While the real Misty was actually born in captivity, the story of the annual wild horse roundup and Pony Swim from Chinconteague ... Despite their sturdiness, the breed had shrunk to around ...

“We’re just trying to let them be little wild ponies in a little bit safer environment,” said O’Brien, who is raising money in a “wild horse fund” through the Community Foundation of ...

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) – Tucked deep on St. Helena Island, the sound of wild marshland ponies ... has lived on Horse Island, caring for the ponies and ensuring their well-being.

“Wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West. … It is the policy of Congress that [they] shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment ...