FAIRBURY, Neb --  While the Pony Express only lasted for a few years in the history books, the traditional travel of mail by horseback has not stopped since.

Every year a group of dozens of people and horses gather to carry mail across the country from Sacramento, California to Saint Joseph Missouri.

They want to honor the original pony express and it's importance to the history of the United States. 

Multiple groups of people and horses carry the mail through the different regions in order to keep the mail moving. 

The National Pony Express Re-ride will pass through Rock Creek Station (Friday, June 16th) tonight.

The mochila exchange will be taking place on Rock Creek's East ranch around 8:15 PM.   The Rock Creek riders will then carry the mail east bound through Jefferson County to the Nebraska-Kansas line by 10 PM.

Rock Creek Station State Historical Park is located about 9 miles east of Fairbury at 57426 710th Road.