Annual Pony Express ride coming back to the Valley

The 3rd annual Roots N’ Boots Queen Creek Pony Express Ride will take place on Saturday, March 21, 2026. This event is a horseback relay that transports mail from Kearny, Arizona, to Queen Creek, Arizona.

The ride will start at the Kearny Post office in Kearny at 7:30 a.m. that Saturday. Then, a mail exchange will occur at the Florence Post office where additional mail collected will be added to the mailbags.

A team of riders will enter Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Center at approximately 4:30 p.m., then a team of riders will open the Saturday evening preshow at 7 p.m. on the arena floor. You can send a postcard too!

Take a postcard, write your message and return the card to the drop box with $5 for each postcard before March 14, 2026. This price is the same as it was in 1860 on the original Pony Express ride.

Phil Fedor of Roots N’ Boots Queen Creek Pony Express and Dakota Baden of Rodeo Queen joined “Arizona Horizon” to talk more about the annual pony ride.