Mushing at East Hill

East Hill fourth graders learn about dog sleds Clayton Thomas of Go-Kennel Racing and Outlaw Dog Sleds in Fonda.

How do you hold an assembly about sled dogs when the ground is bare of snow? You hold it in the parking lot on modified bicycles that imitate a traditional dog sled!

Three members of Outlaw Dog Sleds visited East Hill School treating 4th graders to a real-life lesson in dog sleds and dog sled racing. Despite the lack of snow, Gary and Gar Morey and Clayton Thomas  shared what it is like to race dog sleds.

Students learned about the many breeds of sled dogs as well as what it takes to train and race. Mr. Morey explained that a sled driver must help during a race by standing on the sled runners with one foot and pushing with the other foot—like pushing a scooter or skateboard. That may mean pushing over 1100 miles in the famous Iditarod race in Alaska!

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