tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post6709755009389119287..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Misty of Chincoteague - the World-Famous HorseDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-57148603553248661312022-03-06T18:06:40.299-05:002022-03-06T18:06:40.299-05:00Revisiting this on the 75th anniversary of Misty o...Revisiting this on the 75th anniversary of Misty of Chincoteague.<br /><br />I first went to the island in 1972, for Pony Penning in July, the last year Misty was alive. I was in high school, and thrilled to be in the middle of a favorite story! We visited Misty in her stable in the center of Chincoteague, but she was snoozing, so I didn't take a picture.<br /><br />She died in October that year.<br /><br />I went back as often as I could, hiking, backpacking, kayaking, snorkeling, diving, mermaiding and once accidentally riding in fall roundup when a couple of saltwater cowboys loaned my friend and I horses for a bit...<br /><br />The island and its ponies are a unique piece of history deserving preservation and celebration. It has inspired my own stories, art and photography.swordwhalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334823239436939249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-10309244137678774282016-04-09T14:37:27.791-04:002016-04-09T14:37:27.791-04:00I don't remember when I read Misty for the fir...I don't remember when I read Misty for the first time, but I loved it then and proceeded to borrow all Marguarite Henry's books from the library. Over time I purchased some of her books, which my daughter has also enjoyed. I still have a dream of traveling to the island some day :)Bettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645337615635154815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-16975392465998987682016-04-09T12:47:17.152-04:002016-04-09T12:47:17.152-04:00I read the Misty book in Grade 3 or 4. Scholastic ...I read the Misty book in Grade 3 or 4. Scholastic Books used to offer books for sale, and as an avid reader, I always chose the books with the most pages so I'd get the best deal for my dime or quarter. I think I paid a dime for this book, thrilled to be getting a 200+ pages book. I was so disappointed when it arrived and it was about 4 inches square :) But the story was wonderful, and I read it over and over again until it fell apart and I lost some of the pages. So glad to see it's still available for kids today. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982062671823448362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-8583727715104210342016-04-09T12:33:16.711-04:002016-04-09T12:33:16.711-04:00I grew up with these books, and loved Misty. I am...I grew up with these books, and loved Misty. I am in NC, but have never been to the Chincoteague Island. I'd love to go! I just ordered the Misty movie, and can't wait to watch it. I don't think I've ever seen it. <br />susanlulu@yahoo.comsusanluluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647587383680159584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-13008665140001995332016-04-09T09:53:29.302-04:002016-04-09T09:53:29.302-04:00Love your posts about Chincoteague and the ponies ...Love your posts about Chincoteague and the ponies and I look forward to your series! We lived in Virginia for 4 years, late 80's and though I never made it to Chincoteague (would have loved to have gone to the round up!), every summer we rented a house in Duck, N.C., on the Outer Banks and they have their own wild horses, descendants of Spanish mustangs. I loved the book "Misty", and the Black Stallion series. I imagined myself flying through valleys and along beaches on the back of the Black Stallion, wind in my hair :o) and read every book in the series and it established a lifelong love of reading. I grew up riding Shetland ponies and when I was twelve my dad bought me a black and white pinto with a star on her forehead. I wanted a "wild" horse and she was straight off the eastern Washington desert where wild horses still roam! Rebecca DeMarinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655995774162406812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-14555929052695161072016-04-09T09:48:20.378-04:002016-04-09T09:48:20.378-04:00Oh, yes, I have read this book, and the subsequent...Oh, yes, I have read this book, and the subsequent books. I asked for it for Christmas when I was probably 8 or 9. I still have my book. Thank you for the history of this little pony.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11996182392592289805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-62529396107789653552016-04-09T08:12:47.039-04:002016-04-09T08:12:47.039-04:00Misty and the other books about the Chincoteague p...Misty and the other books about the Chincoteague ponies were some of my favorites growing up. We lived in Maryland and often visited Assateague Island. I've fed the ponies cereal on the beach (it was the 70s, you could get away with doing stuff like that then) and been to pony round up in July on Chincoteague. Great memories. Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-44513860353376477142016-04-09T07:23:43.850-04:002016-04-09T07:23:43.850-04:00Just love these posts! I read the Misty books as a...Just love these posts! I read the Misty books as a kid. Loved them, but I don't remember details. I've also read the Black Stallion series. Those books were often set in exotic locales. Thanks for all the history on Misty!Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12038621934457678475noreply@blogger.com