Vivian Tognazzini smiles as she rides a pony at Waller Park in the Santa Maria Valley. Pony rides have been provided at the park since the late 1960s, hosting generations of youngsters. Credit: Janene ...

If you want to know what it was like to travel this legendary trail, there’s only one way: get on a horse and follow all 2,000 miles of it. That’s what writer Will Grant did, retracing the route from ...

Ruins of a stagecoach stop near South Pass, Wyo., have been fenced off to prevent cattle from damaging the structures. Though not a Pony Express station, these buildings are probably similar to what ...

“Have a great ride!” shouted an enthusiastic Jeremy Hollis to his son, 4-year-old Bennett, who clung to a slightly bigger pony than usual at the Griffith Park Pony Rides Wednesday morning, Dec. 21.