{"id":1964,"date":"2011-06-22T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trickponies.wordpress.com\/?p=1964"},"modified":"2011-06-22T07:00:46","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T11:00:46","slug":"swimming-chincoteague-ponies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/22\/swimming-chincoteague-ponies\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming Chincoteague Ponies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday after the boy&#8217;s first Gymkhana Event we stopped at Marsh Creek State Park. The objective, take the ponies swimming (and have a father&#8217;s day picnic)!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1965\" title=\"swimming chincoteague pony\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/img_8113_2.jpg?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C266\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My sister&#8217;s mare, Jet (the black horse), has been swimming several times &#8211; as has Minnow. So this time it was Blitz &amp; Boomer&#8217;s turn to test out the water.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1966\" title=\"chincoteague pony swim\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/img_8120_2.jpg?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C266\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Both were a little skeptical at first, but on a nice hot day, it didn&#8217;t take them long to get in the water.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1967\" title=\"chincoteague pony swimming\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/img_8125_2.jpg?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C340\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But after a few minutes and a little gentle coaxing, Boomer was swimming!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1968\" title=\"chincoteague pony swim dog\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/img_8126_3.jpg?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C432\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Even my parent&#8217;s dog, Trooper, joined in on the swimming fun.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1969\" title=\"chincoteague pony swim and dog\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/img_8127_2.jpg?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C266\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1970\" title=\"chincoteague pony\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/img_8130_2.jpg?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C266\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1971\" title=\"chincoteague pony swim\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/img_8134_2.jpg?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C266\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ponies were even introduced to their first kayaks. No one freaked out &#8211; even when it drifted awfully close to them. You have to love the mindset of a Chincoteague Pony.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1972\" title=\"chincoteague pony swim\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/img_8136_2.jpg?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C266\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1973\" title=\"blitz swim\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/img_8137_2.jpg?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C287\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blitz never did actually<em> swim<\/em>, but he&#8217;s a bit more cautious than Boomer is. And my mom wanted to make it a pleasant experience for him so she opted not ask too much of him.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1975\" title=\"ammo the dachshund\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/img_8141_2.jpg?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C266\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Little Ammo the Dachshund had to watch from the sidelines. But he <em>is<\/em> just too little to swim with the big boys. Sorry fella.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday after the boy&#8217;s first Gymkhana Event we stopped at Marsh Creek State Park. The objective, take the ponies swimming (and have a father&#8217;s day picnic)! My sister&#8217;s mare, Jet (the black horse), has been swimming several times &#8211; as has Minnow. 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