The
brief history of the Pony Express, with riders like Buffalo
Bill who often traveled through hostile
Native American territory. The riders carried mail a distance
of nearly two thousand miles in about eight days. Stations
where the riders changed horses were roughly ten to fifteen
miles apart. After a certain distance was covered, the mail
was turned over to another rider. This continued until their
destination was reached. It started in April of 1860 and
lasted until around October 1861, when the first telegram was
transmitted. The Pony Express was then gradually discontinued.
The Pony Express Motorcycle Clubs of New York and Colorado,
rekindles the magic of the original Pony Express of yesteryear.
The re-birth of the new Pony Express began in New York on September 17,
2000
and on March 20,2005 a group of postal workers in Colorado came on board,
and with all the same ideas in mind, to help those in need. .
We hold events our annual turkey and toy runs during Thanksgiving
and Christmas. We were also involved in helping to raise money,
to help find missing children.
Even though the saddled horses are now replaced with iron and
steel, the riders of the Pony Express Motorcycle Club are, like
their counterparts, proud, hard-working Postal workers who are
looking to make a difference in our jobs and communities.
The Pony Express Motorcycle
Club is not territorial and claims no territory. We are a family oriented club, Our members are
City, State and Federal employees and many are Veterans of the United States
Armed Service's. We respect all men except the enemies of
our country and our free way of life. We are not interested in joining, or
interfering with, the affairs of others. We desire only to ride our
motorcycles in the company of our Brothers as Free Men in this Free land.
