ANSC 210 1st Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Previous Lecture I II III IV V Husbandry a Pastures b Stables c Grooming d Hoof Care e Teeth Preventative Health Care Common Diseases a Colic b Laminitis Reproduction Behavior Outline of Current Lecture I II III IV V VI VII History of the Iditarod Susan Butcher Alaskan Husky Iditarod Vets Mushing Sled Essentials Jeff King Current Lecture I History of the Iditarod a Siberian Huskies usually not used i More of endurance runners ii Run slowly but can run far b Portions of the trail used by American Inupiaq and Athabasca c Runs Anchorage to Nome d Even years take the northern route e Odds years take the southern route i Considered a harder route ii Dogs must run into the wind many dogs don t like this f Each musher has a run rest cycle These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute II III IV V g Checkpoints i A musher can drop a dog at any checkpoint ii If a dog is dropped it HAS to be dropped at a checkpoint not in between iii If a dog is dropped it is taken care of by a 24 hour vet iv Flown back to anchorage v There are 3 vets at each checkpoint vi Checks HAW 1 Hydration and heart rate 2 Attitude and appetite 3 weight h You must start with 16 dogs and finish with at least 6 i Scratching voluntary drop from Iditarod j Withdraw involuntary drop from Iditarod Susan Butcher a Four time winner b Believes in training dogs year round Alaskan Husky a Eat fast and run fast b Purpose bred dogs c Use fat as their fuel d All dogs are examined at the beginning of the race and in between the race as well e Dogs are microchipped and tagged f Mushers can not give performance enhancers Iditarod vets a You must be selected in order to be one b Must have 5 year experience c Recommended sled dog experience d There are 35 vets e 5 rookies each year are accepted Mushing a Wheel dogs i Closest to the musher ii Usually the strongest b Lead dogs i In the lead ii Usually the smartest c Swing dogs i Second in line ii Help the lead dogs d Female dogs can be run even in heat e Shoulder injuries are the most common injuries f Gang line is the line that goes from the sled down in between all the dogs g Neck line is the line that attatches to the dog from the gang line VI VII Sled essentials a Sleeping bag b Ax c 8 booties for each dog d Snow shoes e Cooker capable of heating 3 gallons of water f Gang line Jeff King a Inventor of the double sled b He can sit down on his sled c He can mount his cooker on the handle bars for warmth
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