Meet the Ponies

Ammo the Dachshund was born on October 5, 2008. Ammo may not be a Chincoteague Pony, but he plays an important role as sidekick to the Trick Ponies of Chincoteague. In fact, Misty of Chincoteague had her own Dachshund sidekick named Alex of Jandelo.

Ammo has a special love for the Trick Ponies, especially Chincoteague Minnow. In 2009, Ammo's playful antics with Minnow landed him a spot on Animal Planet's America's Cutest Dogs, which featured a clip of the two playing together.

Kyley finally realized it was time for Ammo to become an official member of the Trick Ponies when he helped Minnow create one of his paintings by tromping all over the still wet canvas. Since then Ammo has begun his painting training and it won't be long before he's creating works of art just like his brethren ponies. While Ammo may not be putting his paintbrush to work just yet, in May of 2010 he did begin creating his own original series of scratch art. To check out Ammo's latest creations be sure to visit the shop.

When Ammo's not at the farm with the ponies he enjoys taking training classes, competing in Dachshund races, and Earthdog competitions. Ammo even has a girlfriend, Cricket the farm cat, whom he can be caught sunbathing with on a regular basis. In his spare time Ammo writes a column for the Paisley Pony Magazine about his life with the Trick Ponies.