Pony Express Comes to Gruene TX

Every December the Pony Express comes to Gruene TX. Of course, it isn't the real Pony Express but it is a lot of fun. There were bales of hay at intervals along the main street in Gruene which was nice for several reasons. First, cars couldn't park there which made it so much easier to see the horses coming. Second, it gave people walking from the Market Days event at one end of the street to the other end lots of room to walk. Third, the bales made for some decent seating for the people waiting on the event. Gruene has lots of parking with a couple of huge free lots anyway.

Can you see the second rider from the left? I think she was about 3 years old and she handled her horse like a pro.

The group lined up in an open area so that everyone could see them and pet them and talk to the participants.

You could also get your Christmas letters stamped with a special Gruene postmark and mailed out from the special temporary post office.

After the parade, we headed back up to the Market Days. There were lots of people and plenty of booths for shopping. Gruene Market Days are always fun. They are usually the third weekend of every month but December is an exception when the Market is moved up to the first weekend. We always manage to stop at one of our very favorite coffee shops, the Gruene Coffee Haus. They roast their own beans onsite. They have two nice inside seating areas as well as umbrella tables out front.