ASSATEAQUE'S WILD HORSES

local folklore describes the Assateaque horses as survivors of shipwrecks who swam to shore in virginia and maryland. there are no records to prove this. the truth may be that to escape taxes the local people brought the horses to these barrier islands to avoid taxation and fencing laws.there were no horses running along the shore. they mainly were eating the grass and ignoring the cameras. check out: http://www.nps.gov/asis/naturescience/horses.htm