Hashknife Posse riders made their way to schools throughout the area in the week before the Pony Express ride. Frank Zuicarelli holds the mailbag while Joseph City Elementary fourth graders (left to right) Jorja Hutchens, Aneesia Kissling and Rylan Westover deposit their letters.
Hashknife Posse riders made their way to schools throughout the area in the week before the Pony Express ride. Frank Zuicarelli holds the mailbag while Joseph City Elementary fourth graders (left to right) Jorja Hutchens, Aneesia Kissling and Rylan Westover deposit their letters.

Photos by Linda Kor The Navajo County Sheriff’s Hashknife Posse completed its 59th annual Pony Express Ride, leaving from Holbrook on Feb. 8 and arriving in Scottsdale Feb. 11. The annual ride is not only an important part of Holbrook history, but also of the State of Arizona where the lifestyle of the Old West is still very much alive.