Every year, thousands of spectators flock to Virginia's Eastern Shore to witness the famed wild ponies swim from Assateague Island to Chincoteague during slack tide, when there is no movement ...

(WAVY) — Chincoteague Island is hosting its 99th annual Pony Swim this year ... on July 20 and 21 with the roundup of the herds on Assateague Island by Saltwater Cowboys. You can read more ...

News 3 photojournalist Stefan Grimsley captured up-close and aerial views of Chincoteague Island's 99th annual pony swim. Watch the video to see the ponies in action!

For the pony swim, a group known as the Saltwater Cowboys rounds up feral Chincoteague ponies from Assateague Island and drive them across the Assateague Channel to Veteran’s Memorial Park on ...