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The 92nd annual Chincoteague pony swim

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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.

Wild ponies swim from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) The Saltwater Cowboys lead ponies and horses to the carnival fairgrounds after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) Attendees watch from boats as wild ponies swim by from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) A wild pony walks through the herd after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) Attendees watch ponies and horses grazing on the field after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) A horse walks up to attendees after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) Attendees watch ponies and horses grazing on the field after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) Attendees wait in anticipation for ponies and horses to begin swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) Two ponies walk through the herd after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) Attendees watch from boats as wild ponies swim by from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) The Saltwater Cowboys lead ponies and horses to the carnival fairgrounds after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) Members of The Saltwater Cowboys arrive at Chincoteague Island, Va., before the start of the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) Attendees wait in anticipation for ponies and horses to begin swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) Attendees wait in anticipation for ponies and horses to begin swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) A horse walks through the herd after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) A wild pony grazes on a field with its mother after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) Attendees watch ponies and horses grazing on the field after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) The Saltwater Cowboys lead ponies and horses to the carnival fairgrounds after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) Ponies and horses emerge on to land after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun) Ponies and horses emerge on to land after swimming from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va., during "slack tide" at the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun)


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