Iditarod bans mushers from carrying sled dogs in trailers, and some aren't happy!!
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I am on the fence...comments?
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fladogfan wrote:I'm wondering if the change is meant to make it harder for Dallas Seavey to win again? As much as I'd like to see Aly win, Dallas has months of training done using the trailer method. Sorta un-fair to wait till 4 months before the race to change a rule.
Jeff King was the one who started it. another of his many inventions.
"I wanted to get the musher's weight in the center of the ski — calling the sled runner the ski," he said. "It wasn't with the intention of carrying a dog, but it is so incredibly effective and makes the sled so much more maneuverable by putting some weight behind you."
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