Tightly gripping their dog harnesses and barking out orders to their sled dog teams, Hans Gatt and Lance Mackey are battling it out today to be crowned Yukon Quest champion. According to the latest update on the event’s website, the pair were only 34 minutes apart at the last checkpoint in Braeburn. Along with Hugh [...]
Gatt and Mackey slugging it out on Yukon Quest’s final sprint
February 15th, 2010Gary Rolfe – Dog Food
February 15th, 2010Do You feed raw meat? GR: Yes sometimes I feed raw meat but predominately I feed seal or walrus blubber with kibble. Yearly my dogs go through 6 tons of Nutrience kibble, 30% protein and 20% fat. They look terrific and work wonderfully on it. Where I live we have seven sometimes eight month sledding [...]
Lack of sled dog scratching sets new precedent
February 12th, 2010The fact that no sled dog competitors scratched – which means to leave the race – during the first section of the Yukon Quest sets a new precedent for the event. Organisers of the meeting, which is one of the biggest dates on the mushing calendar, said it is the first time all entrants have [...]
Hans Gatt in front in Yukon Quest sled dog race
February 12th, 2010Hans Gatt is on course for victory in the Yukon Quest sled dog race after heading back onto the trail earlier today (February 12th 2010). The 51-year-old Austrian, currently living in Whitehorse, was forced to take a 36-hour mandatory stop-over in Dawson City on Wednesday, to allow his canine companions to recharge their batteries. He [...]
Iditarod qualifier ‘will have good snow conditions’
February 11th, 2010Sled dog racers taking part in an Iditarod qualifier later this week can expect decent snowy conditions. Organisers of the Race to the Sky event, which takes place in Montana between February 12th and 17th 2010, told the Helena Independent Record the ice should provide a good quality circuit. The course covers 350 miles and [...]