Saltwater Cowboys bring out a foal to be auctioned during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
The Chincoteague Pony Auction was held Thursday, July 28. Click on any photo to view the gallery.
Saltwater Cowboys bring out the first foal being auctioned during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
A member of the Chincoteague Pony Drill Team carries the American flag during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Saltwater Cowboys bring out a foal to be auctioned during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Saltwater Cowboy Walter Marks signs a poster during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Saltwater Cowboys bring out a foal to be auctioned during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Saltwater Cowboys confer before the start of the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Chincoteague ponies walk around a corral during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Auctioneer Tim Jennings salutes the American flag during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Chincoteague ponies walk around a corral during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Spotter Randy Coddington acknowledges a bid during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Volunteers guard the perimeter as Saltwater Cowboys hold onto a particularly feisty foal during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Adult Chincoteague ponies remain in a corral around a corral during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Loree Solé holds up a T-shirt that was part of fundraising campaign to purchase a buyback foal in honor of cancer warriors. The foal purchased at the Pony Auction on Thursday, July 28,2022, will be named Angelique’s Tigress Warrior in memory of Sole’s daughter, who died of cancer. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
A member of the next generation of Saltwater Cowboys helps hold a foal during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022 on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Charles Jefferson Sires, of Seattle, Washington, center, standing with Reenie Rae Hursh, left, and Zebie Zay Hursh, right, holds Maureen Beebe’s saddle. Sires purchased the saddle at the Chincoeague Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Proceeds from the saddle auction will go to a scholarship fund for Chincoteague High School students. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Sisters Betsy Anderson and Christy Zimmerman, from left, approach to have their photograph taken with the buyback foal they purchased during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Feather Fund pony recipient Lily Beebe smiles after the winning bid was awarded for her new foal during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Saltwater Cowboys bring out a foal to be auctioned during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Jaye Dierks raises her hand to bid on a buyback pony during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Jaye Dierks celebrates after winning the bidding for a buyback pony during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Members of the Chincoteague Legacy Group, in yellow shirts, pose with the buyback foal the group purchased for a record breaking $32,000 during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Denise Bowden, Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company spokesperson, holds a buyback foal during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Denise Bowden, Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company spokesperson, and the purchasers pose for a photograph with a buyback foal during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
Steve Hall, far left, host and co-producer of Tennessee’s Wild Side, poses with his family after they purchased foal number 57 during the Pony Auction Thursday, July 28, 2022, on Chincoteague. Photo by Carol Vaughn.
