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Learn tips and techniques on everything you will need to know about setting up a dog sledding team and all the gear you wil need in this free video clip series.
There are 38 videos in this series:
Learn tips and techniques on how to load the dogs into the truck to travel to a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip.
Learn tips and techniques on how to care for the dogs when traveling to a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip.
Learn tips and techniques on how to unload the dogs carefully and easily once you arrive at the dogsled race in this free instructional video clip.
Learn tips and techniques on how to put booties on the dogs before a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips and techniques on how to put collars on the dogs before a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips and techniques on how to put sled bags on the sled before a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn information about the sled that is used in a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips on how to put the sled seat on before a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips and the technique on how to put the gag line on the sled before a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips and the technique on how to put neck lines on the sled before a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips and the technique on how to put the snub line on the sled before a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips and techniques on how to hook the dogs to the gangline before a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips and techniques on how to put the dogs in teams in the gang line before a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn what snow hooks are and how to attach them before a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips and information on the break bar and how to use it for a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips and information on using a drag mat in a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips on the emergency gear to bring in a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips on how to add a passenger to a dogsled in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips on how to keep your hands warm in a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips on how to use retainer strings on your mitts in a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips and information on choosing good parkas and rough for a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips on how to make dog food for your sled dogs in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips on how to feed the sled dogs in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips on how to give the sled dogs water in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
Learn tips on giving your sled dogs tripe snacks in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in Iditarod.
The sport of dog sled racing involves several dogs, usually a Husky breed, attached to individual harnesses pulling a sled holding at least one person. The “musher” as he is called has reigns to control turning and a brake to stop the dogs but he will also use command words to signal the dogs on what he wants them to do. Sled races usually have anywhere from 3 to 24 sled teams that start separately and are racing a clock instead of each other. This is because of the problems with getting so many excited dogs to start cleanly at one time. In many parts of Canada simultaneous starts are very popular however. Races can go for distances anywhere from 4 miles to upwards of 1000 miles! The longer races are broken up into several days. In most cases just over 100 miles a day is the normal trek of the average dog sled team.
This free video series is full of fantastic information about dog sledding and tips on all aspects of the sport. Our expert covers everything from the clothing and gear you need to caring for the dogs. You will see every step of preparing for a sled dog race as hear them all explained thoroughly. These videos are not only informative but the videography is so beautiful you can almost feel a chill in the air just watching them. Whether this is a sport you're interested in or not this series is a must see! MUSH!!
Lachlan Clarke Lachlan & Linda Clarke make up TEAM CLARKE: We first became interested in dog sledding in 2002 and have been avidly training dogs ever since. We have 6 races under our belt, including the completion of the 2005 Iditarod and the 2003 Iditarod Race. In our first Iditarod qualifier in 2002 (the Percy DeWolf 200 mile race in Dawson, Yukon) we placed 13th out of 24 teams. Our two other Iditarod qualifiers took place at Seeley Lake, MT. In 2002 we took 17th out of 30 teams and in 2004 we placed 14th out of 30 teams in The Race to the Sky. Three weeks before Iditarod 2005, we raced in the Yukon Quest 300 as a preparatory and final qualifying race, placing 4th.dkdk
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