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Is this a chicken or the egg question? There was no pony express before horses.
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What are facts that occurred in the pony express?
there was not a single pony on the pony express only horses.
Did the pony express use electricity?
No, the Pony Express used horses.
How horses send letters in history?
the pony express
How long did pony express horses survive?
Most of the Pony Express horses far outlived the Pony Express. Although most of us know or have at least heard of the Pony Express it only lasted a year. Hollywood may have played a part in making it seem bigger than it really was. The horses that were used were in a lot of cases the rider's person mounts. What belonged to the US government were absorbed into other federal jobs that were in need of horses. (most likely the military)
Were was the Pony Express invented?
The Pony Express stabled their horses all along their route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to California. There was no point in stabling horses any significant distance from where they were needed.
What was the fastest overland communication service before the telegraph?
YELLING!! Pony Express
About how many horses did a pony express rider use in one day?
2
Why is the Pony Express capitalized?
Pony Express is capitalized because it is a proper nou n. It is a name for a system of delivery.
Were ponies part of the pony express?
Yes. The riders rode horses on a set route with stops to change horses.
What breed of horse was used for the Pony Express?
I was always told the Missouri Foxtrotter was the primary horse used for the Pony Express?
What was the mail system in the west called?
Pony Express
Why did the riders of the pony express use quarter horses?
Many of the Pony Express horses may have been the precursor to the Quarter Horse but at the time Quarter Horses as a breed did not exist. But many of the horses were of a stock type that was popular for cattle work with cow hands. They were sturdy, athletic and surefooted for travel over rough terrain.
