16th Annual Pony Express Reenactment, 2010

Rider news updated as it happens at the start of this page, or follow the links to other information.

5/13/10

WHOOPS!!

We CAN park our horse trailers at Becky’s barn (big gate with “IN GOD WE TRUST” on right just before Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown) this year—but . . .LISTEN TO THE PERSON DIRECTING TRAFFIC ON THE PROPERTY!!!

Sorry about the mix up!

5/12/10
We can’t park our horse trailers at Becky’s barn (big gate with “IN GOD WE TRUST” on right just before Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown) this year—horses are welcome to use the obstacle course but no cars, truck, horse trailers—on the course or on the property!

Try parking down at the OK Corral near the Post Office, at west end of Mane Street, but don’t plan on going down Mane Street!

Stay on Pioneertown Road until you get to Roy Rogers or Tom Mix roads—the Post Office is located on Mane Street between these two roads and the corral is there.

Google Pioneertown California for a map or try:
http://california.hometownlocator.com/ca/san-bernardino/pioneertown.cfm

5/5/10
Thanks to all those who signed up to ride in the Pony Express. Please
put the Escort Car's phone number in your cell phone in case of an
emergency during the ride. David Kronick 760-662-9025.

A neat idea for the riders is to frame a horseshoe from your pony
express horse with a letter that was carried on the ride. If you need
more Pony Express letters
Pony Express Stamps and Mailboxes are at the following locations:
Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce
Pioneer Feed Joshua Tree
C & J Feed on OWS?in Landers
Pioneer Bowl in Pioneertown
Wild Mustang Feed Morongo Valley

4/28/10
***Change for the rider Brunch***! The brunch will still be held on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 11 a.m., but will now be at the YMIA Building!

4/24/10
There are Pony Express Mailboxes at the following locations:

Wild Mustang Feed in Morongo Valley
C & J Feed in Landers
Pioneer Bowl in Pioneertown
Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce
Pioneer Feed in Joshua Tree

4/11/10
Join in the fun. Help carry U.S. Mail from Palm Springs to Pioneertown. 16th Annual Pony Express Reenactment Saturday, May 15, 2010. All Riders Welcome. Advance sign up Mandatory. We still need a Trail Boss - please let us know if you are interested! Sukulina Das 365.2653 sukulina@gmail.com or
David Kronnick 760-365-6364 kronick29@yahoo.com

The Pony Express Rider’s Meeting and Breakfast
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 11 a.m.
changed: now held at the YMIA Building!

David is a world class chef. He will be fixin’ up some great vittles.

RULES FOR RIDERS

For insurance reasons all riders must be MBHA?members with a current liability form on file with the MBHA. Riders who have not paid their entrance fee and submitted a liability form cannot be a part of the
Pony Express Reenactment.

Entry Fee $25 MBHA?Members
$35 Non-Members (Includes 2010 MBHA?Membership). Family rate $15 for second rider in a family and $5.00 each for the rest of the family members.
Riders will receive a Pony Express Rider badge, a commemorative bandana, and a rider certificate. We ask that riders who have received a badge in previous years please use that badge. If you have an old
west alias such as Deadshot Darla or Jumping Bean James please make sure to include it on your signup sheet so we can put it on your rider certificate.

Riders are asked to wear period clothes, walk with a limp and spit with western authenticity and charm. We will provide some websites for period clothes, can arrange for a riding accident so you can walk with
a limp, and will have spitting lessons at the breakfast. If you have an old west alias such as Deadshot Darla or Jumping Bean James please make sure to include it on your signup sheet so we can put it on your rider certificate.

If there is more than one rider signed up for a section the riders can go as a posse. However, the mail carrier must maintain a trot of at least 6 miles per hour. This is an express. There will be several hundred people waiting in Pioneertown for the mail.

Riders who plan to ride the whole trail need to provide their own escort across bridges, etc. This is an express and the MBHA cannot hold up the mail or provide an escort for riders that cannot keep up
with the express riders.

Please be at your station 20 minutes prior to your departure time in case the preceeding rider gets there early. If you get to a station and the next rider is not there at the scheduled time, call David Kronick. If you alter your route, you must still be at the assigned meeting point , at the assigned time.

Bring water and snacks for yourself and your horse. Hoof pick, halter, and lead rope as well.

4/09/10
The 2010 MBHA Pony Express Reenactment is riding from Palm Springs to Pioneertown on Saturday, May 15, 2010. The Rider Breakfast will be 9 a.m. May 2, 2010 at David Kronick's house which is located on Sunny Sands the mesa near Aberdeen and Avalon.
Download the flyer with all the info: breakfast flyer

We need to know who is interested in riding this year so we can order enough badges. Please contact us immediately if you are interested in riding - Sukulina Das 365.2653 sukulina@gmail.com or
David Kronnick 760-365-6364 kronick29@yahoo.com

On April 17th, 2010, the MBHA will hold a trail ride held in Pioneertown to celebrate the unveiling of the new "Cowboys of the Silver Screen" postage stamps! The ride will end at the Pioneertown post office for the unveiling. This ride is open to all, and is free of charge.
For more information: James Verret- 760-366-2788 - verrets@netzero.net

HOWDY, FELLOW PONY EXPRESS RIDERS!

We have a date for our Pony Express Reenactment 2010: Saturday, May 15th, Armed Forces Day.
This is the 150 Year Anniversary of the Pony Express

Our riders' meeting will be held at the YMIA Building. Gates open at 9:00AM, brunch at 11:00, Sunday, May 2nd. It will be a Western breakfast, and you are welcome to bring your horses and ride out of Dave’s house—room to park truck and trailer, but bring your own water container

As always, we hope this will be a community wide event -- all riders are welcome to participate. As before, anyone officially entering (carrying the mail) must be a Morongo Basin Horsemen's Association member (for insurance purposes). All official Pony Express riders must have completed membership/rider forms in order to participate.

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN US!

For information: Sukulina Das 365.2653 sukulina@gmail.com or
David Kronnick 760-365-6364 kronick29@yahoo.com

Pony Express Art Contest
WANTED: All Artists, Dead or Alive!

The Pony Express rides again and the MBHA found talented artists to design the 2010 Pony Express cancellation stamp. We received 2 submissions for the Pony Express Art contest. A crayon drawing from Cody Baudouine and a photo of Cory and Penny Dees riding in the 1997 Pony Express. Both were combined to create the 2010 cancellation stamp!
2010 Cancellation Stamp