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Not sure where this is relative to you, but this sort of
thing is always fun for the grandbunnies, not to mention the
adults: http://www.freewebs.com/soldiermountainquest/
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Terri wrote:
It's about 3 hours from me and it does look like a lot of fun.

A lot of these races also have "Kid and Mutt" races, too,
which basically consists of shoving a helmet on a kid,
sticking them on the back of a sled and telling them to hold
on tight, and having the sled be pulled for ~100 meters by
one dog. The people who organize dogsled races recognize
that the future lies in getting children hooked on
expen$$$ive, dangerous activities at a very young age.
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(Melinda Shore) said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

A lot of these races also have "Kid and Mutt" races, too,
which basically consists of shoving a helmet on a kid,
sticking them on the back of a sled and telling them to hold
on tight, and having the sled be pulled for ~100 meters by
one dog. The people who organize dogsled races recognize
that the future lies in getting children hooked on
expen$$$ive, dangerous activities at a very young age.

Sounds a lot like rodeo sheep riding. The kids can get a heck
of a scary ride.

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Rocky wrote:
Sounds a lot like rodeo sheep riding. The kids can get a heck
of a scary ride.

I've seen both, and I think sheep riding is a lot funnier,
myself. But the kids do love, love, love the kid and mutt
races.
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Terri wrote:
Heck it can't be any more dangerous or expensive than 4-wheeling!

More expensive than 4-wheeling, different set of dangers.

When I was up in Fairbanks I met some kids who were running
the Junior Iditarod and similar junior races, and they're
pretty awesome. They'd have to be, to be out on their own
in -30F temperatures for several hundred miles, running and
caring for 10 dogs. But survival is taught in the Alaska
public schools, and a bunch of those kids come from mushing
families and/or live in the bush. But still - wow.
Impressive kids.
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