Nellie. A legendary Wells Fargo Pony! Wells Fargo Horse Legendary Pony Nellie Tournament of Roses Pasadena. Nellie's Story: Back in 1898, Wells Fargo driver Rush Blodget did a double take while making his usual stop at the railroad depot in Bakersfield, California. He saw his brother, Sgt. Claude Blodget, staggering off the train, gravely ill; Claude had left a few months earlier to serve in Company G, Sixth Regiment, of the California Volunteers. Because the community had no ambulance or emergency services, Rush loaded Claude into his Wells Fargo wagon and shouted to his horse, Nellie, to “Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!” Nellie the “quiet dignity” of his “working pal” - Nellie.
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