{"id":841051,"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=841051"},"modified":"2026-09-29T19:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T00:18:18","slug":"native-america-calling-finding-success-through-the-art-of-contemporary-horsemanship-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/09\/29\/native-america-calling-finding-success-through-the-art-of-contemporary-horsemanship-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Finding success through the art of contemporary horsemanship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, September 29, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nFinding success through the art of contemporary horsemanship\r\n<\/div>\r\nNamed a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsln.com\/horse-rodeo\/fred-ecoffey-legendary-lakota-horseman\/\">legendary Lakota horseman<\/a>\u201d by the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Fred Ecoffey (Oglala Lakota) has enjoyed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1091690154628889\/posts\/2206144526516774\/\">celebrated 68-year career as a jockey<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAfter winning his debut race in 1957, Ecoffey went on to compete in more than 17,500 races, earning inductions into both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakotatimes.com\/articles\/lakota-jockey-honored\/\">Nebraska Racing Hall of Fame<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdshof.com\/inductees\/fred-ecoffey\/\">South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame<\/a>. \r\nEcoffey, 88, has retired from professional racing, though he still helps one of his daughters with her barrel racing from time to time. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night Fred Ecoffey, a Lakota Sioux Native American and Nebraska Hall Of Fame Jockey, was inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall Of Fame. At age 87, we expect to see him again as an official at Fon in 2025. Fred is pure class!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FonnerRacing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FonnerRacing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sdsportshof1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sdsportshof1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/timsmithkmit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@timsmithkmit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5vRPJT7STv\">pic.twitter.com\/5vRPJT7STv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chris Kotulak (@chriskotulak) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chriskotulak\/status\/1838374010741993841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nToday, a new generation of young Native jockeys is taking up the mantle and finding success on the racetrack.  Among them is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/talliyah.timentwa\/\">Talliyah Timentwa<\/a> (Colville Tribes), a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OnzPt6Pk9Hg\">two-time national Indian Relay champion<\/a> who made her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americasbestracing.net\/lifestyle\/2026-talented-native-american-apprentice-jockey-talliyah-timentwa-determined-succeed\">debut at Washington state\u2019s Emerald Downs<\/a> racecourse last year. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to speak with Native horse riders about cultivating the art of horsemanship across disciplines, from relay races and jockeying to the sport of dressage.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_indianz-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2016\/08\/17\/lakota-country-times-lakota-horseman-hon.asp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/10\/fredecoffey1.jpg\" alt=\"Lakota Country Times: Lakota horseman honored for winning career\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2016\/08\/17\/lakota-country-times-lakota-horseman-hon.asp\">\n\t\t\tLakota Country Times: Lakota horseman honored for winning career\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2016\/08\/17\/lakota-country-times-lakota-horseman-hon.asp\">\n\t\t\t<p>Fred Ecoffey, one of the all-time Lakota horsemen, was honored for his life as a jockey.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"Indianz\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tIndianz\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nFred Ecoffey (Oglala Lakota), retired jockey, elder, and \u201clegendary Lakota horseman\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/talliyah.timentwa\/\">Talliyah Timentwa<\/a> (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation), amateur jockey and two-time Indian Relay champion\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kateanelson.com\">Kate Nelson<\/a> (Tlingit), journalist and amateur dressage rider\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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