ASSATEAGUE – A naming rights raffle for the last foal born into the herd of wild horses at Assateague opened late last week just in time for the holiday season.
Each year, the Assateague Island Alliance (AIA), the friends group of the Assateague Island National Seashore that advocates on behalf of the island’s most famed residents, hosts naming rights contests for the foals born into the herd on the Maryland side.
Often, the contests are held as auctions through e-Bay or other creative contests such as online raffles conducted through the organization’s website.
Such is the case for the latest foal naming contest, which opened last Friday.
It will be the AIA’s last foal-naming contest of the year. The foal is currently known only as N2BHS-AIOU, but the winning raffle ticket winner will have the opportunity to apply a lasting, creative name on one of the island’s newest arrivals. In the 1970s, the National Park Service began assigning alpha-numeric names to the wild horses on the island to better track their lineage and the areas they tend to frequent.
FUZZY would be my choice
I entered but have not received any confirmation my granddaughter is very excited about entering I would appreciate a confirmation for my donation to a raffle ticket