4th Annual RnB PONY EXPRESS RIDE
Sponsored by
Pony Express
Please check back in the fall for 2027 updates
The event will take place on Saturday, March 20, 2027.
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.
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.
Riders Wanted!
Be a part of the 4th 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 20, 2027.
Registration opens October 1, 2026 and closes December 31, 2026.
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.
NEW for 2027, riders have the option to seek out a “Heritage member” to finance their entry fee.
- For that $500 –
- Rider entry fees are covered
- Rider’s PX shirt purchase is covered (if needed)
- Rider receives 2 General admission tickets to the Saturday rodeo performance
- Heritage member receives 2 GA tickets to the Saturday rodeo performance
- Heritage member receives two invitations the rider swearing-in banquet
- Heritage member receives a leather placard commemorating their part in the Roots n’ Boots Queen Creek Pony Express with their name embossed on it and worn by their rider during the event.
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 20, 2027 (time TBD). 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 check back in the fall for 2027 updates
If you’d like to send a postcard anywhere worldwide, where its journey begins on horseback, there will be drop boxes located in Florence, Kearny, & Queen Creek.
Postcards are now available in Kearny, Florence, & Queen Creek!
Find a drop box at any of the locations below.
– Take a postcard
– Write your message on the left.
– Address it on the lower right.
– Leave the upper right blank for postage (but we’ll take care of that for you.
– Return the card to the drop box with $5 for each postcard before TBD.
Price is the same as it was in 1860 for a 1/2 oz of mail to be sent from Missouri to California on the original Pony Express.
Find a drop box here:
- TBD
Let’s get those mail bags packed full!
Video of the 2024 Inaugural Roots N’ Boots Pony Express Ride
