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Monday, July 21 2014 / Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs

Equine History: Misty of Chincoteague Was Born July 20, 1946

If you were a horse-loving child, chances are that at some point you read Marguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague . Maybe you went on to read Stormy, Misty’s Foal , and even Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague . Misty of Chincoteague became a classic in the literary canon of horse stories, but do you know that it was inspired by an actual Chincoteague pony named Misty

Read more at the source: Equine History: Misty of Chincoteague Was Born July 20, 1946

Article excerpt posted on Sidelinesnews.com from The Classic Insider.

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Tagged under: beyond the track, classic-equine, february-2013, february-2014, higher education, history, horse, industry, notes from the field, november-2013, tails & trails, the classic insider

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