: Chief     Dam: Daisey

Photo by Debbie Ehst



42.   Bay pinto filly     1 May     Sire: Ajax     Dam: Heide (Heide's Sky Blue Eyes)




43.   Bay filly     1 May     Sire: Hoppy     Dam: Shelley (Shelley's Shell Search)



44.   Bay filly     3 May     Sire: DLSII     Dam: Angel (Jean Bonde's Bayside Angel)



45.   Bay filly     3 May     Sire: Chief     Dam: Taco (Two Teagues Taco)




46.   Bay colt     3 May     Sire: Twist     Dam: Little Bee (Scarlett's Little Bee)




47.   Chestnut pinto filly     4 May     Sire: Hoppy     Dam: Ms Shampine



48.   Chestnut pinto filly     4 May     Sire: Ace     Dam: Joansie (Little Bit o'Joansie)
Photo by Debbie Ehst

Photo by Debbie Ehst

Photo by Debbie Ehst

Photo by Gina Aguilera


49.   Black pinto filly     6 May     Sire: Legacy     Dam: Sweetheart





50.   Bay pinto filly    6 May     Sire: Ajax     Dam: Miracle's Natural Beauty




 
To view photos of all of the ponies belonging to the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, I highly recommend you visit Darcy & Steve Cole's  DSC Photography website.  It may be viewed at:  https://www.dscphotography.net/

To look at pedigrees for all equines living on Assateague Island, both in Maryland on the Assateague National Seashore, and in Virginia on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, I also recommend visiting: https://chincoteaguepedigrees.com/pedigree/pedigree.pedigree.php    This site allows you to view current (and deceased) ponies; there is a choice for Maryland or Virginia ponies, and besides offering pedigrees, it will also direct you to links where photos of the ponies (if available) can be seen.

    I'll be posting more photos and information regarding new foals on the CNWR after we reach 75...


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