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Sled dog racing / Mushing
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05-02-2012, 01:57 PM
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daguy
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Sled dog racing / Mushing
This year there was a Mushing / Sled Dog race event close to were I live. It takes place each year and this was the first time I've visisted. I believe it was the 4th time this event took place.
Of course we don't have a thick snow layer as in the countries were these event normally take place so the competitors used various wheeled vehicles that were pulled by their dogs.
Here are some pictures I took to give you all an impression of the event.
This was the start line, every few minutes a new team would start and do an 18km area parcour that had been set up in and around the local forest.
This was one of the longer teams I saw, and the sled was actually a quad chassis of which the motor had been removed.
Other vehicles that were used can be seen below.
A four wheeld buggy:
A two wheeled "step" bike:
And of course there were plenty of dogs, there were huskies, malamute's and also some other breeds to be seen. Here are a few of the pictures I took of the dogs.
A malamute:
This one was one of the nicest I saw, the icy blue eyes were really impressive to see.
This one also had a very pretty colour.
A general impression
I hope you enjoyed the show, I sure know that I did. Allthough it was freezing cold it was well worth the visit.
Information about the event can also be found here:
http://www.peelenmaaschallenge.nl/
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