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FROM: Spot Map
SENT: June 12th, 2025 | 1:23am PDT
STATUS: At 1:00am PDT the Pony was reported at Placerville

FROM: Spot Map
SENT: June 11th, 2025 | 11:55pm PDT
STATUS: At 11:50 pm PDT, the Pony was reported at the El Dorado "Y", running approximately 2 hours behind

FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 11th, 2025 | 7:50pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony has reached the Folsom Museum at 7:41pm, running about 82 minutes behind schedule. The Pony hit a snag with a possible lost rider and the GPS has been acting up for us to see things progress on the map as we'd like.

FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 11th, 2025 | 2:16pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony has left Old Sacramento on its 1966-mile journey to St. Joseph, Missouri.
Note: The lines connecting the dots on the Spot Map (#1) do not follow the trail that the Pony takes. They simply connect the dots in chronological order.

2024

FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 27th, 2024 | 4:38pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony has arrived, on time, at 4:30pm PDT in Old Sacramento, California. The 2024 National Pony Express Association Re-Ride is now complete.

FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 27th, 2024 | 11:24am PDT
STATUS: The Pony arrived at the Folsom Museum at 11:17am PDT, running about 10 minutes ahead of schedule.

FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 27th, 2024 | 8:10am PDT
STATUS: The Pony is steadily heading west toward Sacramento, arriving at the El Dorado Y at 8:00am PDT, running about 10 minutes ahead of schedule.

FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 27th, 2024 | 6:55am PDT
STATUS: The Pony passed the Hangtown Chamber of Commerce in Placerville, CA, at 6:37am PDT, running about 20 minutes ahead of schedule.

FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 27th, 2024 | 5:31am PDT
STATUS: The Pony passed Sportsman's Hall, CA, at 4:41am PDT, running about 25 minutes ahead of schedule. Overnight, the Pony had to divert around some Caldor Fire damaged areas.

FROM: NPEA Stablemaster
SENT: June 26th, 2024 | 5:56pm PDT
STATUS: The Pony has reached California! At 5:41pm PDT the Pony was at Stateline, CA, running 10 minutes behind schedule.