Facts About Ponnies
- They became a registered breed in 1994
- Their average height is between 12 and 13 hands
- They eat marsh grasses and drink from freshwater ponds
- The grass has a high salt content so the drink twice as much water than other ponies
- There are two heard separated by a fence on the Maryland and Virginia boarderline
- The Maryland heard is owned by the National Park Sevice, and the Virginia heard is owned by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company