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.
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 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
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.
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 March 14, 2026.
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:
- Kearny AZ Post Office
- Old Time Pizza in Kearny
- Florence AZ Post Office
- The 1866 Coffee & Tea House in Florence
- Desert Mountain Equine in Queen Creek
- Ruggiero’s Ace Hardware & Feed in Queen Creek
Let’s get those mail bags packed full!
Video of the 2024 Inaugural Roots N’ Boots Pony Express Ride
