We haven't done much running of the teams lately let alone given many rides. I schedule for us to take two foreign exchange students from the Rotary club I am a part of for a ride! They arrived right on time and we got them dressed with some additional warm gear before heading out to the pens. Tom had set up the sled for a 10 dog team and we even set it up with a second sled on the team so one would be riding and one would be on the second sled.
The team was:
Sherman & Jasper
Raller & Shelby
Kivek & Dude
Kako & Gus
Marco & Zena
They left the kennel and I took off on the sno-go to meet them at the turn around. That's when disaster struck!! Tom stopped the team with the sled on an angle and when he attempted to move the team forward to let the girls switch position, the very strong 10 dog team decided to put all their power into moving forward! I jumped on the second sled and stepped on the brake! Just as I look up, the front sled with Lidia in it is on its side and poor Lidia has disappeared into the deep snow! We got the team stopped and got Lidia dug out. She said her shoulder was hurting but she was okay. She rode the second sled back to the house and was feeling better by the time we were back here.
Jen had stayed at the house and finished cleaning the pens Tom hadn't gotten to and was ready to help us get dogs unharnessed and put up after the run!
After the ride, we had hot cocoa and cookies and had a chance to visit before it was time to head out. All in all, it was a good day!
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