Here is some of the information about the Pony Express. The Pony Express was to provide the fastest mail delivery between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. To draw public attention to the central route in hope of gaining the million dollars government mail contract for the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company. Here is one of the first riders; Johnny Fry was first westbound rider from St. Joseph. Billy Hamilton was first eastbound driver from Sacramento. This is explaining what horses were used on the route of the Pony Express. The Pony Express used 400 horses purchased to stock the Pony Express route. Thoroughbreds, mustangs, pintos, and Morgan’s were often used.  There are approximately 165 stations on the route. This is how the route of the Pony Express went through. At first the route went through St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. Through the present day states of Kansas, Nebraska, northeast corner of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California. Here is the schedule of how the Pony Express went. The Pony Express ran 10 days in summer and 12 to 16 days in winter. That is all of the information I can tell you because, that is all the information that can fit .

This is a picture of the original route of the Pony Express.