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Dogsled racing is a winter dog sport involving the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a sled, on the runners of which the dog driver or musher stands. The team completing the marked course in the shortest time is adjudged the winner. Dog Sled Racing is also a fall sport where as instead of a sled and snow you use a rig ( 3-4 wheeled cart with a locing brake and handle/sterring wheel) on dirt or mud.
Generally the teams start one after another in equal time intervals, competing against the clock rather than directly against one another. This is due to logistic considerations of getting teams of from 3 to 24 excited sleddogs to the starting line for a clean timed start. Mass starts where all of the dog teams start together at the sound of a starting gun etc. are very popular in many parts of Canada. A mass start, thought to be mass confusion by those who have never experienced the thrill is still the start method preferred by the members of Ma-Mow-We-Tak, a Canadian sled dog association, according to a poll taken in the spring of 2005. Dogsled races may be sprint races over relatively short distances of 4 to 35 miles, mid-distance races from 35 to 200 miles, or long-distance races of 200 to over 1000 miles. Sprint races are frequently two or three-day events with heats run on successive days with the same dogs over the same course. Mid-distance races are either heat races of 35 to 80 miles per day, or continuous races of 100 to 200 miles usually. (These categories are informal and may overlap to a certain extent.)
Other modes of dogsled racing include freight races, in which a specified weight per dog is carried in the sled, and stage races, in which participants run a different course each day, usually from a central staging location.
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Allegro Siberian's Mushing Skijoriing Information - General information and links for mushing, skijoring, sleddog races, and rescue work. With links to winter recreation with Siberian Huskies.
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AS Sleddog Cremona - Official site of Sleddog Cremona Association, photo, news, and race calendars.
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ASSA. Australian Sleddog Sports Association - Race results, members, contacts, and news.
British Siberian Husky Racing Association - Calendar and results, plus links to loads of husky related sites
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Canberra Sled Dog Club - Australia's largest sled dog club in the nation's capital, Canberra. Committee, calendar, results, photographs, and contacts.
Chakeba kennel - Breeder of Alaskan Malamute located in Italy. News, dogs, links, and contacts.
Copper Basin 300 Sled Dog Race - One of the premier mid-distance sled dog races in Alaska and a qualifier for the Iditarod. Based in Glennallen, Alaska.
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Dog Sled Races Headed Our Way - Article on Montana's top sled dog race, The Race to the Sky.
Dog Sled Racing - Ontario - Raven's Watch Dog Sled Tours helps individuals enter a sled dog race.
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Dog Sledding at Hiker Central - Well sorted dog sledding resources.
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Dogsled.com - An Alaska based company focused on the coverage of dog sledding events such as the Iditarod, skijouring, mushers. Video and audio coverage of many major sled dog events.
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Dogsledding in the Boundary Waters - Mushers and dog sledding adventures in Northeastern Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). Information also available on the areas events and races.
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Fairbanks Junior Dog Mushers' Association - A junior mushing club located in Fairbanks, Alaska that holds races and other events for Junior Mushers during the winter.
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Great Lakes Sled Dog Association - Official site of the GLSDA with club information, race schedules, race results, a juniors page, members' achievements and pictures.
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ISDRA Home Page - Official site of the International Sled Dog Racing Association
ISLANDIS Greenland's dog team - Photographs, Greenland dog FCI standard, race calendars, and results.
John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon - Annual event in which teams with up to 14 dogs race up Lake Superior's North Shore in northeastern Minnesota. Two races: a mid-distance, and a 400-mile marathon are held in early February. History of the race, volunteer needs, information on events, and biographies of participants.
Kearney Dog Sled Derby - Information on Kearney's annual dog sled derby and winterfest. Including rules, schedule, and race maps.
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Mikrotime Sled-Dog Results 1995-1999 - Results for British sled dog events.
Muktuk Kennels and Sled Dog Tours - An introduction to racing world of Frank Turner and Muktuk Kennels. Frank is the only musher to have entered the Quest every year since its inception in 1984. Race information, maps, trail notes and results. Also information on wilderness tours with Frank and his Alaskan huskies, and our summer activities.
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Mush With P.R.I.D.E. - P.R.I.D.E. stands for Providing Responsible Information on a Dog's Environment. Supports the responsible care and humane treatment of all dogs and is dedicated to enhancing the care and treatment of sled dogs in their traditional and modern uses.
Mushing Boot Camp - 3-day intensive clinic training sled dogs. Also a 1-day pull training clinic. Taught by experienced mushers and dog trainers. What to bring, typical schedule, profiles of the instructors, testimonials, and registration.
Mushing Online - Home page for Mushing Magazine, a bi-monthly publication that features articles on dog training and care, as well as tips for the mushers themselves on how to prepare for not only races but for, say, the unexpected blizzard. There are several archived articles available on-line, plus info needed to backorder issues and merchandise.
Nordiclight Alaskan Malamutes - Breeders of purebred Alaskan Malamutes.
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Ontario Federation Of Sleddog Sports - Provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas that promote sleddog sports in Ontario, Canada.
Racing Sled Dog Kennel - Sled dog racing in middle Europe and Scandinavia and offers Siberian Husky and Alaskan Husky breeding. Site is in English and German.
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Retired Sled Dogs - Here is a place to find retired sled dogs, or submit one that you will be reitiring. Recreational mushers, create your team here!
Sibe Tribe Tours Ltd - Dog Sled tours in the Similkameen valley of British Columbia.
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Sibenah Siberian Huskies /Sled-dogs - Loving, Importing and Selectively Breeding and Racing in Canberra, Australia.
Siberian Husky sled dogs in Denmark - Information about two Siberian Husky sled dogs in Denmark and their Siberian Huskly family and friends. General information, sled dogs in Denmark, and FAQs on huskies.
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Sled Dogs and Mushers - The Crooked Creek Observer uses musher interviews and photos to detail the love the mushers feel toward both their dogs and the sport. Details sport's beginnings and growth as well as the not-so-positive sides.
SnoStorm Siberians - Racing breeder and team. Photographs and racing information. Located in MI.
Snow Motion Winter Dog Sports Club of Manitoba - Club for skijorers, kick sledders and recreational dog sledders which goes on weekly group runs in the Winnipeg area, and encourages members to race in the Festival du Voyageur each February.
Stephen R. Lee's Home Page - A multitude of information and links, ranging from Lee's own experiences sledding in New Mexico to the basics of training and caring for dogs.
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The Longest Sled Dog Race in Europe - 1000 km Non Stop Running through the Arctic Winter. The northernmost Sled Dog Racing Area in the World. Under North Cape Norway Start: Second saturday in March. Qualifying Event for the Iditarod
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The Village of Mushers - News and information about this sport. Races, updates, clothes, equipment, sleds, dogs, kennels, pictures, wallpapers, programmes.
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Vermont Dog Sled Rides - Dog sled rides in Vermont, wilderness adventures 20 miles north of Stowe.
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Yukon Quest - 1,000 mile dog sled race run in February, named after the Yukon River.
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