BEGINNER BASICS: ELEMENTARY GEAR
Look for simple, durable and functional gear as you master the sport so you can concentrate on learning how to work with dogs rather than fussing with equipment. SledsAs a beginning musher, you need to consider primarily two things to determine what type of sled you need: the sled must…
SLED RX: TOWLINES AND TIDBITS
As you read this, fall will be in the air and all the forgotten sled work will become important again. One of the things I often see in the shop on sleds that come in for repair are worn towlines (also called bridles) that should be replaced. This is usually…
MUKTUK KENNELS: WHERE DOGS RULE
Ah, to be a dog in Frank Turner and Anne Taylor’s Muktuk Kennel, a place where all 130 four-legged team members have the best of every possible world.Part racing kennel and part adventure-tour camp, Muktuk is all heart and there are few better ambassadors for the sport of mushing than…
MUSHING SASKATCHEWAN
130 Miles of Wilderness + 16 Enthusiastic Dogs + 2 Guides + 1 Rookie + 1 Tent = A Dream Come True or A Recipe for Disaster?Part 1: A dream come true.Heading into the unknown with a bunch of sled dogs that are enthusiastic no matter where you take them…
TOURING DOWN UNDER: NEW ZEALAND
It happened so fast and so suddenly that the whole incident seemed unreal, even during the days of shock and mourning that followed. One moment we were contemplating dinner, the next I was sprinting across the garden, toward the open driveway gate from behind which had come feverish cries and…
MUSHING IN MARYLAND
Really. Maryland—as in, south of the Mason-Dixon Line. There’s tons of fun dogsledding here at our educational tour business, Husky Power Dogsledding. As I tell thousands of surprised dogsledding guests every year—sled dogs don’t care what they’re pulling or where. But for us, it’s all about “location, location, location!” We’re…
GETTING FRANK WITH FRANK TEASLEY: THE MAN BEHIND THE WYOMING STAGE STOP RACE
In 1998 when I first met Frank Teasley, he was training for his eighth and final Iditarod. And my impression of him in 1998 still fits. Frank is a good-looking man who has taken risks in life most would not dream of. His ruddy complexion and strawberry blonde hair match…
THE SMYTH BROTHERS STRIVING FOR SUCCESS
The Smyth brothers, 34 year old Ramey and 33 year old Cim, have proven themselves to be mid-distance race masters over the past decade, but they’ve recently set their sights on winning something larger than a 200 or 300 mile race. They desire to win the Iditarod, and if this…
NEW PODCAST ADDED TO MUSHING.COM
Check out the new podcast with 4X Iditarod Champion Jeff King. Jeff talks about plans for a unique race on the Denali Highway this winter, and also announces he is planning to do some sprint racing this year! Click on the podcast link in the upper right corner of the…
DRYLAND RACE IN YUKON THIS WEEKEND!
Hello All HOT HOUNDS RACERS AND GUESTS!Race August 22, 2009, at 5 p.m.Here are the events at your next race, Mongrel Hordes by Eagle Pack at the kennel of Hans Gatt and Susie Rogan, located in Golden Horn Omlette.(Golden Horn does not have Hamlet status like our neighbour Mt. Lorne,…