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The 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒏𝒚 𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎 performing in downtown Chincoteague during Pony Penning week 2024. Video: https://youtu.be/S-_6Q3kXPOg?si=C8mNWlHGZ7JoJZez The team will be performing around the island during Pony Penning week this year. Earlier in July they'll be at Breyerfest in Kentucky. Visit their Facebook page or contact us to find out how to help support the team! 
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A unique Breyer Stormy model signed by Marguerite Henry (on the neck) and Maureen Beebe Hursh (on the side). It's from the collection of our friend Kendy Allen. More about Breyer's Misty Family on our website: https://www.mistysheaven.com/breyermisty.html  Written by Kendy Allen: We had to say goodbye to one of the great ones a few weeks ago. Misty's Desert Sun, Sunny for short, was one of those ponies with the perfect personality and a natural beauty that could take your breath away. She was a favorite at the Chincoteague Pony Centre which we managed for 17 years. When she was born, my daughter Kerra came to the barn to see her and said " mom, she's as red as the desert sun". And just like that she had her name. She certainly was red all over, with just a few white hairs on her forehead. No white socks or pinto markings, but she was beautiful in her red color and her confirmation just enhanced her looks. But most remarkably, she never met a person she didn't like and she loved kids. She was the number one pony ride Pony at the Centre and we would have to force her to have time off because she loved her work. She was always ready to meet her next rider. I'm sure there are still many photos out there of happy kids taking their first ride on a Chincoteague pony. And you may not know it but she was on the cover of Virginia magazine, whose photographer called her the most photogenic horse he had ever seen. The magazine crew showed up at 6am one day to catch the best light for a perfect picture. They brought two children models to pose with her, one who was very afraid of horses but Sunny soon won her over and had the girl feeding her treats. It took forever for the "shoot" to happen but Sunny was the star thru it all. Sunny is now roaming the pastures of heaven, but I find myself still looking for her in the paddock every morning. I'm sure she is gathering children around her and giving Pony rides to her heart's delight. I was the first to see you when you were born, Sunny, and you stayed with me all your 27 years. Yes, you were one of the great ones.
 Foaling season is well underway! Here's two Misty descendant foals of 1999 at a show. Misty's RainDrop got a red ribbon and Misty's Desert Sun got a blue ribbon! Misty's RainDrop: https://www.mistysheaven.com/raindrop.html Misty's Desert Sun: https://www.mistysheaven.com/desertsun.html Photo courtesy of Kendy Allen.  A page from the 1967 Pony Penning program. Misty was 21 that year and as the text says the public was welcome to visit her at Beebe Ranch. History of Misty of Chincoteague: https://www.mistysheaven.com/historyofmisty.html  Misty II, Black Mist, and Twister during their appearance at Breyerfest in 1996. The trio had their own Breyer models, produced from 1996-1999. Foals and grandfoals of the the mares will be performing at Breyerfest this year with the 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒏𝒚 𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎! To help support their trip visit their Facebook page or contact us. Misty II: https://www.mistysheaven.com/mistyii.html Misty's Black Mist: http://www.mistysheaven.com/blackmist.html Misty's May Day Twister: http://www.mistysheaven.com/maydaytwister.html  Lookalike full brothers! Misty great great great grandsons WH Windy's Beach Boy and Chincoteague's Travelin' Preacher. WH Windy's Beach Boy: https://www.mistysheaven.com/beachboy.html Chincoteague's Travelin' Preacher: https://www.mistysheaven.com/preacher.html   There's been several audio adaptions of Misty of Chincoteague and here's one from the 1990's. Misty on cassette tape!  Like mother like daughter, three generations. Walnut Hill's Sand Storm, her Misty descendant daughter the late WH Sundance, and her Assateague born daughter SCC Misty's Sunburst. Walnut Hill's Sand Storm: https://www.mistysheaven.com/whsandstorm.html WH Sundance: http://www.mistysheaven.com/whsundance.html SCC Misty's Sunburst: https://www.mistysheaven.com/sunburst.html    Video of 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒏𝒚 𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎 performing at Kentucky Horse Park in 1999: https://youtu.be/RNcb_2zKEsU The 2025 drill team will be performing during Breyerfest at Kentucky Horse Park in July! Visit their Facebook page or contact us on how to donate towards their trip.  |
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