Caption: Charles Dye
Charles Dye 

Producer Profile: Charles Dye

Series: Native Producer Profile
From: AIROS
Length: 00:14:52

Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker Charles Dye. Read the full description.

Cdyesmall_small Ben Kreimer speaks with Charles Dye, director of the upcoming documentary, Indian Relay. Indian Relay is a style of bareback horse racing involving four to eight teams competing head-to-head. During a race, riders make three laps around the typically half-mile track, changing to a new horse at the beginning of each lap. Three other team members assist the rider by managing the horses before and after their lap. In the film Indian Relay, Dye follows multiple teams as they compete on the Indian Relay circuit at races around the American Rocky Mountains and high plains.

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Piece Description

Ben Kreimer speaks with Charles Dye, director of the upcoming documentary, Indian Relay. Indian Relay is a style of bareback horse racing involving four to eight teams competing head-to-head. During a race, riders make three laps around the typically half-mile track, changing to a new horse at the beginning of each lap. Three other team members assist the rider by managing the horses before and after their lap. In the film Indian Relay, Dye follows multiple teams as they compete on the Indian Relay circuit at races around the American Rocky Mountains and high plains.

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