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Carting as a sport is also known as dryland mushing and is practiced all around the world, often to keep winter sled dogs in competition form during the off-season. (Note that the term " dogcart " is primarily used to mean a particular type of light horse-drawn vehicle .) [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 2010. Mushing is a sport or transport method powered by dogs. It includes carting, pulka, dog scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting, and weight pulling. More specifically, it implies the use of one or more dogs to pull a sled, most commonly a specialized type of dog sled on snow, or a rig on dry land.
The Greyster is a type of sled dog bred for sled dog racing, especially dryland sports like canicross and bikejoring. [1] The greyster is crossbred from the Greyhound and the German Shorthair Pointer. [2] The greyster gets its endurance and its enthusiasm from the German Shorthaired Pointer and its speed from the Greyhound. [2] [3]
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The first sled dog race to feature a codified set of rules was the All-Alaska Sweepstakes, which first took place in 1908. This was followed in 1917 by the American Dog Derby, which was the first sled dog race outside Alaska or the Yukon. [1] In 1929 the Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Race" was first held in the city of Laconia, New Hampshire.
This activity allows the owner and dog to gain exercise without using the huskies' strong sense of pulling. Some companies make hiking equipment especially for dogs in which they may carry their own gear, including water, food, and bowls for each. Carting, also known as dryland mushing or sulky driving, is an urban alternative to dog sledding ...
There are three sleddog sport categories that IFSS covers: Dryland, Skidogs, Sleds, what are run in 2 separate World championships on Snow and off Snow (dryland). IFSS also organizes IFSS/WSA Long Distance World Championships and is involved in many non-racing activities that promote the sport, its safety, animal wealthfare.
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