3rd Annual RnB PONY EXPRESS RIDE
Sponsored by
Pony Express
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The event will take place on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
The ride will start that Saturday at 7:30 am at the Kearny Post office in Kearny AZ. At approximately 12 noon, the mail exchange will occur at the Florence Post office where additional mail collected in Florence will be added to the mailbags and our sponsor, Florence Copper, will be there to say a few words. A team of riders will enter Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Center at approximately 430pm, then a team of riders will open the Saturday evening preshow at 7pm on the arena floor.
Riders Wanted!
Be a part of the 3rd Annual Roots N’ Boots Pony Express Ride!
We will be accepting applications for up to 38 riders willing to ride the backroads of Central Arizona on horseback from the copper mines to the cotton fields on Saturday March 21, 2026.
Registration opens October 1, 2025 and closes December 31, 2025.
New Rider registration fee of $200. Riders will receive an official PX messenger shirt to be worn while on duty. Returning riders fee (those in possession of the uniform shirt) of $150.
Riders must attend a mandatory swearing-in ceremony at The Florence-Coolidge Elks Lodge #2350, located at 2241 N Attaway Rd, Florence, AZ 85132 on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Dinner will be provided. Riders are welcome to bring a guest.
Please email completed rider applications to the Trail Boss, Phil Fedor, at philfedor71@gmail.com
Please note: There are no designated spectator areas along the route. Watching is at the individual’s own risk. The riders will generally be moving at a quick pace, so it is important to not hinder the rider’s progress along the route.
If you’d like to send a postcard anywhere worldwide, where its journey begins on horseback, there will be drop boxes located at six locations in Florence, Kearny, & Queen Creek and available after New Years Day.
Postcards are available for purchase at $5 apiece.
- Pick up your postcards
- Write your message on the left, forwarding address on the right, leave room for a stamp, but don’t stamp it.
- Return it to a drop box with the $5 per card before 3/14/26 if you want them carried on horseback.
Video of the 2024 Inaugural Roots N’ Boots Pony Express Ride
