twinsea t1_jdfvrw4 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 2:20 AM

Reply to comment by LewisEFurr in TIL the US federal government captures and sells excess wild horses to the public by MoistCoyote

Not always, the wild ponies at Assateague are treated like celebrities and folks pay a lot of money to name them. Excess ponies are auctioned off and top pony can go for close to half a million. Average is around $17k.

BigDKane t1_jdhgel8 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:53 PM

I've never made it to the pony swim 😕, but I've visited the island more than a few times and I've watched them from Chincoteague a few times!