Alright race fans- we have some exciting news!

We’ve just submitted our applications for a couple big races! Drum roll…………

A Ryno Kennel team mushed by Tucker will be running in the 2023 Copper Basin!

AND

A Ryno Kennel team mushed by Sam will be running in the 2023 Quest 550!

For Tucker, this will be his first dog sled race. For Sam, this will be her second. In 2021, Sam ran in the Willow 300. For both Tucker and Sam, the main goal will be having fun for canines and humans alike. They will run a slower schedule and hopefully take many of the youngsters who have not yet run a race. I plan on handling for both races, which might be a bad idea, but I’ll try my best to behave myself and not get too wrapped up in the race. The Copper Basin and Quest are two of our favorite events, so I’m PUMPED that Ryno Kennel will be at the starting line!

And while I haven’t officially signed up yet, I do plan to run in the Solstice 30 Skijor Race and perhaps another skijor race in preparation for our big spring skijor trip! In recent bikejor practices I tried:

Wingman- B+

Fly- D-

Havarti- D-

Elmer- A

I do want to note that while I am grading some dogs harshly (Fly and Havarti), that by no means rules them out. I attached the dogs to my bike and went for a short ride, hoping the dogs would pull. Both Fly and Havarti didn’t understand if it was fun loose run or if they were supposed to be pulling. With actual training (not just conditioning), I’m sure many of the dogs could be great skijor dogs. Dogs who aren’t instant naturals just need a partner or perhaps chasing another team to learn what sort of game we’re playing. So I’m not being entirely fair when I give them such low grades without training.

Anyways- lots of excitement on the calendar for this winter. We hope you all follow along!