Description for Pony-Grayson Highlands
Description by Hikerhead
I did a loop around Grayson using the horse trail from Grayson Highlands to Scales, to Wise Shelter and back up to Massies Gap. Most of the ponies were back on Pine Mtn where I found this cute fellow/gal. Mom did a hell of a job of cleaning up this one.
I rubbed and scratched on him for 30 minutes. The others in his group didn't want anything to do with me. If I only had a couple of acres of land......
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#1
Cute, cute, cute.
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#2
How did these ponies get settled in this area? Good photo of a beautiful pony.
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#3
I came across the story of these ponies somewhere....maybe on the info board at Scales. These horses were planted here many many years ago as a way to help keep the balds in the area open, free from trees. They tried a number of different breeds and this smaller breed faired better in the colder climate than the others. Sorry I don\'t know the breed. The local fire dept has an auction once a year to keep their numbers in check and for funding.
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