The annual skijoring clinic is scheduled for a bit later in the season this year.
If you are a novice skijorer or have never skijored before, you’ll be quite comfortable at this clinic. You can opt in or out of which ever activities you like. If you are an intermediate skijorer you’ll benefit most from the opportunity to share ideas with others like you and the opportunity to train your dogs in a safe and friendly setting. If you are an expert skijorer your help would be much appreciated.
The only fee required to attend is your $30 Mush Larose membership, which also entitles you to run your dogs on Mush Larose trails all year long. If you’ve already paid your membership, then you are free and clear.
The first part of the clinic is held at Boboul restaraunt in Limoges. It is on the East side of the main street. The outdoor portion of the clinic is held at the Indian Creek parking lot of the Larose Forest. Map to Larose Forest Indian Creek Parking Lot
The following agenda will be extremely flexible and dependent on the expressed goals of the participants. For some activities we will likely form groups to accomodate a range of goals, interests, and skill levels. As in previous years, the first part of the clinic takes part at Boboul’s restaraunt in Limoges, and the rest of the lesson takes place at the Larose Forest trails. We will come back to have lunch at Boboul’s part way through the lesson.
| Time | Location | Activity |
| 9:00am | Boboul’s Restaurant |
Round up
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| 10:00am | Mush Larose Parking |
Intro to Skate Skiing: On Mush Larose trails, skate skiing is usually your best way to help out your dog while skijoring. |
| 11:30am | Mush Larose Parking |
Introduction to Pulling
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| 12:00 | Boboul’s, Limoges | Lunch |
| 1:00 (or after lunch) | Boboul’s, Limoges | Introduction to Dog Training for Skijoring
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| 1:30pm or 2:00pm (when indoor lesson is done) | Mush Larose Parking Lot - Split into groups | Exercises For Novice and Intermediate Dogs
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| 1:30pm or 2:00pm (when indoor lesson is done) | Mush Larose Parking Lot, Then using the Short Course | Passing Exercises For Experienced Teams
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| 3:00 | Mush Larose Short-course | Mass start / group run |
You don’t have to pre-register for this course, but if you tell us a bit about yourself we can think about how to tailor the course to your needs.
1. What ski skills do you have?
(Or make up another answer that best suits you)
2. How experienced is your dog?
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If possible, supply your own dog(s), harness, and equipment for this skijoring clinic, otherwise, let us know what you’re missing and we’ll try to work it out.
| Skis | Cross-country skis, unwaxed (or glide wax only). Skate skis if you have them. Downhill skis will work in a pinch and may even be the best option if balance is a big issue for you - be aware, however, that some folks strongly discourage the use of steel edges around dogs. |
| Dog | Ideally your dog should have tried on a harness before. If not, we can show you how to get your dog acclimatized to wearing one. |
| Harness | If you have extra dog harnesses, bring them along. If you need to borrow one, there should be enough around to make that possible. |
| Skijor Belt | Bring a skijor belt if you have one. A rock climbing harness works great too. If you don’t have a skijor belt or rock-climbing harness, a wide belt like a weight lifting belt will be enough to get you started. |
| Skijor Tugline | Bring lines if you have them. Otherwise bring a rope approx. 8 feet long, with a snap or carabiner on each end. |
| Clothes | Because this is a lesson there are times when you’ll be standing still, so dress more warmly than you would for skiing or skijoring. Layers are ideal since you’ll get quite warm when we are underway. You may be surprised how little you end up wearing while skiing. |
