Photos by Linda Kor The 56th Hashknife Posse Pony Express Ride began at 8 a.m. sharp on Jan. 29 as riders began the 200-mile journey from Holbrook to Scottsdale carrying the U.S. mail via horseback. The riders travelled for three days, staying one night in Payson and the next night at camp on the Verde River before reaching their final destination at the Hashknife Posse statue in Scottsdale. Each of the riders was sworn in as a U.S. mail carrier the day before the ride.