Salt Stories: "Blood Line”

Submitted by Salt Stories on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 4:20pm.

Ten groups of Salt Institute for Documentary Studies students visited the Oxford County Fair in Oxford, Maine and each found their own story to tell. Part 10 looks at the sport of harness racing.

"As the only legal form of horse racing in the state of Maine, harness racing is a unique sport that remains relatively obscure to the general population. But for the betters, drivers, vets and owners that uphold its traditions, there is one common thread that keeps it alive." — Producers Chris Gauthier and Penn Chan

Blood Line from Story Tellah on Vimeo.

Salt Stories features the work of students at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, a 15-week educational program training aspiring writers, radio producers, and photographers in the art of nonfiction storytelling.

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The Salt Stories blog features the work of students at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, a 15-week educational program training aspiring writers, radio producers, and photographers in the art of nonfiction storytelling. We believe everyone has a story to tell, and we work with our students to use journalistic skills and ethics to produce powerful and objective work. Each semester we are proud to send a group of documentarians and nonfiction storytellers out into the world hoping that they continue to shape our ever-changing media landscape.

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