Yes, she was a real horse!

Misty of Chincoteague was born on July 20, 1946 at the Beebe Ranch on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. There, she was spotted by author Marguerite Henry...and the rest is history!

📸Photo Credits📸
Misty at Six Weeks: Perry-Pix, Salisbury, MD in A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 14
Marguerite Henry
Pony Penning c.1930s: Museum of Chincoteague Island
Marguerite with Misty, Nov. 1946: A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 29
Marguerite & Misty Posing: A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 55
Grandma Ida & Grandpa Clarence Beebe: Andrew Beebe, Museum of Chincoteague Island
Maureen & Paul Beebe: A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 8
Maureen & Paul with Black Comet: A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 48
Misty in her Shipping Crate: J. D. Pennewell in A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 23
Misty of Chincoteague Book Cover: Wesley Dennis
Marguerite Henry & Wesley Dennis
Misty Attends the American Library Association Convention: Dale Rooks in A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 61
Misty at Marguerite's Desk: A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 60
Goodbye Misty: Elgin Courier News in A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 86
Misty Goes Home to Chincoteague: A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 85
Marguerite with Wesley Dennis (right) & Howard Kinzer of 20th Century Fox (left): A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 113
Misty Movie Poster: 20th Century Fox
Making of the Misty Movie: Billy King & Bonnie Beebe, Museum of Chincoteague Island
Still from the Misty Movie: 20th Century Fox
Misty and Ralph Beebe: A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 111
Misty Making Hoofprints: A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 110
Misty's Hoofprints: Chincoteague Beacon
Main Street Flooded: Bob Conklin, Museum of Chincoteague Island
Misty & Foal: Andrew Beebe, Museum of Chincoteague Island
Misty and Foal, Stormy, with Mrs. Ralph Beebe, Son Billy, & Friend: National Geographic Society in A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 39
Beebe Ranch during the Flood of 1962
Misty & Stormy: UPI in A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 120
Main Street Flooded: David Snead, Museum of Chincoteague Island
Misty's Movie Double
Misty Makes a Personal Appearance: A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 127
Stormy, Misty's Foal Book Cover: Wesley Dennis
Misty in Barn
Charles Oxenham & Misty: Baltimore Sun
Misty at the Museum of Chincoteague Island: Museum of Chincoteague Island
Misty & Stormy Exhibit: Museum of Chincoteague Island
Beach Boy: Gina Aguilera
Misty Illustration: Wesley Dennis

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Misty Strikes Her Favorite Pose: Rosamond Ramsey in A Pictorial Life Story of Misty, p. 40