tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post3354050333857995308..comments2023-10-30T02:52:18.812-07:00Comments on when lilies fly: horse blog & philosophy: 150th Anniversary of the Pony ExpressFlying Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-6131711403223915322010-06-18T21:09:07.131-07:002010-06-18T21:09:07.131-07:00Tough job for the horses and riders
Contextual Ad...Tough job for the horses and riders<br /><a href="http://www.admaya.in" rel="nofollow"> Contextual Ad Network India </a>prashanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04583385332262124749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-63035114851278931792010-03-12T09:07:10.631-08:002010-03-12T09:07:10.631-08:00Check out Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and...Check out Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express (Random House/Broadway Books)Christopher Corbetthttp://www.orphanspreferred.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-56334550292904533972010-02-06T23:49:23.463-08:002010-02-06T23:49:23.463-08:00Opulently I agree but I about the collection shoul...Opulently I agree but I about the collection should prepare more info then it has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-29185310875620318842010-02-01T14:03:27.911-08:002010-02-01T14:03:27.911-08:00Nice dispatch and this post helped me alot in my c...Nice dispatch and this post helped me alot in my college assignement. Thanks you for your information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-87972906642007501052010-01-07T12:54:17.397-08:002010-01-07T12:54:17.397-08:00RR: Thanks for stopping by...yes I can remember th...RR: Thanks for stopping by...yes I can remember those movies too; wish I'd paid more attention to the details..Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-68168092573146015012010-01-06T18:08:28.726-08:002010-01-06T18:08:28.726-08:00I remember seeing old westerns when I was a kid th...I remember seeing old westerns when I was a kid that were based on the pony express "experience." They really played such a critical role in civilization of the west. <br /><br />Thanks for pointing out their anniversary!Rising Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-49211598571486425012010-01-06T17:28:23.691-08:002010-01-06T17:28:23.691-08:00JacksonsGirl: I would so love to see a stamp! Tod...JacksonsGirl: I would so love to see a stamp! Today in the gym I looked out the window and some huge delivery semi had a Pony Express rider and horse as its logo.<br /><br />Petra; Thank you so much and yes, Godspeed ponies of great heart.<br /><br />OnceUpon: I imagine both horse and rider being tested to their maximum of physical strength...amazing when we pick up the phone nowadays so effortlessly.Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-88882470707108626892010-01-06T15:50:42.800-08:002010-01-06T15:50:42.800-08:00That's really interesting. Tough job for hors...That's really interesting. Tough job for horse and human.Once Upon an Equinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807098276875052982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-39389629805718478992010-01-05T19:45:16.961-08:002010-01-05T19:45:16.961-08:00beautiful post..very enjoyable and educational pie...beautiful post..very enjoyable and educational piece, thank you!<br />RIP ponies...EcoLicious Equestrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872571045236762447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-23723305938427382652010-01-05T06:52:13.689-08:002010-01-05T06:52:13.689-08:00Loved this post! Somehow you got deleted from my b...Loved this post! Somehow you got deleted from my blogroll! Thanks for all your awesome comments, and looking over a few of your recent posts, I am sorry I haven't been a constant reader! I will readily remedy that! Fascinating history and I admit, the Pony Express has always intrigued me!! Being the 150th anniv. do you know if our POSTAL SERVICE is putting out any commemorative stamps? I hope so, but I fully expect to see an Obama stamp before I see Pony Express! :)<br />Also, I love that you recently posted that You Tube video on Equine Therapies. I am looking into leaving nursing, and a major interest is in becoming an EQUINE Body Worker, accupuncturist or chiro. I must have a career with horses, and I'm just not ready for the Olympic team this year! LOL!<br />~Mindyjacksonsgrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702324347419665816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-1537919469127408262010-01-04T15:59:19.408-08:002010-01-04T15:59:19.408-08:00Simrat, I did not know about that book. I am goin...Simrat, I did not know about that book. I am going to check it out asap. I read some of M. Henry's books awhile back. San Domingo in your horse's pedigree??!! Waaaay exciting. Is there a really good horse-centered history of the Pony Express in print or should we write one?Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-78607742544436177702010-01-04T14:47:18.084-08:002010-01-04T14:47:18.084-08:00Another fan of the Pony Express here. I read Marga...Another fan of the Pony Express here. I read Margauritte Henry's San Domingo so many times when I was a kid. Even so, I cry every time I get towards the end. It's well worth a read. <br /><br />San Domingo and Bob Brislawn were both real, though use out of time and place in this fictionalized account. All my horses boast the real San Domingo in their pedigrees. <br /><br />Yes indeed, RIP, sweet ponies...Simrathttp://akalranch.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-65866667728477063002010-01-03T16:20:26.517-08:002010-01-03T16:20:26.517-08:00Sue: yes indeed; the debt we owe to horses can ne...Sue: yes indeed; the debt we owe to horses can never be repaid but I love your phrase 'kind payments'...Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-87360116375875429032010-01-03T14:43:38.509-08:002010-01-03T14:43:38.509-08:00thank you for that wonderful blog.. I had no idea ...thank you for that wonderful blog.. I had no idea of the anniversary.. and yes, while we think of the romantic side of things, I can only imagine what it was like in "real life"... horses have certainly "served mankind" and we need to remember that and offer our kind payments in return...suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620724712389142122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-49072046151625198482010-01-03T09:27:30.178-08:002010-01-03T09:27:30.178-08:00OnTheBit: thanks! I am now officially fascinated...OnTheBit: thanks! I am now officially fascinated by the Pony Express and want to learn more...where they got horses, how they were fed and kept at the stop stations, etc.Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-2248870853839952092010-01-03T09:19:56.050-08:002010-01-03T09:19:56.050-08:00What a wonderful post! Not only did I not know it ...What a wonderful post! Not only did I not know it was the 150th anniversary, I did not know a lot about the pony express. Thank you for this post!OnTheBithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688127613313016544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-45146835924352546162010-01-03T08:52:10.154-08:002010-01-03T08:52:10.154-08:00GreyHorse: I wondered whether they were deliberate...GreyHorse: I wondered whether they were deliberately appealing to young men's love of risk or challenge! Sort of a dare...Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-24631700706156592612010-01-03T08:18:27.515-08:002010-01-03T08:18:27.515-08:00Tough job for the horses and riders. I've alwa...Tough job for the horses and riders. I've always found the whole pony express adventure very interesting though. I love the want ad that they prefer orphans and they face death daily, that might have put me off a little.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-9222955418587355382010-01-03T07:48:35.223-08:002010-01-03T07:48:35.223-08:00RMY: What a marvelous experience to stand there an...RMY: What a marvelous experience to stand there an imagine the horses and riders on the actual route! It's hard for me to comprehend how rough that ride must have been, through the unknowns of weather and everything else.Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102006698856259727.post-87733766400235724542010-01-03T07:39:06.463-08:002010-01-03T07:39:06.463-08:00I had no idea it was the 150th anniversary of the ...I had no idea it was the 150th anniversary of the Pony Express, thanks for posting that. The first time I was able to stand along a section of the route was in Wyoming, somewhere north of Cheyenne. It was awesome to stand there and imagine the horse and rider teams flying by to deliver the mail.Rocky Mountain Yankeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463471760904213783noreply@blogger.com