The Pony Express program at the Florida Museum promoted the scientific study of fossil horses.

Pony Express was founded in 1992 by Bruce J. MacFadden, Ph.D. Its activities included research, fieldwork, education, and public involvement. The program published the Pony Express newsletter and sponsored the highly popular fossil horse digs at Thomas Farm.

The Pony Express program was discontinued in 2004.

Visit the Thomas Farm website for more information on Thomas Farm, or read about Thomas Farm on the Florida Vertebrate Fossil Sites website.

Newsletters

Pony Express was entirely participant supported and increased in popularity each year since its inception. The biannual newsletter contained the latest information about fossil horses and the ancient ecosystems where they lived, landmark articles, useful notes on fossil collecting, paleo book reviews, and announcements of upcoming field trips, fossil exhibitions, meetings, and digs. All previous issues of Pony Express (Volumes 1-13) are available as PDFs by contacting the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology at vertpaleo@floridamuseum.ufl.edu.