mushing
Sign in to savethumb|Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 2010 Mushing is a sport or transport method powered by dogs, either by cart, pulk, 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.
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology
- Practice
- Dog team members
- Equipment
- Harnesses
- Sleds
- Other Equipment
- Bikejoring
- Dog scootering
- See also
- References
thumb|Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 2010 Mushing is a sport or transport method powered by dogs, either by cart, pulk, 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.
==History== upright|thumb|An Alaskan musher in 1909 The practice of using dogs to pull sleds dates back to at least 6000 BC. Remnants of sleds and harnesses has been found with canine remains in Siberia which carbon-dated to 7800–8000 years ago. Native American cultures also used dogs to pull loads.