The 92nd annual Chincoteague pony swim

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Photos by Michael Ares

As dawn broke over the Delmarva peninsula, a team a local wranglers – the Saltwater Cowboys – drove a herd of about 200 ponies from Assateague Island across the channel to Chincoteague.

The 92nd annual Chincoteague Pony Swim was completed in just 18 minutes.
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