2026 National Pony Express Re-ride (St. Joseph Montana, to Sacramento, California) When: June 15-25 What: Over 10 days, more than 600 riders will take turns carrying a historic leather mochila (backpack) stuffed with mail across eight states. Organized by the National Pony Express Association as part of the Department of the Interior’s Freedom 250 summer roster, it…
he one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turns 250 on Saturday. Established in 1775, when the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin as postmaster general, the postal service predates the United States. It was launched nearly a year before…
RIDING for HISTORY Lyn Fellows discovered Downunder Horsemanship in 2002 when she was lying on her couch, recovering from open heart surgery. “I was watching RFD-TV, and Clinton’s program came on,” Lyn remembers. “I’d been out of horses for a bit, and watching Clinton sparked that bug in me again.” Just a few years before, Lyn had lost her first horse,…
Postmark Pursuit by Linn’s Staff The National Pony Express Association (NPEA) is offering a postmark highlighting the organization’s annual commemorative re-ride of the Pony Express route between Sacramento, Calif., and St. Joseph, Mo. The special cancel features a postrider traveling along a linear trail map that includes some of the major stops on the original…
OVERTON — A lone rider gallops away on a fresh horse, saddle bags securely fitted as both set off toward the west. This could just as easily be a scene from 1860, but in 2025, it was the scene of the Pony Express Re-Ride passing through Buffalo, Phelps, Gosper, Dawson and the surrounding counties as…
June 18th, 2025 | Ryan Murphy The National Pony Express Association’s annual Re-Ride is moving through eastern Wyoming today, reigniting the spirit and memory of the historic Pony Express. This year, the Re-Ride is traveling east-bound from Sacramento, California. To St. Joseph, Missouri, with over 750 riders going 24 hours a day carrying the mochila…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — One annual cross-country tradition will make its historic stop at the Patee House Museum this weekend. Each year, the National Pony Express Association recreates the legendary mail route that once connected St. Joseph to Sacramento, California. Riders relay a mochila carrying commemorative letters across eight states, traveling more than…
Pony Express Re-Ride As the Pony Express Re-Ride begins its gallop across Nebraska today, Paul Perkins talks with Corresponding Secretary Petra Keller, of the National Pony Express Association, for more on the importance of the ride, the route, and how you can get involved Listen to the Podcast Youtube Video
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — One annual cross-country tradition will make its historic stop at the Patee House Museum on Saturday, June 21. Each year, the National Pony Express Association recreates the legendary mail route that once connected St. Joseph, Mo., to Sacramento, Calif. than 1,900 miles on horseback. Just like they did in…
#AmericanHistory #ElDorado #PonyExpress Historic Ride Begins: Pony Express Re-Ride launches from Old Sacramento The Pony Express Re-Ride began in Old Sacramento, launching a 1,966-mile horseback relay to St. Joseph, Missouri. Riders will travel 24 hours a day for 10 days, retracing the historic mail route that once connected the East and West Coasts before the…
