10 Fascinating Jobs You Never Knew Existed

Chincoteague Island’s Saltwater Cowboys

These happy buckaroos are all members of the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, on Virginia’s Atlantic Coast—where they work full time. But once each summer they participate in the famed Chincoteague Pony Swim, which is when these gorgeous wild horses are encouraged to swim from their natural habitat on Assateague Island to nearby Chincoteague Island. The horses are then very gently rounded up and auctioned off to happy horse lovers across the country (and around the world) where they will live happily after. Here are all the places in North America where you can still see wild ponies.

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