Reports from the Trail: Statuses
FROM: Pam
SENT: June 17th, 2024 | 6:32pm PDT
STATUS: The mail is moving right along in Kansas a little behind schedule with the heat and humidity. Now that it's cooling off this should help the horses and riders.
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 17th, 2024 | 1:12pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony left the Patee House in St. Joseph on time, at 3:00pm CDT.
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 3rd, 2024 | 8:52am PDT
STATUS: The Pony is getting ready to Ride!! First Rider leaves at 3:00pm CDT from the Patee House in St. Joe. Also, before the Rider heads out, a celebration of the first-day issue of 5 new horse stamps will be held at 2:00pm by the United States Postal Service in conjunction with the 164th anniversary of the Pony Express!
2023
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 17th, 2023 | 6:44pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony has reached the Patee House at 8:37 pm CDT. The 2023 Re-Ride is complete.
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 17th, 2023 | 6:06pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony has reached the Missouri River and is crossing the bridge into St. Joseph at 8:16 pm CDT. ETA to Patee House is 8:30 pm., one hour behind schedule.
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 17th, 2023 | 5:35pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony is at Wathena, KS at 7:28 pm CDT, about 4.75 miles from the St. Joe Bridge, approaching St. Joseph, MO, and the Patee House. ETA to the bridge is 8:04 pm CDT.
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 17th, 2023 | 4:49pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony is about 10 miles out from the river, running about one hour behind schedule.
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 17th, 2023 | 4:02pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony is approaching St. Joseph, MO. The Kansas Riders have been steadily making up time while doing so. As of 6:00 pm CDT, the Pony is approximately 18 miles from the River, about 2 hours out, and running about one hour behind schedule. Go Pony!!
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 17th, 2023 | 1:04pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony has passed through Horton, KS, at 2:55 pm CDT, running one hour 40 minutes behind schedule.
FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 17th, 2023 | 12:02pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony has passed the Sac & Fox Intersection in Kansas at 1:20 pm CDT, running one hour 50 minutes behind schedule.