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2015
Schellbourne Re-Riders 2015
FROM: Wendy Anderson
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Jim Hannah and Tony Zamora. It was dark, pitch black. The horses moved out carefully, watching all the shadows from vehicles in the front and in back of them. Their ride went well, then the next two riders headed out, and things went drastically wrong quickly. One rider came off and the horse disappeared into the dark morning. Luckily, the rider seemed to be okay, and the mail had been on the other rider’s horse, so the mail must go on. A big thank you to Lyle Ladner and Dean, Continue Reading
Schellbourne Re-Riders
FROM: Wendy Anderson, Schellbourne Re-riders
PDT
Jim Hannah and Tony Zamora. It was dark, pitch black. The horses moved out carefully, watching all the shadows from vehicles in the front and in back of them. Their ride went well, then the next two riders headed out, and things went drastically wrong quickly. One rider came off and the horse disappeared into the dark morning. Luckily, the rider seemed to be okay, and the mail had been on the other rider’s horse, so the mail must go on. A big thank you to Lyle Ladner and Dean, Continue Reading
Nevada Re-Ride 2015
FROM: Ron Bell, President Nevada Division
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Steve Neilson picked me up at 7:00 am on Sunday June 21, 2015 to start our adventure at Ibapah, to pick up the mail from Utah. After a nice drive we arrived kind of in Ibapah found the trail marker but no people or horses. Steve and I drove around a bit to check out the hot spots in town, well we found slim pickings. The next move was to backtrack to check ranches with trailers, horses and people. I remember a statement that the ranch was about 2 miles, Continue Reading
Nevada Re-Ride 2015
FROM: Ron Bell President Nevada Division Pony Express
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Steve Neilson picked me up at 7:00 am on Sunday June 21, 2015 to start our adventure at Ibapah, to pick up the mail from Utah. After a nice drive we arrived kind of in Ibapah found the trail marker but no people or horses. Steve and I drove around a bit to check out the hot spots in town, well we found slim pickings. The next move was to backtrack to check ranches with trailers, horses and people. I remember a statement that the ranch was about 2 miles, Continue Reading
Schellbourne ReRiders June 22, 2015:
FROM: Gene Ockert, Ride Captain, Schellbourne ReRiders
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As we are departing for Hicks Ranch where we camp for the first night. We left Ely Sunday 20th, about 12:30. On our way we ran into the group from Pahrump who was riding with us for the ReRide. One of the trailers was on the side of the road, we stopped to give assistance. It seems that they broke an spring on the horse trailer. Not sure if this is a sign for the rest of the trip. We all ran into Wendover to top off on fuel and, Continue Reading
2015 will be remembered as a HOT year for the ReRide
FROM: Petra Keller, NPEA Nevada Division
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2015 will be remembered as a HOT year for the ReRide. Wow – the temps were scorching but the mail must go through. My first leg would be a familiar one, Edwards Creek to Hwy 50 by Cold Springs, Nevada riding with the Jares family. It is a relatively flat dirt road with a couple of cattle guards, about 5 miles. A minor hiccup in our lineup, Alex was fighting the fire near Markleeville, CA and would not be able to ride with us this year, so we came up, Continue Reading
Just wanted to share a bit about my first ever ride!
FROM: Heather Graziano & Fern, Truckee
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I acquired the mail at approximately 7am at Fort Churchill and took off at a quick pace. My mare, having seen her stablemate leave in a trailer, had no issue helping make up time and happily galloped away. We alternated fast trots and medium lopes and made our 5 miles in 30 minutes. Handed the mochila to my roommate who continued the pace for another 5 miles before her handoff. What a fun ride! Beautiful landscapes and fast horses, will definitely see you all next year! From: Lyle Ladner, President, Continue Reading
Hi to all our fellow riders!
FROM: Carol Hunt, Schellbourne Re-riders, C/E Nevada
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We are to get the mail, Father’s Day night, while everyone else is nestled in their beds, The Schellbourne Re-riders camp at our favorite ranch in Ibapah, UT, Duane Hicks beauriful “spa,” complete with green grass and trees! Tom Love and I and Eva Jensen were the first to arrive, and were greeted by State President, Ron Bell and friend. ( Steve ? ). They had gotten somewhat sketchy directions, but persevered and found the camp, ten miles north of Ibapah. Other riders started arriving. Ride captain, Gene Ockert, All, Continue Reading
2014
Hello, all you horse and Pony Express lovers!
FROM: Wendy Anderson, Nevada NPEA Ride Captain
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Ride Captain’s Report Hello, all you horse and Pony Express lovers!! I can’t believe another year has come and gone for our group the Schellbourne Re-Riders! We had a really great, exciting year in 2014. Had a group of great riders join us from Pahrump Nevada, Utah and Idaho. I want to take the time and thank everyone who rode with us this year, so here we go, THANKS EVERYONE 🙂 Hope I don’t miss anyone. Gene Ockert, Deanna Hoge, Josef Drain, Wendy Anderson, Tony Zamora, Carol Hunt, Eva Jensen,, Continue Reading
Schellbourne Pass(Nevada)
FROM: Carol Hunt, Schellbourne Re-riders, White Pine
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I have really enjoyed the posts and riders experiences for the 2014 Pony! God Bless all of you for your efforts in recreating history! Sorry Utah had some “issues,” but that’s what makes a story. The adversity is what is remembered and talked about. We had our turn a couple of years ago, so now it was Utah’s turn. It’ll be better! Eva Jensen and I picked up prepared food from the Hotel Nevada for our dinner Friday night at Huntington. It was our ride Captain’s birthday, and she was, Continue Reading