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dog & sport – Canicross, Bikejöring, Scooter and more! The inaugural issue of our international magazine in English, connecting the whole world of harness dog sports. Join us on our brand new journey… Everything you need to know about harness dog sports! Inside our first issue October – January 2015/2016: Interview with Lena Boysen Hillestad Junior training camp in Norway – an exemplar Canicross – the first training steps Command training – that sounds strict Canicross belts tested Preview IFSS World Championships Canada Harnesses – what is important Scotland and Switzerland introduce themselves and much more… Come and join us into the fascinating world of Canicross, Bikejoring, Scooter and more – 52 pages with everything you need to know about harness dog sports!
dog & sport – Canicross, Bikejöring, Scooter and more! The inaugural issue of our international magazine in English, connecting the whole world of harness dog sports. Join us on our brand new journey…
Everything you need to know about harness dog sports!
Inside our first issue October – January 2015/2016:
Interview with Lena Boysen Hillestad
Junior training camp in Norway – an exemplar
Canicross – the first training steps
Command training – that sounds strict
Canicross belts tested
Preview IFSS World Championships Canada
Harnesses – what is important
Scotland and Switzerland introduce themselves
and much more…
Come and join us into the fascinating world of Canicross, Bikejoring, Scooter and more – 52 pages with everything you need to know about harness dog sports!
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01 | 2015 October - January | 9,90 € <strong>international</strong><br />
<strong>dog</strong> & <strong>sport</strong> 01 | 2015 October - January<br />
<strong>dog</strong> & <strong>sport</strong><br />
canicross | bikejoring | scooter and more<br />
Leire Fernández Abete<br />
The new generation<br />
Lena Boysen Hillestad<br />
The 23 times world champion<br />
Preview IFSS Dryland<br />
World Championships Bristol, Canada
Editorial<br />
Finally! The inaugural issue of <strong>dog</strong>&<strong>sport</strong> <strong>international</strong><br />
is out. We start our new journey with the 23 times<br />
world champion Lena Boysen Hillestad and the new generation<br />
Leire Fernandez Abete. We would like to<br />
grow our magazine about harness <strong>dog</strong> <strong>sport</strong>s around<br />
the world together with you. Not only follow us, but<br />
also become part of our journey. Tell us what interests<br />
you, what you would like to read: From interviews of<br />
interesting athletes, about races and events, to equipment<br />
tests and new products. Help to design our<br />
magazine.<br />
One of our biggest aims: To connect the world of harness<br />
<strong>dog</strong> <strong>sport</strong>s. We would like to ind out what happens<br />
across the globe in our <strong>sport</strong>. How popular is the<br />
<strong>sport</strong> in the USA, Brazil, Canada, Australia and Europe?<br />
Which harness <strong>dog</strong> <strong>sport</strong>s dominate or grow the fastest.<br />
There is so much to ind out, to discover and to<br />
learn.<br />
The irst issue gives an insight into our new big journey<br />
around the world of harness <strong>dog</strong> <strong>sport</strong>s.<br />
Be connected<br />
Annick Busl<br />
Editor<br />
<strong>dog</strong>&<strong>sport</strong> Canicross Bikejoring Scooter and more<br />
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Contents<br />
Foreword 4<br />
By Hugh Neff<br />
Weronika Jurek 5<br />
"Our way of life"<br />
Command Training Part 1 6<br />
That sounds strict<br />
Canicross Part 1 12<br />
The irst training steps<br />
Lena Boysen Hillestad 18<br />
The Interview<br />
Harnesses 22<br />
Which one is the best one?<br />
Summer Camp in Norway 24<br />
Fun for young mushers<br />
Mark Mazzucca 28<br />
Bikejoring with William<br />
4 Our way of Life<br />
12 The irst training steps<br />
24 Summer Camp<br />
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29 Canicross in Scotland 32 Preview IFSS World Champs<br />
40 Young and energetic<br />
44 Enhancing the <strong>dog</strong>-human partnership<br />
Canicross Scotland 29<br />
From mushing to Canicross<br />
IFFS Dryland WC 2015 32<br />
A Canadian dream<br />
Canicross running belts 35<br />
3 belts tested<br />
Canicross <strong>sport</strong> in the Netherlands 38<br />
A nation relatively new to the <strong>sport</strong><br />
Leire Fernandez Abete 40<br />
Young and energetic<br />
Tellington TTouch 44<br />
Enhancing the <strong>dog</strong>-human partnership<br />
Harness <strong>dog</strong> <strong>sport</strong>s in Switzerland 48<br />
Introducing the Swiss<br />
About us 49
Foreword<br />
Running <strong>dog</strong>s in harness is<br />
a beautiful <strong>sport</strong> and lifestyle<br />
People all over the world treasure the opportunity to<br />
travel, race and most importantly play with their loved<br />
ones – the <strong>dog</strong>s. They are such unique, beautiful and<br />
tough animals. As musher it’s an honor to be caretaker<br />
for such lovely creatures. I’m also honoured to promote<br />
our unique lifestyle and am excited to be part of the<br />
irst <strong>international</strong> magazine focusing on harness <strong>dog</strong><br />
<strong>sport</strong>s! Happy trails fellow <strong>dog</strong> lovers.<br />
Hugh Neff<br />
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Hugh Neff, also nicknamed 'the gypsy musher', is an Alaskan long-distance<br />
sled <strong>dog</strong> competitor who has so far competed in 14 Yukon Quest and<br />
9 Iditarod races. He became Yukon Quest Champion in 2012.
Weronika Jurek<br />
My name is Weronika<br />
Jurek, I’m 22 years old<br />
and have been doing<br />
Canicross for 5<br />
years now.<br />
A few years ago my sister bought a<br />
Siberian husky and I wanted to provide<br />
him with the physical exercise<br />
he needed, because walking was<br />
not enough for him. My friend<br />
asked me if I wanted to take part in<br />
a Canicross event she organised. At<br />
irst I wasn’t sure if it’s a good idea,<br />
but she managed to convince me. I<br />
tried and immediately fell in love<br />
with this <strong>sport</strong>. I’m amazed by the<br />
<strong>dog</strong>s that are taking part in such<br />
championships, especially by European<br />
Hounds, because of how smart<br />
and eager to work they are. In 2011<br />
my biggest dream came true. The<br />
moment when I got Kira (European<br />
Hound) has changed my life. Every<br />
time we take part in a <strong>sport</strong> event,<br />
it is very emotional for both of us.<br />
Every championship is different and<br />
we are still learning from each<br />
other. I’m always concerned about<br />
the race, and I know that she is, too.<br />
When we are about to start, she<br />
waits nervously for me to say “go”.<br />
But once we run, we try to leave<br />
those feelings behind us and work<br />
together as a team. The trust that<br />
we have for each other is extremely<br />
important in this kind of <strong>sport</strong>. At<br />
present, we start in the categories<br />
Canicross and Scooter. We take part<br />
in national as well as <strong>international</strong><br />
championships, European Championships<br />
and World Championships.<br />
Every little success is very important<br />
for us.<br />
This <strong>sport</strong> has become our way of<br />
life.<br />
© Weronika<br />
© picures: Anna Kawala Konik<br />
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