Surfer's Blue Moon and Baby
by Kristia Adams
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Surfer's Blue Moon and Baby
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Kristia Adams
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Photograph - Photograph
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This is Chincoteague mare, CLG Surfer's Blue Moon with her 2021 baby. We were so lucky to see her at only 9 days old! Sources on the island have confirmed that the baby is a girl. She and her mother belong to the Southern herd on Assateague. The Chincoteague wild ponies actually live on Assateague Island which is a protected national park. Assateague Island is off the coast of Maryland and Virginia. Part of Assateague lies in Virginia and part lies in Maryland. Each state has their own herds of horses that are kept apart by a fence dividing the state line. Along with their own herds, each state has their own methods of population control for their horses. Virginia is only allowed to keep 150 horses at a time on the island. On the 3rd weekend of July, the ponies are rounded up and make their famous swim to Chincoteague where the babies are auctioned. Some babies are selected as "buybacks" and are returned to live out the rest of their lives on the island.
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April 14th, 2021
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