Chincoteague Pony Auction of 2021 - On-Line Sale Begins Today - Foals 53 thru 77
This year's Annual Pony Auction will be conducted on-line, as it was last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Restrictions were lifted too late for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company to develop plans for an in-person auction this year at the CVFC Carnival Grounds on Main Street. Next year's sale - on Thursday, 28 July - will take place on Chincoteague Island, as usual. This year's Auction will start on July 22nd at 7:00 pm EDT. It will end on July 29th at 7:00 pm EDT. The auction is being held by sporthorseauctions.com and you must register with them to place a bid or purchase a foal. After the auction is complete, I will post one photo of each foal and the price paid for it - on Saturday, 31 July. Foals 52 through 76 will be sold at this time, but due to their young age and recent birth, they cannot go home with the new owners until mid-October, when the CVFC will hold the Fall Round-Up. If you purchase foal numbers 58 through 76 (...