[daguy]

This year there was a Mushing / Sled Dog race event close to were I live. It takes place each year and this was the first time I've visisted. I believe it was the 4th time this event took place.

Of course we don't have a thick snow layer as in the countries were these event normally take place so the competitors used various wheeled vehicles that were pulled by their dogs.

Here are some pictures I took to give you all an impression of the event.

This was the start line, every few minutes a new team would start and do an 18km area parcour that had been set up in and around the local forest.

This was one of the longer teams I saw, and the sled was actually a quad chassis of which the motor had been removed.



Other vehicles that were used can be seen below.

A four wheeld buggy:



A two wheeled "step" bike:



And of course there were plenty of dogs, there were huskies, malamute's and also some other breeds to be seen. Here are a few of the pictures I took of the dogs.

A malamute:





This one was one of the nicest I saw, the icy blue eyes were really impressive to see.









This one also had a very pretty colour.



A general impression



I hope you enjoyed the show, I sure know that I did. Allthough it was freezing cold it was well worth the visit.

Information about the event can also be found here:

http://www.peelenmaaschallenge.nl/