Pony Express Riders

Pony Express Riders
over the years

This rider's name is unknown, he was an Actor,shown with Rubye presenting the Official News Bags, Approximately 1944

Mickey Finn, Movie Actor

Spade Cooley and band ~ Rubye presenting him with a Miniature Bronze Pony Express Horse Award

Spade is being honored for he and his bands efforts to raise funds for the Mickey Finn Boys Ranch. They dedicated the proceeds from a dance for it.
Rubye got a prominent Morgan Horse ranch to donate a purebred, registered yearling colt as a Raffle prize at the dance. All proceeds were used for the kids.

Bill boyd AKA Hopalong Cassidy and his horse, Movie Actor

Jack Bischoff, Retired Army Mounted Patrol Captain, Writer, and Poet

Other Pony Express Riders, that we do not currently have photos of are: Jock Mahoney, Rex Allen Sr., Ken Curtis, Harry Carey Jr.

Some of the "Riders" made personal appearances at Events, Dances, Rodeo's, War Bond Sales Rally's during the WW II war years, Equestrian Events, Fund Raisers and Parades. Some rode horses and others not. To help promote the idea of the Original Riders of the Pony Express of the old West, Spreading the Important News of the day. Some of the Musicians and Movie Actors, lent their names to the effort, without being active in Personal Appearances. Their careers kept them too busy at times. Others were known as Pony Express Riders, prior to their Movie careers making them famous. They were all good friends of Rubye's and wished her well with the Magazine and Radio shows. Many of them were featured in the Magazine over the years.

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