Mount Rogers Hike: The ponies

This was our first glimpse at the wild ponies which populate the area around Mount Rogers. They are descended from domesticated horses in the area; there are two herds, with a total number of about 120. The herd is thinned each year by rangers to maintain a sustainable population.

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One Response to Mount Rogers Hike: The ponies

  1. nora says:

    awesome!!!!!!
    ponies are bee-yew-tih-full!!!

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