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You can lead a pony to water — and it might just swim. Just ask the folks who've attended the Chincoteague Island Pony Swim sometime in the past 98 years.

You can lead a pony to water — and it might just swim. Just ask the folks who've attended the Chincoteague Island Pony Swim sometime in the past 98 years.

You can lead a pony to water — and it might just swim. Just ask the folks who've attended the Chincoteague Island Pony Swim sometime in the past 98 years.

You can lead a pony to water — and it might just swim. Just ask the folks who've attended the Chincoteague Island Pony Swim sometime in the past 98 years.

You can lead a pony to water — and it might just swim. Just ask the folks who've attended the Chincoteague Island Pony Swim sometime in the past 98 years.

You can lead a pony to water — and it might just swim. Just ask the folks who've attended the Chincoteague Island Pony Swim sometime in the past 98 years.

Thousands of people attended a famous pony swim in Virginia Wednesday. The crowd gathered at the eastern shore in the town of Chincoteague for the unique and historic event.

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (WTKR) – Thousands of people attended a famous pony swim in Virginia Wednesday. The crowd gathered at the eastern shore in the town of Chincoteague for the unique and historic event.

Thousands of people attended a famous pony swim in Virginia Wednesday. The crowd gathered at the eastern shore in the town of Chincoteague for the unique and historic event.

Thousands of people attended a famous pony swim in Virginia Wednesday. The crowd gathered at the eastern shore in the town of Chincoteague for the unique and historic event.