What kind of person would have been chosen to be a pony express rider?

one that is familer with the country side and likes gto ride horses also one that isnt afraid of a fight

Answer:Although a financially disastrous brief enterprise, the Pony Express and its most famous riders, such as William ("Buffalo Bill") Cody and Robert ("Pony Bob") Haslam, captured the national imagination as one of the most daring and colourful episodes in the history of the American West.