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Assateague Pony Calendar

A calendar celebrating the Wild Horses of Assateague Island.

We have created a Calendar of the Wild Horses of Assateague Island. A collection of Assateague Island photographs taken over the years by Bill Swartwout Photography make up each of the twelve months of the year. The finished calendar has flip-open pages, a wire binding and is hole-punched for ease of hanging. These are available in the most popular “medium” size at 11 inches wide and 8 1/2 inches high when folded. When open and hanging on a wall the size is 11″ wide and 17″ high. If you are interested in purchasing one or more of these calendars check the very top of the ORDER PAGE to see if there is a current sale running (there often is).

Wall Calendar of the Wild Horses of Assateague Island

This is not a collection of resort area landmarks, favorite places and/or activities. The Assateague Pony Calendar is strictly “back to nature” in content, with photographs of a select few of these wonderful creatures. When you buy one of these to hang on a wall or put on your refrigerator you will be able to enjoy the wonder of visiting Assateague Island – all year ’round.

  • Medium: 8.5”l x 11”w
  • Printed on sturdy high-quality paper with vibrant full-color, full-bleed printing
  • Choose from a variety of grid styles, language & culture styles and holiday & event templates.
  • Pick your own year, start and end dates, and calendar length
  • Perfect holiday gift for family members

Note: As opposed to mass-produced calendars, these do not sell out. Your calendars are custom printed (on demand, when they are ordered) by Zazzle.

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Moonshadow, May You Rest in Peace

Taken away by a careless driver at AINS.

Sadly, the week after I shot this this scene of Moonshadow and her foal, she was hit by a car at the Assateague Island National Seashore (AINS) and succumbed to her injuries about a week after that. 

Little did I realize that when I captured this photograph on June 23, 2021 of Moonshadow (N2BHS-CKP) in the bayside campground on Assateague Island that she would die in two weeks. She was named Moonshadow because she was born during the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. She was discovered, unresponsive, by a park ranger on July 6, 2021, apparently having died of her injuries.

Prints, framed prints, canvas prints and more are available in the Assateague Island Collection by Bill Swartwout Photography at USPictures.com.

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Pony Peek-A-Boo on the Beach

What a wonderful way to be welcomed to the Assateague Island Beach.

And what to my wondering eyes should appear? Well, how about one of the wild horses of Assateague Island appearing to play Peek-A-Boo from behind a sand dune at the Assateague Island National Seashore (AINS) in Maryland? Yes, as we were traversing one of the dune crossings one evening to access the beautiful Atlantic beach we spied this beautiful Assateague Pony – spying on us. Playing Hide and Seek, perhaps? She was partially hidden behind the dune grasses and the dune hill and gave us a thrill seeing her there, not on our path, but just to one side.

This photograph is available as prints, framed prints, on canvas and a variety of home décor items in the Assateague Island Collection by Bill Swartwout Photography at USPictures.com.

Note, please, that this was photographed with a telephoto lens zoomed out to nearly 300mm – so we were not nearly as close at this appears. The guidelines at AINS warn people to keep at least 40 feet away from the indigenous life forms – the Wild Horses of Assateague Island.

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Portrait photograph of Mieke’s Noe’lani.

Affectionately known as the “Princess” this…

…sorrel filly with a tiny star on her forehead is Mieke’s Noe’lani, N2BHS-AIO. She was born in 2016 and her name means “Mieke’s beautiful girl from heaven.” 

Mieke's Noe'lani

Photographed (with a telephoto lens) as she was facing directly into the camera, this Assateague Wild Horse was seen grazing in the developed campground area of Assateague Island National Seashore (AINS). Her dam was N2BHS-AI Chama Wingapo who, very sadly, died in the Fall of 2017 from eating dog food. 

Mieke’s Noe’lani is often seen with Susi Sole and Delegate’s Pride, AKA Chip. She was grazing with them when this photograph was taken. 

Wall art, prints, decor, mugs and more are available in the Assateague Island Collection at Bill Swartwout Photography, USPictures.com