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WHAT IS MUSHING?
Very briefly, mushing is a sport with very many branches, which originated in certain parts of the world, where snow was a determining factor in people's lives and people were taught to survive for a very long time by using the pulling power of dogs for movement and transportation. Regardless of the branch of mushing, the goal is common: the team of man and dogs, using the right equipment, must get from point A to point B in the shortest possible time, respecting the competition rules.
BY WHAT CRITERIA ARE THE BRANCHES FORMED IN MUSHING?
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Depending on the distance they can be:
- sprint competitions - the distance covered is from a few kilometers up to about 25 km depending on the number of dogs in the harness and is covered in a few minutes or a few tens of minutes.
- medium distance competitions - several hundred kilometers are covered in stages spread over several days.
- long-distance competitions - these are the toughest competitions, with distances of up to almost 2000 km.
- medium distance competitions - several hundred kilometers are covered in stages spread over several days.
- long-distance competitions - these are the toughest competitions, with distances of up to almost 2000 km.
- Depending on the breed of dog, there can be:
- competitions for pure-bred Nordic dogs
- open competitions where any dogs are accepted
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Depending on the type of route they can be:
- snow competitions - the most authentic competitions.
- non-snow competitions - as the winters are becoming more and more snowless in recent years, such competitions are also organized with specially built carts.
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