#Skijoring

[twlfthnght]

(one of) my submission(s) for zinebash's may theme: cowboys! a bit of a subversion of the theme, but im obsessed with the concept of modern cowboys, and once i saw a video about skijoring a few months ago and it was the only thing that came to mind when i saw the them, so i did another wikipedia dive zine (theyre so much fun to do, highly recommend)

printable pngs below the cut!

flickr link

i had a go at making a more high contrast b&w version, as i realised that my submission for medieval would have looked better in b&w if i had made it higher contrast.

i have a few more ideas i want to do before the end of the month, but idk if ill get around to them 🤠

[workingflooff]

Skijoring! We had a lot of fun :)

[hippography]

Soldater til hest og på ski

IDENTIFIER NTM UWP 11466

AVBILDET STED Norge Oslo Oslo

PRODUSENT Worm-Petersen, Severin 

INSTITUTION Norsk Teknisk Museum

DigitaltMuseum

[rilespics]

wipe out!

[brianbritigan]

Today’s the start of the Skijor Loppet here in Minneapolis! 🎿🐶❄️🐾 This sketch was inspired by the team effort of my partner and pooch in last year’s events, best of luck to all the dogs and skiers out there this weekend!

[grandlanetransfer]

The most famous country for Skijoring is Switzerland. The very first skijoring race occurred in the Engadine valley was in 1906. Skijoring became so famous and prevalent that races were moved onto a pre-arranged track.

It is a type of recreational activity or sport usually played in winter, in which a person sits on a horse, a dog, or other animals and is then pulled by them and skis on the snow. The word skijoring means ski driving. It is also used as a mode of transportation but primarily as a sport that involves competition.

In Scandinavian countries, skiing was top-rated, and people in those countries still enjoyed it. In places like Tromso, Norway, Inari, etc., they practice Skijoring by reindeer. It is not only restricted to humans, but also many dog breeds also participate in Skijoring. It just requires skills and desire to run down a trail, which is a natural quality in dogs. As this requires significant endurance and strength, only athletic dogs are seen more in Skijoring, and small dogs are often absent.

The longest Skijoring race is KALEVALA which takes place in Kalevala, Karelia, Russia. It covers a distance of 440 km. The second longest is the Stream Sprinter 120, which happens in Whitehorse, Yukon, with a distance of 190 km. The highest-level skijoring dashing groups on the planet are German Shorthaired Pointers, Alaskan Huskies, Pointer/Greyhound blends, or crosses between these varieties.

Read more: https://grandlanetransfer.com/blog/skijoring-in-switzerland-what-it-is-and-where-to-try-it/

[wildwoodgarden]

Enjoy what you’ve got with those you love!

[hawkwatchdogblog]

Sled dogs; Unleashing paws

Are you ready to embark on a thrilling journey through the exhilarating world of dog sledding? Welcome to the Hawkwatch Dog Blog, Jack Hawkins your author and new musher, with experience in Canicross and Bikjoring around Ottawa, and returning last night from the Rigs Shaw’s Sled dog Training weekend, held by Bruce Magnusson the recent winner of the Copper Dog 150 winner and incredible stage stop…

[rochestertoastmasters]

Thesaurus Thursday - It’s a great week to take up “Skijoring” - Anyone remember K-tel Fun Skis? (def) a sport in which a skier is pulled over snow or ice, by horse, dog, or motor vehicle.

[captain-kermit]

pov: youre photographing the skijoring runs after your run and your biggest competition turns out to be the guys that lowkey adopted your partner and godamn it, they shouldnt be this good at it

[rilespics]

they got air-time

[61below]

This boi is so cabin fevered that he’s spending his evenings whine-barking at us, simply because he’s so bored.

(Srsly the mf-er has gotten six new toys in the last two weeks INCLUDING treat puzzles. It doesn’t help. He just wants to RUN)

Mr61below finally said he’s going to run to L&M tomorrow to get snowshoes \o/ *~^+’*

[em0-snail]

My idiot horse who does not have a brain

[horsefigureoftheday]

Disciplines they should have at the Olympics instead of shitty dressage:

Skijoring

Paso fino

Liberty (make it like dog dancing)

Cowboy mounted shooting

Medieval jousting

Bomb-proofing (who has the most unflappable horse)

Horse soccer

Twelve horse hitch

Shetland pony racing

Horse shrimping

You know how they used to have painting in the Olympics? They should do that again but the contestants are only allowed to paint horses

[darkwood-sleddog]

more and more i become of the opinion my dogs are not reactive to strange dogs but in fact it is unreasonable to expect them to NOT be reactive when the dogs we pass are unwalked, understimulated rural hellions that thrash at the windows of their houses, bark at us and follow us for entire lengths of properties, snarl at us, run at us with tense body language etc.

is this because a neighbor (who does skijor!) moved in half mile down the road from us a half a year ago with the most polite, unreactive dog that my dogs glance calmly at as they walk by? as it is unrestrained (no underground fence) on the property? absolutely is.

is this because a few years ago a neighbor's very nice pitbull mix got out and when it walked up to us with polite calm body language my dogs reacted just as calm and we were able to walk this dog home? absolutely is.

like i am a human woman and have lived in areas with much larger populations than i do now. i remember being followed by strangers, yelled at by strangers in aggressive ways. it made me tense and yes...reactive in those moments to ensure my own safety and needs were met. but was it my fault for having to react that way? To call friends and family and be on the phone any time that i walked alone? to check in when i got to where i was going? to bring pepper spray and iron knuckles to walk less than 10 minutes away from home? I don't think it is. Rather it's the failure that allows that behavior towards me which is at fault. i should not have had to carry those things with me. or call a single soul.

same with my dogs. my dogs aren't reactive, i'm just the only person who walks my damn dogs in my rural neighborhood. even though we can walk for 4+ miles either way on safe dirt roads out of our driveway before we reach pavement. nobody else. walks. their. fucking. dogs. yes i manage my dogs behaviors, it can be embarrassing when they get riled up, but know what? it is not their fault so many other dogs fucking SUCK. and it is not those dogs' fault that they suck either. i encountered more politely behaved dogs when i lived in the suburbs and city than i do now because those dogs at least had some sort of experience with being around other dogs (passing them on the sidewalk even) out of necessity. Rural people truly just throw their dogs outside and expect that to be enough. if you're lucky they install a little underground fence that will maybe keep fido in the yard (like uwu WE don't want to have a look at a fence and we're going to make all our neighbors GUESS if our dog might run into the road at them uwu).