PRESS ARCHIVE
2023
National Pony Express Re-Ride Traveled through Granger Monday
SWEETWATER COUNTY — This year’s Pony Express Re-Ride passed through Sweetwater County right on time Monday afternoon, stopping to change riders and horses in Granger, according to the Sweetwater County Historical Museum. Read More….
Pony Express Re-Ride passes through Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — On Tuesday, June 13, the Pony Express Re-Ride passed through Casper with stops at Fort Caspar and the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center. Read More….
The Pony Express rides again!
SWEETWATER COUNY — This year’s Pony Express Re-Ride passed through Sweetwater County right on time Monday, June 12, stopping to change riders and horses in Granger at 3 p.m. , the Sweetwater County Historical Museum said in a special press release. Read More….
Pony Express Rides Again
Every year the National Pony Express Association reenacts the transcontinental delivery of mail on horseback in ten days. This year they left Sacramento on 7 June and will arrive in St. Joseph, Mo., on 17 June. Read More…
Relive the History of the Pony Express at the Annual Re-Ride at Scotts Bluff National Monument
“Here comes the pony!” Every year, the National Pony Express Association reignites the spirit and memory of the Pony Express during the Annual Re-Ride, where letters are carried in a mochila by over 750 riders on the original Pony Express Trail. The 1,966-mile, eight state event is conducted 24 hours a day until the mail … Continued
Pony Express Re-Ride: “We’ve Got 500 Miles And 56 Hours To Get Across Wyoming”
The Pony Express rides again, but if it rains much more the horses may have to swim. For 10 days each June, volunteer riders carry real U.S. mail on horseback across Read More…
Pony Express rides again, while Patee House requests community support
(St. Joseph, Mo.) Each year for 10 days horses travel cross-country to commemorate The Pony Express. This year it begins in Sacramento, California and will end in St. Joseph, right where it all began in the 1800’s. The backdrop is the Patee House, and the national spotlight gives it much-desired attention. Read More…
Pony Express re-ride comes to Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — On Tuesday, June 13, the Pony Express re-ride will pass through the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper. At about 6 pm, people will see the ponies ride by in a reenactment of the historic mail system. The original Pony Express was a system where riders would deliver mail to remote … Continued
THE EXCITING PONY EXPRESS RE-RIDE HAS ENTERED WYOMING
Another year, another Pony Express Re-Ride is underway and the riders in Wyoming have taken possession of the mail. Read More……
The Pony Express returns to Utah, riders carry 1,000 letters to Wyoming
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — From 1860 to 1861, young men ran across the United States on horseback carrying a simple leather mochila full of letters addressed to faraway homes and people from the West to the East. As they raced across various terrain Read More…