<span>The Ursuline order and Society of Jesus had their goals and practices grounded in the idea of re-implementing an ideal of christianity on mothers and wives in the area, as a means of further spreading the faith, and more importantly strengthening the foundational stronghold in the given region.</span>
since speed was its main goal, the Pony Express went to great lengths to keep its horses' loads as light as possible. Rather than burly cowboys, most of the riders were small, wiry men who weighed between 100 and 125 pounds—roughly the same size as a modern horseracing jockey.
