Chincoteague Pony Centre

08/20/2024

WOW! Chris, under the supervision of Tootsie :-), was able to brush Jody, who is blind in one eye and partially in the other, yesterday and this morning. Today, Jody allowed Chris to brush her leg. Huge forward step in trust relations.

08/19/2024

The crazy eight at suppertime :-)

How blessed I am to share life with these beautiful creatures.

08/18/2024

Ponies are inside barn today rather than front pasture.

08/18/2024

Pretty morning!

Come on by today. Open at 11; close at 3. Tours begin at 11:30 and run on the half hour.

08/18/2024

And today ... our newest, most handsome, most positive attitude and youngest volunteer, after bringing our pony ambassadors back to paddock!

He was so happy to help: he carried the tack back to barn like a true cowboy!

It's why we do what we do! Kids! Horses! Happiness!

08/16/2024

Hey y'all! See you tomorrow (Saturday) from 11 am to 4 pm. Tours will run on the half hours, beginning at 11:30, with last tour at 3 pm.

Sunday, we will be open 11 to 3. Tours beginning at 11:30 and last one at 2.

We were grooming and doing hoof care and finishing the weekly landscaping today. Meant to get you photos of Buck being an ornery toddler and Breau being a young gentleman, which is a complete switcheroo 🙂 but our hands were kinda full of feet 🙂

Come see us this weekend!

08/13/2024

On closed days, we are especially busy doing landscaping, etc ... but we are never too busy to enjoy moments like these! These three are from two different mothers. Mothers are"out to eat and kibitz about crazy kids" in another corner 🙂

If only the world could blend like this!

Can YOU guess which two are twins? And who is from another mother?

08/11/2024

Whew... well welcome to all the new kids! We are tired :-)

Mr Bill was in to name kids today and signs are hung in the nursery. Come meet Snickers, Godiva and Mocha and today's brand new kid.

Ponies are out front and last tour for today is at 230. We are open until 3.

08/11/2024

Glenda is out with Aunt Amy. We are open until 3 pm today. Come on over.

08/10/2024

Thanks y'all for coming to meet our critters, big and small! Anyone who visited us today almost saw birth in process.

Y'all saw me bottle feeding colostrum to a runt. He survives. He's getting stronger, but we are not out of the woods. So, I brought him home for constant care.

Come see us tomorrow, Sunday, 11 to 3.

If you happen to be a goat vet, and can stop in: free lunch and our eternal gratitude!

08/10/2024

See you tomorrow 11 to 4 and Sunday 11 to 3! Oh by the way:

Shortly before 5 pm tonight, Mama Coke delivered twins. I just did a goat nursery check and all is super fine at 8:10 pm!

Here's pics taken just after she delivered the baby girl. Both just moments after birth.

See you tomorrow. Come snuggle all the kids!

The way we're going: we need a bigger barn :-)

08/08/2024

Lady Grey asleep on the chow wagon :-)

Friends who visited us know that Lady Grey, if she's available :-), is the first furry friend you meet on our five star-rated tour.

See you Saturday 11 to 4 and Sunday, 11 to 3.

New goat kids and more on the way.

Chincoteague Ponies! Mini horses. Donkeys. And Tootsie!

08/08/2024

Good morning. Another busy morning at PC! With some rain to work in :-)

Equine Dentist was here! Eeyore got a nice little cocktail and his pearly whites all filed.

Thunder and Bella did excellent as well.

08/07/2024

Forgot to share a "morning in the paddocks report."

Early mornings, just past dawn, are lovely here.

08/07/2024

Butch and Sundance wish you "good morning" from the goat nursery :-)

And... we might have more babies to snuggle by the weekend.

Mama Coke is in the maternity ward :-)

08/02/2024

Whew! A scorcher today. So everyone got fresh watermelon!

Tootsie and Jody share everything!

See you this weekend! Saturday: 11 to 4 and Sunday 11 to 3.

08/01/2024

Hi everyone! Please do share this post, especially with local folks.

We feel blessed to have opened in April and to have come so far! The dedication of our little band of volunteers is how it happened.

Now, we have bigger plans and WE NEED VOLUNTEER HELP.

If you'd like to help with grass mowing, w**d whacking, fence mending (when necessary) indoor clean up, mucking paddocks, grooming horses, we'd love to chat with you. Message me, please.

That's the short story. Here's more details.

Our Chincoteague Ponies, eight goats and two horses are owned by us. All other animal friends here are rescues through a nonprofit arm of our operation.

We have plans for equine workshops, pony rides, presentations from folks in the community, and arts/crafts classes. BUT, we are finding it difficult to move forward on these things because our little band is consumed by daily upkeep chores with lawn care, etc ...

If we had a few more lawn folks to assist, we'd spare ourselves two days.

If we had a few folks to help sweep and mop and organize retail, we'd gain a day to execute plans.

And there's a big part of my soul that really misses what I (Christine) do. I'm a fine art painter who hasn't finished a painting and only started two since February, when we started on our mission to bring up pony center. I'm
not complaining, mind you, just stating that, like others, I have more than one life passion and it gets difficult to manage it all.

As manager here, I refuse to let my little volunteer team toil without my own sweat equity invested.

Oh, one more thing, we would love to have a few more tour guides. If you like people and like seeing them smile, we will train you to guide our weekend tours. Your heart will be full after witnessing the joy we witness while doing tours.

So, if you can give us an hour or two of your time, we'd be thrilled. Please reach out.

Lastly, we are beyond thankful to every visitor who has taken a tour and made purchases in our shop. The happy laughs of children -big and small- is why we do what we do.

Sincerely,
Christine

08/01/2024

Hi pony friends! Breau sends out a PSA saying: "Remember to hydrate, today! Already a humid scorcher! "

See you this weekend! Saturday: 11 am to 4 pm and Sunday 11 to 3.

07/29/2024

Mr. Bill just here to name some kids and their Mama! You can meet Annie, Butch and Sundance this weekend!

07/29/2024

We were delighted to make a float to support the fire company. Way fun!

07/28/2024

Our volunteers, several of whom have pulled double volunteer duty through pony penning week, deserved their rest today.

But we did some work and here's a photo of Tawny, Leroy and Ophelia resting up for next weekend :-)

07/27/2024

Come on over! Allison is in the house, signing copies of her book! Until 1 pm.

We are here until 4 and there are ponies up front and three brand new baby goat kids to hold.

07/27/2024

TODAY 😁

07/26/2024

Hey Pony Friends! Join us tomorrow- Saturday- July 27. We shall be open 11 am to 4 pm.

Please note that we will be closed Sunday.

07/26/2024

Good morning. Truly, we are sorry to disappoint you, but we have a schedule change to share.

We will not be open today, as initially announced.

07/23/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ZhzZ1vUzp517x2P2/?mibextid=JOZb8W

For anybody who purchased the 2024 Foals of the Wild Chincoteague Pony Herds, here is a link to download the addendum for foals born since the book went to the printer!

Thank you so very much to everybody who supported this effort!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nN5Db8Dvmij7fss7V0ipX9utcCjaIng9?usp=sharing

07/23/2024

Hi Friends. Pony Centre will re-open Friday, July 26 at 11am.

Our ponies and volunteers need a little rest and I want the volunteers to enjoy friends and family and pony penning events this week.

If you need to buy a foal book, please visit The Flying Fish Gallery on Main Street. We shipped a few of ours over there.

07/22/2024

Don't let a little rain stop you from enjoying our ponies and other friends. We are here until 3 today. Store is also open and we carry Breyer and other collectible horse merchandise.

07/22/2024

Happy Pony Penning! We will be open 11 to 3 today- Monday, July 22.