July/August 2025 Issue

EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN July/August 2025 Page 33 FREE Print subscribers get FREE classifieds! Print subscribers get FREE non-commercial classified ads! Just email your non-commercial (events, horses/ trailers/tack for sale, boarding/lessons/training etc.) classified, 35 words or less to brooke@eastcoast equestrian. net. Be sure to include your name and mailing address as it appears on your subscription label. (Not a print subscriber? Sign up online at eastcoastequestrian.net. ) Classifieds can run in more than one issue but must be resubmitted each month. Deadline is the 12th of the month before publication. EVENTS HORSES/PONIES MISC. Metal, easy entry cart for me- dium pony. Maroon upholstery with chrome tacks, USA flat free wheels, metal shafts, was made at A&A Carriage in New Holland. Barely used. $500 or B/O. call 610 717 8409. Dressage Schooling Show – En- glish andWestern, hostedbyNorth Allegheny Horsemens Associa- tion, Saturday, Sunday September 20, 21, 2025. North Park Show Ring, Kummer Rd., Wexford, Allegheny County, PA15090.Call MaryLynn412-767-5750 for info. Omega Horse Rescue located in Airville, PA has a variety of horses and ponies ready for their forever homes! Please visit our website to seepictures, videos andhowyoucan help !www.omegahorserescue.com . Better than right off the track! The PTHA'sTurning forHome, Inc. al- ways has OTTBs that are properly rehabbed, retrained and ready for their new careers. Find your next horse at www.turningforhome.org or call 215-808-7562.  CATS: Barn homes in Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery Coun- ties, PA. are needed togive rescued strays a chance at life. Cats are neutered, microchipped, and vac- cinated; delivered and acclimated. Fill out an application to adopt at StrayCatBlues.org or call 215- 631-1851. Barn cats looking for jobs! Fully vetted, no fee, hard working cats. We deliver—PA, MD, DE, NJ. Contact us! (215) 219-8148 or info@forgottencats.org . Overnight boarding available 1.8 miles from I-84 in Milford, PA. $40/night per stall, 30-amp trailer hookup service. Accommodations onpremises. Call for price&avail- ability. Negative coggins required. Find us on horsemotel.com!   Call 570-229-1887.  MISC. Pony Drill Team. Then, auctioneer, Tim Jennings, gets things started. Last year, 87 foals were sold, with seven being buybacks.Abuyback’s “buyer” is paying to name the foal and to help sponsor future pony care. In 2024, the average price of a take home foal was $3,795 with the lowest selling foal going for $1,600 and the highest selling foal going for $8,500. The highest buyback foal was a record-setting $50,000 and the lowest selling buyback foal sold for $15,000. Between foal sales, the fire company sometimes auctions off unique items. Denise Bowden wanted to share one of those items with you. “We are doing something really special,” she said. “We had a custom-made fireman’s jacket done. It’s the only one ever made, and it’s based on the jackets we wear, but it’s black and has the 100th Anniversary logo on it.” A past carnival chairman, Denise says they could not do this without the volunteers. “Between the carnival, the food stands, the roundup, the swim, the auction and everything else, I’d say we have about 200 to 225 volunteers ever year,” she said. “I’m so grateful for our amazing community volunteers. They always show up for us!” While pony-buyers are loading up their foals to go home on Friday morning, there is one exciting activity happening – the swim home. On Friday morning, the north bands go home by trailer, but the cowboys herd the south bands down the streets to Pony Swim Lane, where they trot into the water with wild abandon, heading back to their beloved island home. “There’s something about those ponies that captures everyone’s heart, and once they capture your heart, they never let go,” Bowden said. Talking about the ponies brings tears to her eyes. “People come back year after year. These are some of the most majestic animals God ever put on earth. How blessed we are to have them right here in our own back yard.” Editor’s Note: In the expanded second edition of Lois Szymanski’s book “Out of the Sea: Today’s Chincoteague Pony” readers will find just about everything they ever wanted to know about the Chincoteague Ponies including their history, what they are doing in the world today, and how to navigate the events of Pony Penning. This book is sold on Amazon, can be ordered from any bookstore, and can be found at Sundial Books on Chincoteague Island. You can meet Lois at a book signing from 3 - 5 p.m. At Sundial Books on Main Street, Chincoteaugue on the Monday of Pony Penning week. Bad Boy Stallion Riptide Has A Fan Following • Arrive early. • Best options are to walk, bike, or take the trolley/ bus to the swim. Parking is a challenge, but some locals will sell paid spaces, and bottled water and lemonade. • Kayak rentals are available at various locations on the island. (Research in advance is best.) • Stay hydrated. (It can be hot!) • This year attendees may only carry see-through backpacks, coolers or purses. • Bring Bug Spray, wear sunscreen, and hat never hurts. • Then, be prepared to wait for slack tide • Pro-tip: Wear appropriate footwear and clothes you won’t mind getting wet. If you’re lucky, you may be standing in mud and water! • Be prepared for a crowd, a wait, and to make friends. (Continued from page 29) A Century in the Making: 100th Anniversary of Pony Penning Visit us online at www.eastcoastequestrian.net