A little later than normal, but our review from the ABSA Forest of Dean Rally held on 15th and 16th January 2012. ABSA’s first night rally of the season at the Forest of Dean was well attended despite many competitors (and organisers Kate & Ian Muncaster, Ems Scott Langley and Matt Hammersley) facing the daunting [...]
Round 4 of Weight Pull Championship – new record set!
December 19th, 2011This weekend, the Luponooshka pack were a dog down as Mina had to stay home. James stayed home with her whilst I took Lucien and Slink to the 4th round of the Allerton Park Weight Pull Championship. I arrived early, the car park was like sheet ice and I nearly slipped just getting out of the [...]
ABSA Sled Dog Rally – Ringwood Forest 2011
December 12th, 2011After the cold at Sherwood, came the rain at Ringwood. Some the Snowpaw team braved the wind and rain to tackle what is, for many, the toughest trail on the ABSA Championship calendar. The start looks promising enough with a long downhill into a tight left hander, but what goes down must come up and [...]
ABSA Sled Dog Rally – Sherwood Forest 2011
December 5th, 2011At long last, a decent spell of cold weather arrived in time for the Sherwood Rally and at last it started to feel like winter is finally here and the racing season is underway. The Snowpaw team had two entries that made it to the Sherwood, both entered in the EF 1-2 dog Freight Class (sadly [...]
Lucien beats his own Weight Pull record… Again!
November 28th, 2011Sunday 27th November, saw almost perfect pulling competitions. The weather was cool and dry, albeit with very strong winds. Again all 3 “Luponooshka” Dogs were entered, this time with Selene in full competition instead of Novice. This was a special day for us and Selene, as it marked the anniversary of when we collected her [...]