Historical Pony: Wild Island Orchid

Wild Island Orchid passed away in 2018 at the age of 24. Her identification number was #45 and was called Naughty Lady on some of her early foals' papers. She briefly had birdcatcher spots in 2004. I was going though pictures by Kelly Lidard and was very surprised to see her with spots in the first photo. I never knew or saw that she ever had them. The second photo is mine at spring roundup when she was 21. She's showing her age, but no birdcatcher spots.

Wild Island Orchid is in contrast to last week's mare who kept birdcatcher spots through the rest of her life. Birdcatcher spots are currently thought to result from an allergic reaction to bug bites. More on birdcatcher spots: https://www.thecolorfulchincoteague.com/birdcatcher.html