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THE EXCHANGE
STANDING START
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Above: According to Jamie Howard, who works with the Horse Nations Indian Relay Council, one of the most exciting parts of Indian Relay races are the exchanges, when the riders come into their box, bail off their horse and jump on their next horse and go again.
Right: Races typically begin with a standing start, with the riders on the ground. No one can give the rider a leg up during the race.
who works with the Horse Nations Indian Relay Council. “The exchanges are where the excitement really is, when those riders come into their box, bail off, jump on their next horse and they’re gone!”
The Horse Nations Indian
Relay Council (HNIRC) accredits a growing schedule of races from Washington and Oregon through Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas, from major league tracks
