This is one of the "Buy Back" foals from the 2013 Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company Auction. Every year, the Firemen round up the ponies on Assateague Island, VA and the last week of July, they swim them over to the Chincoteague Island, VA Carnival Grounds. The next day they auction off the foals and then swim back the herd. The Firemen own the ponies and are permitted to keep a herd on the Virginia end of the Island of only 150 ponies. Each year, the Firemen sell the foals which is what supports the Fire Company along with the expenses of maintaining the herd. A "Buy Back" foal is one that the firemen want to keep on the Island but they auction the foal off with the condition that it will remain on the Island for the rest of it's life. Last year, this foal sold for $12,100.00. This year, her full sister sold for $21,000.00 and also was a "Buy Back."
This filly is Gracey. Sire is Sockett To Me and dam is Leah's Bayside Angel.
This filly is Gracey. Sire is Sockett To Me and dam is Leah's Bayside Angel.
Just to give you an idea of what the "Buy Back" foals sold for at the 2014 auction!
The list of Buy Back auction # and sale price:
1. Friendly Girl aka Witchkraft x Wild Thing --Auction #24-- bay pinto colt~purchased for $12,700
2. Leah's Bayside Angel x Sockett to Me --Auction #54 --B&W pinto filly~purchased for $21,000
3. Cinnamon Blaze x Courtney’s Boy-- Auction #44 --Chestnut pinto filly~purchased for $7100
4. Queenie x Phantom Mist Auction #50--Chestnut pinto colt~purchased for $9000
5. Summer Breeze x Wild Thing --Auction #9--Dark bay pinto with freckled belly band~purchased for $7100
6. Baby x Prince--Auction # 13--Buckskin pinto filly--~purchased for $8100 donation to the Chincoteague Library
7. Freckles x Prince --Auction #40--Palomino pinto filly--~purchased for $7100
8. Pony Ladies Sweet Surprise x Chief--Auction #34 --Solid Palomino filly~purchased for $7000
9. Surf Queen x Surfer Dude--Auction #20--solid chestnut colt with big bald face~purchased for $9500
10. Unci x Phantom Mist-- Auction #31--solid chestnut filly with big blaze~purchased for $5600
The list of Buy Back auction # and sale price:
1. Friendly Girl aka Witchkraft x Wild Thing --Auction #24-- bay pinto colt~purchased for $12,700
2. Leah's Bayside Angel x Sockett to Me --Auction #54 --B&W pinto filly~purchased for $21,000
3. Cinnamon Blaze x Courtney’s Boy-- Auction #44 --Chestnut pinto filly~purchased for $7100
4. Queenie x Phantom Mist Auction #50--Chestnut pinto colt~purchased for $9000
5. Summer Breeze x Wild Thing --Auction #9--Dark bay pinto with freckled belly band~purchased for $7100
6. Baby x Prince--Auction # 13--Buckskin pinto filly--~purchased for $8100 donation to the Chincoteague Library
7. Freckles x Prince --Auction #40--Palomino pinto filly--~purchased for $7100
8. Pony Ladies Sweet Surprise x Chief--Auction #34 --Solid Palomino filly~purchased for $7000
9. Surf Queen x Surfer Dude--Auction #20--solid chestnut colt with big bald face~purchased for $9500
10. Unci x Phantom Mist-- Auction #31--solid chestnut filly with big blaze~purchased for $5600