Apr 24, 2021
It is estimated that there are over 150 ponies roaming in the vast Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.
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It is estimated that there are over 150 ponies roaming in the vast Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.
Wild marsh ponies by Sally McSorley
What started as a study of a theoretical Skyrim-native wild pony, ended up as a self-indulgent 'dream horse' doodling session. I'm not sorry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #horse #pony #stuffidraw #wildhorses #wildhorse #wildponies #wildpony #tundra #tundrapony #skyrimscenery #skyrimhorses #Skyrim https://www.instagram.com/p/CJcYFm2Blc4/?igshid=md605s0qs5dq
Half moor pony, half giraffe. #pony #wildponies #moorponies #dartmoorponies
From the June 10, 1957 feature MISTY GOES BACK HOME. According to LIFE, "Ten years ago Marguerite Henry, a writer of children's books, visited Chincoteague Island off the coast of Virginia to watch the annual roundup of wild ponies whose ancestors, reputedly, were left in that desolate spot by Spanish galleons. Mrs. Henry fell in love with a week-old horse and had it shipped to her home in Wayne, Ill. "Misty," as she was named became a town pet and later the most famous pony in America when Mrs. Henry made her heroine of Misty of Chincoteague. A story about two children who tame the untameable ponies, the book became a half-million-copy best seller. This spring, so that she could be bred among her own, Misty, now thoroughly tamed, was sent back to wild Chinocoteague." (Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #wildLIFEwednesday #horsesofinstagram #wildponies
The Grayson Highlands State Park in Virginia is home to over 150 ponies that naturally maintain the grassy balds. If you visit, please keep in mind to leave only footprints, take only photos, and try to remember that the ponies are wild so refrain from feeding/petting them. Hard to resist those sweet faces, but it is better for them to receive as little human interaction as possible.
Herds of ponies help to maintain the mountain grasslands at Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. We're so glad we were finally able to visit the wild ponies!
It was such a treat getting to watch the wild ponies graze along the Appalachian Trail at the Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. We highly recommend planning a trip to visit the area.