Born: 1973
Sire: unknown
Dam: Windy
Sunshine was Windy's first foal, born in 1973 on the Chincoteague Pony Farm. She was a carbon copy of her mother, both sweet and strong willed. Sunshine lived the first few years of her life on the Pony Farm with the other Misty family ponies.
In the mid 1970's, Sandy Price and her family came to visit Chincoteague Island. While visiting the Pony Farm, Sandy took an instant liking to Sunshine and bought her from Paul Merritt. Sunshine, pregnant, and a few other Chincoteague ponies went to live on Stolen Hours Farm in Ocala, Florida. Sandy's goal for Sunshine was to allow her to live free on her farm.
Sunshine soon gave birth to her first foal, Cloudburst, in 1976. He would be Sunshine's only full blooded Chincoteague offspring. Two years later, Sunshine had her most famous offspring, Twilight, who was sired by a Thoroughbred stallion named Big Bluffer. 1984 saw the birth of another filly, Dawn. The following year, Sunshine gave birth to a filly that did not live very long after birth. Sandy dubbed her Sunset.
Sandy later gave Sunshine and some of her offspring to loving families who took care of them. Sunshine was reported to have had one more foal in 1990 or 1991, but it is unclear of the gender and name of this one. Sandy eventually lost contact with Sunshine's new owners, and the mare vanished into obscurity.
 |
| From Sunshine |
Windy, Sunshine, and Cyclone (photo from a Pony Farm postcard)
 |
| From Sunshine |
Sunshine on Stolen Hours Farm in Ocala, FL (photo from A Pictorial Life Story of Misty)
Back to Descendants of Misty
Back to Misty's Heaven