the Express hired small, wiry men who weighed between 100 and 125 pounds — about the size of a modern horse jockey — to ride the trail. The average age of a Pony Express rider was about 20 ...

With riders traveling at an average pace of 10 miles per hour around the clock, the 1966-mile route passed through eight modern-day states in 10 days. (When the Pony Express began, only Missouri ...

We are always excited about the ride and telling the story of CSU’s nursing program, but this year is something special,” ...

The concept of expedited mail delivery by a relay of single riders on fast horses—a kind of grass-fueled FedEx—echoed the vision that won the West. Established in April 1860, the Pony Express ...

The Pony Express Museum is celebrating a major milestone honoring the famous, but short-lived, mail service. On April 3, 1860, the first rider left St. Joseph, and nearly 165 years later, the ...

The first Pony Express mail was sent from St. Joseph, Mo., April 3, 1860, by horse and rider relay teams. While the enterprise ultimately failed, famous riders like William (“Buffalo Bill”) Cody and ...

The Pony Express National Museum at 914 Penn St. is celebrating the 165th anniversary of Pony Express rider Johnny Fry leaving the stables on April 3, 1860.

They will be embarking on their travels to 38 different states from May 2 to May 23, on what they’re calling the ‘Pony Expressway Ride.’ This all started back in Missouri in 1860 when ...

The Pony Express National Museum in St. Joseph wrapped up their multi-day celebration for 165 years since the famous event ...

Brown Hall in downtown Columbus that he and this year’s Miracle Riders will tap into the history of the Pony Express from the Old West, delivering cards with personal greetings to people as ...