"Misty of Chincoteague" by Margurite Henry
was one of my absolute favorite books as a child. That one along with "Stormy, Misty's Foal",
"Sea Star of Chincoteague" , "Born to Trot" and "Black Gold" are still the best children's horse stories around.
"Misty of Chincoteague" is a story which involves the event called pony penning day. Every year in order to raise money for the fire department wild ponies from the island of Chincoteague off the Virginia coast are auctioned.
Some say they are descended from the ponies that swam ashore from a shipwrecked Spanish Galleon. Maybe they are descendants of ponies that were put ashore by Spanish pirates.
The US Government says they were put there in the 17th century by Eastern Shore planters seeking to avoid mainland taxes and fencing requirements.
The US Government says they were put there in the 17th century by Eastern Shore planters seeking to avoid mainland taxes and fencing requirements.
I prefer the Spanish Galleon legend!
