Finally, Sovereignty and Journalism will give horse racing the match it deserves

Just northeast of Mobridge, S.D. , the Missouri River forms a boundary between the town and the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, governed by the Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux. In the days of George Armstong Custer, the Hunkpapa were the greatest Indian horsemen in North America. Consequently, the horse has always held a special place in the Mobridge economy.

In his pre-teen years, Billy Mott learned that quickly. His dad, Tom Mott, was a veterinarian who treated horses for over 20 years. He introduced Bill to the world of thoroughbred racing, and Bill often accompanied him on his rounds. He was there when his dad tested horses legs for quarter crack, felt them for the heat of infections and, in general, healed their aches and pains. It was as though he were saying “Listen to the horse and he wil