Assateague Island Ponies

The Ponies of the Assateague Islands are a lively bunch of characters. Though commonly
called "ponies" the animals are actually horses. It's heart felt when the these locals
act like they own the place. It's a truly great natural place to see horses in the wild.

The Stallions seem to be mostly Brown solids colors and the Mares are
all Painted ponies (Horses). When you see a group together, it seemed like there was
always 1 stallion and 4 mares. He always hung back in the rear of the pack. The
Alpha female always led the group where ever they traveled.

More to ponies to follow...

Web links for the Assateague Islands:
National Park Service Official site
http://www.nps.gov/asis/

Official Touristy Site info:
http://www.assateagueisland.com/

Photograph Taken on: 11-04-08 12:17AM Manual Mode
Model: Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera
Shutter Speed: 165.7 Seconds F-Stop: f14 ISO:100
Focal length: 11mm Lens: Nikon 18 - 200 VR Lens

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