Orphaned Maryland colt gets fresh start with help from Chincoteague’s Saltwater Cowboys

Orphaned Maryland colt gets fresh start with help from Chincoteague’s Saltwater Cowboys

An orphaned wild colt from the Maryland side of Assateague Island is getting a second chance with the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company’s pony herd.

Chincoteague Pony Committee Adopts Abandoned Foal from Maryland

An orphaned wild pony foal from Assateague Island has been taken in by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company and is now being monitored in the organization’s medical barn. According to the fire company’s Pony Committee, members were contacted Friday, Aug. 14, by National Park Service officials from Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland about a bay pinto colt that had been orphaned. The colt was born April 25. After discussing the sit…