Category Archives: Sled Dogs

Ian’s 2024-2025 Race Season

Posted on 06/23/2025 by ashleekiser

As I sit here by an air conditioning vent trying to escape the 90 degree heat, I think back to the hot days in years past. 15 years ago I would have been jumping a course at Westwind with Elise … Continue reading →

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Lodi, Ohio

Posted on 01/26/2025 by ashleekiser

Back in November, we traveled north to Lodi, Ohio to take Ian to a dryland mushing race running his very own dogs for the first time. We’d finally managed to put together the right combination of dogs for Ian to … Continue reading →

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Ian’s Ragtag Motley Crew

Posted on 01/12/2025 by ashleekiser

I’ve not done a great job updating all of you about Ian’s new dogs. The last two I properly introduced were Falcon and Pilgrim, but it wasn’t much later that I shared about the untimely loss of Pilgrim. Since we … Continue reading →

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Dryland Mushing

Posted on 06/29/2024 by ashleekiser

A few Christmases ago, Abby gifted me with a shirt stating: “I was normal two huskies ago.” At the time we laughed and thought it referred to Balto and Jenna. We had no idea how prophetic the shirt actually was … Continue reading →

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Summer Break?

Posted on 06/28/2024 by ashleekiser

Our annual cycle used to follow very predictable seasons. In the fall we attended corn mazes and bonfires on weekends while Tabitha and I took the horses out for evening trail rides after work. Over the winter we ventured out … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Mushing Academy

Posted on 06/17/2024 by ashleekiser

Last spring, as Ian completed his requirements for 4th grade, we knew we would soon have to make some major decisions about the future of his education. Our county begins middle school in 5th grade, rather than 6th grade, and … Continue reading →

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Pilgrim Kiser

Posted on 01/16/2023 by ashleekiser

“Dogs die. But dogs live, too. Right up until they die, they live. They live brave, beautiful lives. They protect their families. And love us. And make our lives a little brighter. And they don’t waste time being afraid of … Continue reading →

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Peanut Butter and Jelly, plus Falcon

Posted on 08/07/2022 by ashleekiser

Here we are, three and a half months into blending Siberians and Alaskans together. We have learned lots about each of the four dogs after watching them adapt to each other. The process has definitely had its share of incident,  … Continue reading →

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Building the Team

Posted on 06/24/2022 by ashleekiser

Meet Falcon and Pilgrim, the newest members to Ian’s kennel! Ian finally graduated from his pancake puppies, and has added his first real sled dogs to his fledgling team. It has been quite the ride to get to this point, … Continue reading →

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Ceremonial Start   

Posted on 01/28/2022 by ashleekiser

Wyoming Part V, January 28, 2022 Downton Jackson, Town Square to Snow King After 4 days of exploring Wyoming, the purpose of the trip was finally here! Friday was the big day of the Pedigree Stage Stop Race. Ian had … Continue reading →

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