Legends of the Pony Express

Despite only running for less than two years,{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Phil |title=When was the first mail delivered via the Pony Express? 155 years ago today |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/4/14/8406721/pony-express-delivery |publisher=Vox.com |access-date=2024-06-05 |archive-date=2024-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605102216/https://www.vox.com/2015/4/14/8406721/pony-express-delivery |url-status=live }} the Pony Express became steeped in western history and tales from the American frontier.{{cite web |last1=Brady |first1=Jeff |title=150 Years Later, Pony Express Rides On In Legend |url=https://www.npr.org/2010/04/03/125447499/150-years-later-pony-express-rides-on-in-legend |publisher=NPR}} Journeys by horse were made carrying postal mail between Sacramento and St Joseph, close to Kansas City, with numerous stops between.{{cite web |last1=Nalewicki |first1=Jennifer |title=Six Stops on the Pony Express That You Can Still Visit |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/six-stops-on-pony-express-that-you-can-still-visit-180978604/ |publisher=Smithsonian magazine |access-date=2024-06-05 |archive-date=2024-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227045558/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/six-stops-on-pony-express-that-you-can-still-visit-180978604/ |url-status=live }}

The TV special studies and pay tribute to the young men that risked their lives to delivery mail along the 2,000 mile route between California and Kansas, through the Western Frontier. It shares lesser-known facts and trivia about the Pony Express, from the horses, saddles, station houses that made the postal system work.{{cite web |title=Saddle Up for INSP’s Legends of The Pony Express |url=https://insppress.com/press-releases/saddle-up-for-insps-legends-of-the-pony-express/ |publisher=INSP |access-date=2024-06-05 |archive-date=2024-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605102217/https://insppress.com/press-releases/saddle-up-for-insps-legends-of-the-pony-express/ |url-status=live }}

It reenacts how famous Frontiermen from the 1860s such as Buffalo Bill were affected by the creation and operation of the Pony Express. The American Frontier during this period was also wild and dangerous, with large areas of land occupied by outlaws and hostile Native Americans. The TV special explores how the Pony Express and its riders & station keepers overcame some of these issues.{{cite web |last1=Worrall |first1=Simon |title=Why the Short-Lived Pony Express Still Fascinates Us |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/why-the-short-lived-pony-express-still-fascinates-us |publisher=National Geographic |access-date=2024-06-05 |archive-date=2021-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302182408/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/why-the-short-lived-pony-express-still-fascinates-us |url-status=live }}

• David Abbott as Prairie Station Manager
• Stuart Bentley as Thomas Edison
• Nathan Keeper as Charlie
• Skene Kittle as Wild Bill Hickok
• Gary Layton as Sacramento Superintendent
• Dayleigh Nelson as Buffalo Bill
• Jack Romanuik as Egan Canyon{{cite web |title=Legends of the Pony Express |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30817069/ |publisher=IMDb}}

The 43 minute TV special aired on March 10, 2024, on the INSP network.{{cite web |title=Thursday, March 7: The Man, the Myth, the Lie: His Name Is … Ricky Stanicky |url=https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2024/03/07/thursday-march-7-ricky-stanicky-prime-video-john-cena-zac-efron/ |publisher=Channel Guide magazine |date=March 7, 2024 |access-date=June 5, 2024 |archive-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307210501/https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2024/03/07/thursday-march-7-ricky-stanicky-prime-video-john-cena-zac-efron/ |url-status=live }}

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