Roots N' Boots Queen Creek Pony Express

06/14/2026

Happy ! in 1777, Congress passed legislation on the appearance of the United States flag, ordering that it have 13 stars and 13 alternating red & white stripes. 🇺🇸

Here, 2026 MVP Ashleigh Mairin-Elizabeth carries the Stars & Stripes accompanied by Monica Hipp with the Arizona state flag to es**rt the team into Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre (Official) during Roots N' Boots Queen Creek 2026.

AI enhanced photo to video. Original photo by Western Soul Photography

06/11/2026

June 15th, the national re-ride begins in St. Joe, MO.

2000 miles in 10 days on horseback. Makes our event look a little paltry.😳

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06/10/2026

If anyone sees this young lady today, please wish our talented photographer, Ashley Taylor - Coovert, a very happy birthday!

06/07/2026

Today a decent faction of riders gathered today at Harold's Corral in Cave Creek to celebrate this year's ride, discuss the good, bad, & ugly of how the event went last March and discuss some plans for what's coming in the coming months and for next year's ride.

Trail boss Phil Fedor was presented a bottle of Pendleton whisky by Tom Alberti as payment for being out of uniform. (Phil excused the penalty because of Tom's advanced age & the extreme heat that day, but Tom honored his word to pay the Pendleton penalty.)

Phil was also presented a thank you gift of a framed photo of him during the finale last March by the advisory team.

More importantly, the riders were recognized for several categories. The winners were voted on by the PX Advisory team in areas follows:

Speed Demon award - Brett Fairbanks
Most likely to lose their hat - Courtney Mathus
Best handoff - Bruce Perkins & Brett Fairbanks
Rookie of the Year - Randall Ford
MVP - Ashleigh Mairin-Elizabeth

Next gathering will be a horse camp up near Dewey AZ at the end of July.

Ride photos by Western Soul Photography

Thank you to Roots N' Boots Queen Creek and Florence Copper for their support of this event.

05/29/2026

Just showed up today.

Are you wondering which rider is getting this beauty? We'll find out next Saturday, June 6th!