We Ride Sport and Trail Magazine August 2017 | Page 11

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help keep the growth down and that in turns helps keep fires down. So these wild ponies are helpful little critters!Some ponies will even come up looking for food, but folks please remember these ponies have been left here to be wild. Please use caution, avoid being kicked and follow park rules.

Grayson Highlands State Park Pony Auction is part of caring for the wild ponies. This keeps the herd’s population at a manageable number. To accomplish this, the Wilburn Ridge Pony Association holds an auction at 2:00 PM on the Saturday following the 4th full week in September. The auction is part of the Grayson Highlands Fall Fest. All auctioned ponies have passed veterinary examination and testing, and the proceeds from their purchase goes toward sustaining the pony herd and local charities. For further information go to www.graysonfallfestival.org