PINK PEAKS Race Report

[tanglefoot]

there is, being editied for censorship reasons this being a family site haha, i was VERY pleased with sassy and the odd expletive snuck out with my happyness hahahaha

john how can i up load it with it being on you tube?

[fladogfan]

GOOD!

[Di*]

CONGRATS EMS!!

You did super in your first race!

Wow what a pair you two make!! Awesome...just wait til next year huh?

Looking forward to the video, no matter how long I have to wait for it to download!

[tanglefoot]

we said we'd have a fwe surprises...heres team tiara, better know as...
anotherukfan (left) and wendy (right)...spot the trail breaker family tiara!!!

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getting ready to enter the sweepstakes as trail breaker - or better know as team tiara

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[boo]

Very cute. A very patient-looking dog in the bag, too.

[flowerpower]

WooooooooooooHoooooooooooo! Can't wait to see their first race!!! Tangles, you'll have half the country mushing before you are done!

[tanglefoot]

just keep mushing, just keep mushing... hahaha this is my motto ever since i saw 'finding nemo' and he sings 'just keep swimming just keep swimming ' we changed the lyrics a little... we'll soon have these two on the runners...kirra, the dog in the bag is my lead bag and she thinks she deserves a tiara of her own hahaha, her nick name is princess raa dog - she sings raa raa raa raa raa on the start line when we race or train.

we are thinking of starting a mushing group here in our part of the country as we have so many people buying huskies as pets and then finding either they cant cope with them/dont understand how different to other breeds they are/want to work the dogs they have either bought as pets, or have bought to get into the sport but have no one to teach them...the only problem is finding a trail to train on. we have to buy permits in the uk from the land owners to run our teams

[Heidi]

Thanks for the pictures Tangles! How fun!!

[Another UK Fan]

Ok so the truth is out - this is what really happens at the UK mushers banquet You start off in the pub and end up on the runners!

Been offline for a bit and look what happens!

I have to let everyone know what great hosts Tangles and Ems are. Delicious food, excellent drinks and service, vibrant company (well where else can you spend all night talking sled dogs?) and then lots of fun with the dogs to round it all off

Kirra was so patient - and sat for her photo-op like a true pro. She'd not met Wendy before, and gracefully made her acquaintance. Kirra walked up to her, lifted her head to look into Wendy's face and then put her head back and softly sang out a greeting. So elegant, so well mannered, such a happy dog. You should see her in the start chute, mind - bit of a transformation goes on then. Mr Wolfe rolled over for a tummy rub and was generally very soppy and Lolly got under peoples arms as much as she could for lots of fuss. And the terriers darted around, weaving in and under the huskies. Magical!

Di - I wish i could say I was getting to be a pro in the handling duties! But day 2 was cancelled so no develpment to report. But we've made a couple of provisional summer dates to visit and just mess about with the team, so hopefully, when the next season begins, I'll be a bit more useful for both the teams Tangles. Although each musher instructs the handlers on the position of the dogs and their individual needs, it does help, for me, to know the team. That's probably because I'm inexperienced. But looking forward to getting more experience!

Meanwhile, despite the photos, team Tiara remain a handling team only!

[Di*]

Di - I wish i could say I was getting to be a pro in the handling duties! But day 2 was cancelled so no develpment to report. But we've made a couple of provisional summer dates to visit and just mess about with the team, so hopefully, when the next season begins, I'll be a bit more useful for both the teams Tangles. Although each musher instructs the handlers on the position of the dogs and their individual needs, it does help, for me, to know the team

Sorry you didn't get the chance to handle on the second day, guess I was thinking you did the first day.
Everybody has to start somewhere right?! I didn't get any instruction, didn't even know the musher so wasn't sure what to do! Maybe next time I'll be braver and do it more than once...I'm such an observer and not until my friend kinda pushed me into it did I hop onboard! Glad she did and I did though

I'm sure Tangles and Ems will be fantastic teachers for you...Wish I was in your shoes!