Krystal Meyers checks on her horse after completing her leg into the brief exchange at the Gothenburg stop at the 96 Ranch southeast of Gothenburg during the 2025 Pony Express Re-Ride.
Jessica Kennedy, Lexington Clipper-Herald
Lyle Gronewold, an 84-year-old rider, makes his last hoorah as he stops to pass the mochila on to the next rider of the Brady to Cozad leg Thursday afternoon southeast of Brady.
Photo Courtesy of Mallory Barnes
The leather mochila — a leather saddle cover used to carry mail — is stamped "Nevada 2025" and signed by riders along the Pony Express Re-Ride route.
Jessica Kennedy, Lexington Clipper-Herald
This beautiful Palomino horse named Lightening sports red lights across his breast collar and hooves while snacking on some grass at the Cozad exchange location south of Cozad Thursday night.
Despite the high temperatures Thursday afternoon, riders in the National Pony Express Association’s annual Re-Ride pressed on through south-central Nebraska and Dawson County on June 19.
The group of riders that carried the mochila from Brady to Cozad pose for a photo op in front of the original Midway Station at the 96 Ranch southeast of Gothenburg during the 2025 Pony Express Re-Ride.
Mallory Barnes of Gothenburg goes to mount her mule, Rooster Cogburn, after the mochila exchange at the Gothenburg stop during the 2025 Pony Express Re-Ride Thursday evening.
Krystal Meyers checks on her horse after completing her leg into the brief exchange at the Gothenburg stop at the 96 Ranch southeast of Gothenburg during the 2025 Pony Express Re-Ride.
Lyle Gronewold, an 84-year-old rider, makes his last hoorah as he stops to pass the mochila on to the next rider of the Brady to Cozad leg Thursday afternoon southeast of Brady.
The group of riders that carried the mochila from Brady to Cozad pose for a photo op in front of the original Midway Station at the 96 Ranch southeast of Gothenburg during the 2025 Pony Express Re-Ride.
Mallory Barnes of Gothenburg goes to mount her mule, Rooster Cogburn, after the mochila exchange at the Gothenburg stop during the 2025 Pony Express Re-Ride Thursday evening.
This beautiful Palomino horse named Lightening sports red lights across his breast collar and hooves while snacking on some grass at the Cozad exchange location south of Cozad Thursday night.