Enjoy these visits with mushers involved in all
types of sled dog endeavors.
Their insights will help all of us increase our dog skills.
If you're interested in being interviewed, or have
suggestions on questions to ask, please contact us via e-mail at webmaster, with "Interview" in the subject line.
Select a name from the following list to
"meet" the musher. Interviews with skijorers are marked with an
Kent Allen,
Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, USA Meet this long time sprint musher and organization participant
Ken
Anderson, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Ken Anderson and Gwen Holdman Anderson run a very versatile kennel, with
very adaptable dogs. They run all types of races from sprint to stage to long
distance, with a focus on Iditarod.
Lynzie Bacchus,
Mesick, Michigan, USA
Lynzie finished the 2003 Jr Iditarod in her first attempt. She races primarily
sprint classes in the MUSH and GLSDA race circuits
Kirsten
Ballard, Anchorage, Alaska, USA The first and only woman to run the Iditasport Extreme Skijoring Race - read
about her experience and the long distance skijor training techniques she learned along
the way
John &
Geri Bates, Ferndale, Michigan, USA Meet the Siberian Express team and their owners!
Ramy Brooks,
Healy, Alaska, USA Quest winner, top Iditarod finisher and member of a renowned mushing family!
Laura & Neil
Burton, Kronau, Saskatchewan, Canada Besides mid and long distance mushing, these two head up the Trekking for
Miracles Run in Saskatchewan!
Ken &
Lori Chezik, Fife Lake, Michigan, USA A small kennel with a big will to win!! Meet the husband/wife team who
fielded the 2003 Limited North American Championship 8 Dog Team!
Henry & Debi
Csabak, Kakabeka Falls, Ontario, Canada A re-emerging sprint racer shares his ideas!
Scott
Dahlquist, Cokato, Minnesota, USA Learn more about skijoring from this Champion Skijorer!
In memory of Martina A. Delp,
Salcha, Alaska Forming a group of shelter dogs into a cohesive team, suitable for competition.
( We are sorry to report that Martina was accidentally electrocuted at her home in May
2007.
We are leaving this interview up in memory of her enthusiasm for sled dogs and life.)
Tom &
Cathy Dimon, North Pole, Alaska, USA How to have "fun" camping and weight pulling!
Egil Ellis - Part
1, Borås, Sweden Learn about "Scandinavian Hounds" (pointer/husky crosses) and get some
excellent mushing advice from this World Champion open class sprint musher! Egil Ellis - Part 2, Borås, Sweden Training, Racing and more
Curtis Erhart,
Fairbanks, Alaska Members of two of the greatest sprint racing families in Alaska comprise C &
S Kennels...there's a lot to be learned in this interview!
Dori
Hollingsworth, Seward, Alaska 2001 IFSS World Champion musher talks in depth on all aspects of putting together
winning limited and open class teams
Ron Koczaja,
Fairbanks/Two Rivers, Alaska Bush musher, Iditarod veteran, hunter, tour rides....it's all about having fun!
Miriam Koerner, Potato
Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
How does someone born in Recklinghausen, Germany, with a dachshund as the only pet dog,
end up in Potato Lake, Saskatchewan with an ever increasing number of sled dogs?
Hannes Kronbach,
Hüfingen-Sumpfohren, Germany 2003 World Champion MD Lim. who hopes to defend his World Championship in Bend,
Oregon in 2005
Barb & Lisa
Moore, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA The first mother/daughter combo to finish the Iditarod!
Michael Murphy,
Newberry, Michigan, USA Interesting interview with tour operator, distance musher and Iditarod 2000
competitor!
Petra Noelle,
Welver, Germany Experienced European sprint musher tackles the Yukon Quest.
Frida Oderstål,
Gafsele, Sweden 17 year old Swedish 4 Dog Sprint Racer
Lynn Orbison, Two
Rivers, Alaska Musher, Farmer, Groomer, Publisher & Founder of Second Chance League
Stuart
Osthoff, Ely, Minnesota, USA Stuart and Michele operate one of top sprint kennels in North America...see what
makes Trails End Kennel run!
Warren
Palfrey, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada Meet this interesting musher from Canada's far north.
Jennifer Payne,
Chugiak, Alaska, USA This experienced limited class musher is making the move to Open Class racing.
Marc Permentier,
Gafsele, Sweden Meet a fast moving sprint racer from Sweden
Sherri Pristash,
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Meet this "rising star" on the Fairbanks sprint racing scene!
Ryan
Redington, Knik, Alaska, USA The 1999 Jr. Iditarod Winner is a young man on the move!
Libby Riddles,
Knik & Nome, Alaska, USA A "Must Read" from the first woman to win the Iditarod!
John
Schandelmeier, Paxson, Alaska, USA Our goal is to find caring, permanent homes for previously unwanted sled dogs.
John
Schultheis, Wasilla, Alaska, USA Meet this dedicated Young Open Class sprint racer
Ann & Al
Stead, Duluth, Minnesota, USA Exceptional Siberian racers and breeders, but more importantly, responsible,
caring sled dog owners. You will learn a lot from these two!
Alan Stewart,
Moormore Cottage, Rothiemurchus, Aviemore , Scotland Learn more about mushing in the UK and beyond
Art
Stoller, Two Rivers, Alaska, USA 20 Tips for Successful Sled Dog Racing - a "must read" if you want to
learn how a top sprint musher does it!
Jarred Stone,
Washburn, Wisconsin, USA Teenaged skijorer, sprint racer, Student, Pro paintball player
David Straub,
Willow, Alaska, USA Iditarod Rookie with a goal of introducing school children to the Iditarod and
Alaska.
Ed Streeper,
Osage, Minnesota, USA Champion Open Class racer who knows how to win!
Thom "Swanny" Swan,
Two Rivers, Alaska, USA Historical reenactor who often portrays a North West Company “wintering
partner” in the last decade of the eighteenth century
John Swenson,
Holyoke, Minnesota, USA Witty comments from one of the Midwest's most congenial and accomplished mushers!
Jessica Tackett,
Wasilla, Alaska, USA Meet this interesting, enjoyable Alaskan Skijorer and Junior Musher.
Josi Thyr, Cataldo,
Idaho, USA A young woman dedicated to her Seppala Siberian Sled Dogs!
Frank Turner,
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Visit with this Yukon Quest Champion as he talks about what it takes to meet the
challenges of the Quest race.
Alden West,
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Very interesting interview with a Quest 250 veteran and Yukon Quest
rookie. Lots of details on what Alden looks for in dogs and his approach to distance
racing.
Nicole Whitlock,
Bailey, Colorado, USA You'll be as impressed with this young lady as I was! Her folks, Don & Tammy
Herr, must be very proud of her!
Aliy Zirkle,
Two Rivers, Alaska, USA A very interesting interview with the first woman to win the Yukon Quest.
