Welcome to the
Long Feather Racing episode of
Endurance Horse Podcast with
The Milwaukee Art Museum &
Veterans Light Up the Arts

 
Created February 27, 2020
Welcome to episode 35  of Endurance Horse Podcast!     
 
This topic may seem to have little to do with endurance riding, we distance riders are often talking about riding the same horse over many miles,  in this episode we talk to a father who manages a racing team that is comprised of his family members.  Long Feather Racing Team  stands tall among the many skilled teams who participate in Indian Relay Racing.  
 
One rider, 3 horses and many team members comprise the team.  Riders must mount bareback on their own power and relay onto three horses to win this race.  Though swapping horses, high speeds and bareback seem to have little to do with endurance,  I reached out to Richard Long Feather of Standing Rock Reservation to connect with him and listen in as  shares his love of Indian Relay Racing.    
 
It is funny how things come together if you track them backwards.  As you may know, I had the idea for WARHORSE Endurance ride, that then also led me to loan an idea and name for a second ride to Laura  to change the name and theme of her ride.  I loaned her the name I had for another ride, Spirit Horse.  Laura then spoke to people who gave her the idea to fund raise for an equine program at Rosebud Reservation- which brought me to purchasing the DVD, HORSE NATION, which helped me to find out about the Mankato ride, and the Wounded Knee ride, and then apparently FB suggested Long Feather Racing-  and so I found Richard’s family & now Richard is on Endurance Horse Podcast. 
 
Richard’s family works as a team traveling during the racing season covering many miles with typically six horses to care for.  This sounded very familiar to the ride camp we all travel around to.  I wanted to make a connection with Endurance Horse Podcast and this amazing family.  As you can see, what started out as a short interview turned into much more as I found myself enjoying this man’s love for his horses and his home.  I hope you all can forgive me as I learn the more technical side of recording.  I think that we had a bad phone connection, though I hope you can listen long enough to see what a good horse connection we made. 
Sit back, hold on and enjoy the ride!
 
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Christina Hyke
Cheers to 2020!
 
Richard & Jace Long Feather, Standing Rock Reservation, ND
Wiyanka Hanska-Long Feather Racing on Facebook
 
Horse Nations Indian Relay Racing Council
Racing Photo Credit:
A by A Photography Washington, USA on Facebook
 
To learn more about Indian Relay Racing: 
Relay Horse Magazine
Horse Nations Indian Relay Council
Horse Nations Indian Relay Council- on Facebook
 
Navajo Code Talker -Thomas Begay
 
Thomas Begay singing in Navajo the Marine Hymn
 
Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce
 
Veterans Light Up the Arts
 
Milwaukee Art Museum
 
Trickster Art Gallery Cultural Center
Distance Riding Association of Wisconsin 
 
Christina ‘Send me files’ Hyke Wisconsin, USA 
        Creator of Endurance Horse Podcast 
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Christina Hyke, creator of Endurance Horse Podcast, lives in southern Wisconsin with her sweet husband, Jim.  
Chris is an equine & pet photographer, and Ride Manager of WARHORSE Endurance.  She has always loved the trails and spent every moment she could riding since before she could walk.   It was the love of covering miles through beautiful territory on good horses that inspired her to create a podcast about it to share stories with other riders from around the world. 
 
 Cheers & Happy Trails!
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