Pony patrol puts a halt to horseplay

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | July 6, 1997| | Copyright

As she drives a government van around the Maryland portion of this barrier island famous for its pony herd, Allison Turner of the National Park Service comes right to the point: "We're trying to minimize the contact between the people and the horses. No good comes of it."

Turner is training two new members of the nearly 10-year-old Assateague Pony Patrol, 19 volunteers who spend hot, buggy summer days separating 170 ponies from some of the 2 million visitors who come to the island each year.

Despite the roadside signs, the posted warnings, the explanatory video at the visitors center, even ...

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