{"id":2796,"date":"2012-07-31T22:45:27","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T02:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2012-07-31T22:45:27","modified_gmt":"2012-08-01T02:45:27","slug":"chincoteague-pony-penning-2012-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/31\/chincoteague-pony-penning-2012-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Chincoteague Pony Penning 2012 – Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re back from the 87th Annual Chincoteague Pony Penning, and boy did we have fun!<\/p>\n

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Minnow spent all week painting and performing at the Chincoteague Pony Centre – something that we have done for the past 5 years in a row.<\/p>\n

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Minnow did not disappoint this year yet again – as he painted and sold 9 new canvases during our week long stay.<\/p>\n

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I say this every year, but Minnow really does do his best work while we are down on the island!<\/p>\n

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Not only did Minnow paint during the nightly shows at the Pony Centre, but he also performed our new skit – Super Hero Bootcamp.<\/p>\n

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Arguably one of our best performances to date, Minnow really showed his stuff!<\/p>\n

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Minnow was on fire all week – and practically drug me into the arena each night to perform. He truly loves it, and really kept the performance alive with his energy.<\/p>\n

I was very proud of him, especially since I came down with a nasty cold the day we left for Chincoteague. I struggled to keep my energy up (something needed for this type of performance) – but Minnow proved he had more than enough for the both of us and really helped me keep going all week.<\/p>\n

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Even though I was fighting my cold all week, I still managed to attend the main festivities! The pony swim and auction!<\/p>\n

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Yes, I have seen it 5 years in a row now….but it never gets old.<\/p>\n

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It’s just so fascinating, and I love seeing the new foals that are born each year.<\/p>\n

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This year I timed the swim perfectly. I woke up at my normal time, headed to pony swim lane, hiked through the swamp, and only had to wait about 1\/2 hour before the swim started.<\/p>\n

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The weather this year was perfect too – not too hot, with just the right amount of breeze….probably why a lot of the stallions were extra feisty this year.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday I watched the auction – but this year I didn’t get up early enough to make the very start of it (mostly because a few days of not enough rest and a bad cold had caught up with me – so I decided to sleep in a bit).<\/p>\n

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With cute babies like these I have no idea how I come back without one every year!<\/p>\n

Sadly our time on Chincoteague had to come to an end – and now I’ll have to wait another whole year before we can return to see the swim and auction. Sigh, it’s going to be a long year….<\/p>\n

If you would like to see all of the photos from the pony swim and auction click HERE<\/a>. You can also purchase prints here as well.<\/em><\/p>\n

Check out our online SHOP<\/a> to see more original paintings by Minnow and his brothers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"