WATCH: Wyo Indian Relay From Rider’s Point Of View

Several callers and texters to Wyoming's morning radio talk show asked if I had been to Cheyenne's Indian Relay championship over the weekend. I had not. But then a unique perspective of the event came up on my social media.

Let's see the races from the rider's point of view. You can watch some of those videos below. It looks like some of these riders strapped GoPro cameras to themselves.

The Horse Nations Indian Relay Championship of Champions is a high-speed, traditional Native American team sporting event where elite bareback riders exchange horses at a full gallop. (Indian Relay website).

The Indian Relay is an intense sport where warriors ride bareback. Each heat features teams comprising a rider, a mugger, and two holders working with a set of Thoroughbred or Quarter horses.

Watch the video below as the rider changes horses and never slows down.

Riders race around a half-mile track at breakneck speeds, dismounting at full gallop to switch horses. Nobody gets a break unless they fall off the horse and break something.

They really don't need saddles or any other equipment. It's impressive to watch them do this by just holding on to and with what nature gave them

Competitions span Men's, Women's, Junior, Youth, and Kids divisions alongside daily autograph sessions and the Championship Calcutta.

In watching these races, it seems like some of the horses are as eager to engage as the riders are. Teams of them have to hold the animals back until it is their time to go. When they do go, WOW!

In the video below, you'll see what it looks like from the point of view of a horse handler as he lines up for the rider to come in and make the switch.