Alexis and Her Blue Eyed Chincoteague Pony

Every kid who has ever read Misty of Chincoteague dreams of going to Pony Penning the last week of July and coming home with their own foal. Pictured here is Alexis, one of the kids sponsored through The Feather Fund which raises money to help two kids every year buy the foal of their dreams. 

Alexis wasn't the only one in love with this little blue eyed overo colt, there were many people prepared to bid on him. The colt's sire is Surfer Dude and he is out of a mare named Thetis.

Kids who are part of The Feather Fund must choose three foals to bid on, but this little guy was her favorite. When the bidding started getting higher than they hoped to pay, the woman bidding against Alexis saw she was part of The Feather Fund and stopped bidding so Alexis could get the colt.

Besides Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry, there are a couple of books written by Lois Szymanski, founder of The Feather Fund, about the Chincoteague ponies. The first is called "Out of the Sea: Today's Chincoteague Ponies." Her other book, "The True Story of Sea Feather" will be out in December and tells the story of her own daughter's first Chincoteague pony and the woman they met who inspired The Feather Fund.


Click here for more information about The Feather Fund.

* Do you know the name of Misty of Chincoteague's mother?