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Viral Video Shows Beachgoer Clash with Assateague Pony
chesapeakebaymagazine.com ^ | 06/29/20 | Meg Walburn Viviano????

Posted on 06/30/2020 6:44:19 PM PDT by blueyon

Video posted on Facebook over the weekend of a woman’s interaction with an Assateague wild pony is getting a lot of attention–and serves as a reminder that the island belongs to the ponies.

The footage shows a pony nosing for food on a beach blanket with beachgoers nearby at Assateague Island National Seashore. A woman walks up behind the pony and hits it with a shovel, in what appears to be an attempt to shoo it away. When the pony is hit, it kicks the woman from behind. She does not appear to be seriously injured.

The video went up on the People of the Ocean City Boardwalk Facebook page (a group with nearly 45,000 followers) on Saturday and has been shared 4,000 times. Watch below:

(Excerpt) Read more at chesapeakebaymagazine.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals; Society; Travel
KEYWORDS: assateaque; beachgoer; pony; virginia
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To: kaehurowing

Larson cartoons come to mind

Especially the cows getting caught with a chart of the meat cuts of humans


21 posted on 06/30/2020 7:17:32 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Jeff Chandler

We have wild horses around my town of Maricopa and we love seeing them from the 347 highway. We even post breathlessly on neighborhood social media when they’re “out.” I can’t imagine anyone being upset when those beautiful creatures are around.


22 posted on 06/30/2020 7:19:01 PM PDT by Prince of Space (ALL lives matter!)
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To: Prince of Space

I am familiar with the horses, and Wild Horse Pass.


23 posted on 06/30/2020 7:29:47 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Father in Heaven, I trust in Your love.)
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To: blueyon

She had that coming.


24 posted on 06/30/2020 7:31:29 PM PDT by Dave911
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To: Prince of Space

“I can’t imagine anyone being upset when those beautiful creatures are around.”

How about “she’s a stupid ‘effin moron”.


25 posted on 06/30/2020 7:37:35 PM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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To: blueyon

This video needs “Yakety Sax” as the background music.


26 posted on 06/30/2020 7:37:35 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Prince of Space
From the novel, Collateral Crimes:

They exited the interstate at Queen Creek Road and turned right. There was a sign telling them they were entering the Gila River Indian Community, and the landscape changed from suburbs to desert. Mark said they were on the John Wayne Parkway, which made Jonathan smile. The reason he was there was to avoid the John Wayne Airport.

When they got to Maricopa, Mark made a right, then a few miles down made a left and drove across some railroad tracks onto a narrow two-lane. “Almost there,” he said.

It seemed to Jonathan they were going deep into the desert. They had only seen a few cars since leaving the interstate, and every road they turned on seemed more remote than the last. At one point, he thought he smelled cows. They drove through some rolling hills, and when they cleared the last one, an oasis of brightly lighted buildings rose in the east.

Mark said, “That’s the Ak Chin Casino.”

Jonathan nodded.

Mark downshifted and they slowed to a crawl. He pointed off into the desert. “That’s where we go shooting. The road we need to turn on is up ahead, not too far.


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27 posted on 06/30/2020 7:37:38 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Father in Heaven, I trust in Your love.)
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To: kaehurowing

The lady was “asking for it”.


28 posted on 06/30/2020 7:45:39 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love Bull Markets!)
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To: blueyon; Chode; nascarnation; SgtBob; SkyDancer; infool7; umgud; al baby; The_Sword_of_Groo; ...
That Bitch needs to take that shovel and Muck Stalls for a summer and then be SHOT for hitting that Horse. Those Horses have lived there longer than that bitch!!!

'Tunia says I want to bitchSLAP her !!!

(I'm Petunia and I approved this message.)

29 posted on 06/30/2020 7:58:12 PM PDT by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Yeah....that would have left a lasting impression. God looks out for fools and drunks. She may have qualified on both counts.


30 posted on 06/30/2020 8:11:16 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: blueyon
Well, that'll teach ya. Damn urbanite. And yes, she is a city dweller, or she'd have known not to do a damn fool thing like she did to begin with. The local wildlife don't negotiate. They don't socially distance. You're in their house. Horses, bears, whoever the residents are, respect it.
31 posted on 06/30/2020 8:17:56 PM PDT by Viking2002 ("If a really stupid person becomes senile......how can you tell?" - George Carlin)
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To: blueyon

what an absolute moron.


32 posted on 06/30/2020 10:18:44 PM PDT by montag813 (Nonsenze)
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To: blueyon

“She does not appear to be seriously injured”!
Gee that’s too bad. She deserved what she got and more.


33 posted on 07/01/2020 3:30:42 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' Baby, Molon Labe)
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To: blueyon

Score: Pony 1 Elderly Stupid Lady:0


34 posted on 07/01/2020 4:57:13 AM PDT by Tudorfly (All things are possible within the will of God.)
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To: blueyon

What an idiot. She needs to be banned from Assateague; she is not fit to be around wild horses.


35 posted on 07/01/2020 6:46:35 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice." --Donald Trump)
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To: blueyon

The woman looked at least slightly injured from my perspective.


36 posted on 07/01/2020 12:59:42 PM PDT by just Grace
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To: digger48

If these ponies are anything like the ones on the NC beaches they leave the biggest piles of schitt I’ve ever seen a horse make.


37 posted on 07/01/2020 1:04:26 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Albion Wilde
From the Park's website.


38 posted on 07/01/2020 1:11:25 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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