The Pony Express only lasted 18 months, but the mail delivery service remains one of the most enduring icons of the American West — its story told in dime novels and in Westerns like the 1990s TV show ...

Mike Scoresby and his son Jake, 6, shield their eyes to look for their mom on the ferris wheel at Eagle Mountain's Pony Express Days on Friday, June 6, 2104. The town of Eagle Mountain hosted its ...

The Hashknife Pony Express is the world's only Pony Express route still sanctioned by the U.S. Postal Service More than 20 riders will travel 200 miles on horseback from Holbrook to Scottsdale on Jan.

There is something timeless in the sound of a horse’s hooves on the Wyoming prairie, the heat of the sun beating on a dusty rider as she crests a hill. While men may have penned the history of the ...

Introduction: a splendid moment in history -- Conquering the great expanse -- Young men and mustangs -- The ride that launched a legend -- Over prairie and plain -- Along the Platte -- Along the ...

CARSON CITY – The first rider to take on the 27th annual Pony Express Trail reride left St. Joseph, Mo., at 4 p.m. Sunday. More than 500 riders and 1,966 miles later, the ride will end June 22 at Old ...

Pony Express Days in Eagle Mountain started as a small parade that circled the town’s roundabout with a few activities at Pony Express Park and the rodeo grounds. Like the city itself, Pony Express ...

Thump, clack, thump. All heads turned. Crystal Newborn rode her galloping horse, a red rose delicately placed on her white cowgirl hat. She raced to the plaza in Old Sacramento and came to a hard stop ...