Assateague Wild Horses
One of the bands of wild horses found on Assateague Island, feeding in the salt marsh. Assateague Island is famous for these herds of wild horses; legend has it that they are descendants of horses that swam to shore after a shipwreck off of the Virginia coast. But a more likely explanation is that they are descended from horses that were kept on the barrier islands in the17th century by mainland landowners in order to avoid livestock taxation. The herds are divided into two main groups, the Assateague wild horses found on the northern (Maryland) end of the island, and the Chincoteague ponies found on the southern (Virginia) end of the island. Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland..
Assateague Wild Horses
One of the bands of wild horses found on Assateague Island, feeding in the salt marsh. Assateague Island is famous for these herds of wild horses; legend has it that they are descendants of horses that swam to shore after a shipwreck off of the Virginia coast. But a more likely explanation is that they are descended from horses that were kept on the barrier islands in the17th century by mainland landowners in order to avoid livestock taxation. The herds are divided into two main groups, the Assateague wild horses found on the northern (Maryland) end of the island, and the Chincoteague ponies found on the southern (Virginia) end of the island. Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland..