The ponies make their way from the water onto Chincoteague Island.
The U.S. Coast Guard sets off a flare to signal the ponies are on their way to swim across Assateague Channel.
The ponies make their way from the water onto Chincoteague Island.
The ponies make their way from the water onto Chincoteague Island.
The ponies gather to refresh themselves after their swim.
A Saltwater Cowboy rides through the herd of Chincoteague ponies to make sure all are safe and sound after the swim.
A young pony enjoys a snack of marsh grass after the swim.
The Saltwater Cowboys lead the way for the ponies in the parade.
The Saltwater Cowboys lead the way for the ponies in the parade.
Saltwater Cowboys coax two wayward ponies back onto the parade route.
Saltwater Cowboys coax two wayward ponies back onto the parade route.
Chincoteague Ponies walk through their pen on the carnival grounds.
A Chincoteague Pony checks out its new surroundings while others graze.
A Chincoteague Pony mare nurses her young.
A young Chincoteague Pony enjoys a patch of shade.
The Saltwater Cowboys, including Jack Brittingham, 90, third from the left, lead a parade of Chincoteague Ponies down Main Street from Pony Swim Lane to the Chincoteague carnival grounds on Wednesday.
Thousands lined the street on Chincoteague to watch the Chincoteague Ponies parade from Pony Swim Lane to the carnival grounds Wednesday morning.
Billy Reed Jr. and his horse Roscoe drive a break-away mare back to her herd during the Chincoteague Pony parade on Wednesday. Thousands lined the street to watch the herd’s procession from Pony Swim Lane to the Chincoteague carnival grounds.
Saltwater Cowboys drive Chincoteague Ponies into the corral at the Chincoteague carnival grounds Wednesday morning after the Pony Swim and parade.
