They had a bay pinto colt born on 4/25/2026 who had been orphaned. They asked if the CVFC would be interested in taking in the foal. Pony Committee Members discussed and agreed that the foal would be a good fit with our current buyback foal crop and eventually as a stallion in our herd. On Sunday 8/16, personnel from NPS and CVFC Pony Committee captured and transported the colt to our medical barn ... (Full Story & Photos)

Dr Dotzel and many other helpers and vets attended to her throughout the week. After she returned her comfort level shifted, she became increasingly more painful and lame on the foot, a symptom not seen in other cases so far. After continuing on with treatment and different medication it became evident something else was going on outside the scope of pythiosis (swamp cancer). Her other leg started ... (Full Story & Photos)

It’s not without trials and hard work though. We take the entire northern herd from their corral to the beach, the dunes provide hard terrain and lots of opportunities for ponies to slip out between the cowboys. We got over the dunes and began heading down the Oceanside towards the southern corral. A foal would jump out here and there, foal #9 jumped out and really gave the cowboys all he had. The ... (Full Story & Photos)

A cool breeze and no bugs is not what was expected but everyone benefited from the great weather. Cowboys were very thorough in the far north for a mare and foal (Summer Breeze) who had been hanging out near the Md/va line. Once clear of there riders had many ponies on the marsh and all went smoothly until the notorious “Twist” and his herd decided to attempt eluding us. They gave it their best, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Heavy Rains early on Saturday made for a wet start to the ride. The ponies were absent to start and all ended up going towards Little Beach. The group of riders there worked to get all the ponies heading towards the corral, “Wildest Dreams” colt got entangled in some brush and the mother continued running. The cowboys were forced to capture it to prevent losing it, they then transferred the foal ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Catch a glimpse of Riptide tonight before he swims back in the morning!... (Full Story)