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Of Skijor Races Past

Here's a fun video of Abby at the start of the LNAC races in Fairbanks following the World Championship Skijor races in Salcha, Alaska.

Abby ready to race, LNAC 2013

My original plan had been to compete with Tikko, my Alaskan husky, as my race dog. Abby was a back-up if I needed her, but I didn't consider her trained up quite yet to race. When Tikko told me he was ready to retire, Abby stepped up and more than took over his race dog role.



After the racing in Salcha in the nordic combined, I wasn't quite ready to go home, so we signed up for the three-day LNAC races. It was very warm especially for Fairbanks, reaching above freezing and into the 40s, which was not ideal for thick-coated Abby, but was fun for me. I raced in a t-shirt!

Abby was eager to go and ran well, even through the heat. I was so proud of her, and look forward to racing with her, and her son, this coming season. In the meantime, enjoy the video of my girl, Abby. The commentary is funny, she's out of "Perle de Tourbiere" kennel in the Netherlands, which is not a racing dog kennel...

Thanks for reading, and happy trails! ---Kiersten Lippmann

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