Tuesday, February 20, 2007
LANCE MACKEY WINNER OF THE QUEST
LANCE MACKEY IS THE WINNER
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LANCE MACKEY GAGNE LE QUEST
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Lance just arrived in Fairbanks with a total time of 10days 2hours 34mn with 10 dogs.
Hans should arrive in 4 hours or so |
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Lance wirent de passer la ligne d'arrivé avec 10 chiens sont temp pour le Quest est de 10 jours 2heures 34mn
Hans Gatt arrivera d'ici 4 heures |
Posted by Magali in Other news | Racing News
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:15:16 PM (Alaskan Standard Time, UTC-09:00) 
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
LANCE STILL IN LEAD
LANCE in lead then HANS
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Lance en tête et Hans derriere
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Lance Mackey still in lead of the Quest with a 6 hours lead on Hans Gatt now in second place.
Gerry Willomitzer and William Kleethen are batteling for 3 and 4th place....
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Lance Mackey est toujours en tête avec une bonne avance de 6 heures sur Hans Gatt maintenant en deuxième position.
Gerry Willomitzer et William Kleethen se bataille pour la deuxième et troisième place.
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Posted by Magali in Other news
Sunday, February 18, 2007 11:14:53 AM (Alaskan Standard Time, UTC-09:00)
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Saturday, February 17, 2007
PUPPY TRAINING PART 2
PUPPY TRAINING PART 2
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ENTRAINEMENT CHIOTS DEUXIEME PARTIE
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Today I harness broke 6 more pups: Loki, Mac, Skid, Wake, Cypher and Elgamal
I did 3 teams of 6 dogs with 2 pups in each team like I like to do it..
They all did great the best one was CYPHER, driving like a crazy all the way.
Mac and Loki did good but they are BIG they are too big for a "Medium" harness...
More puppies will get to go tomorrow.
Monday Jacques and I go for a long camping trip 18 hours or so trip.... and it should be around 20 and 30 below at night !! LUCKY ME!!! |
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Aujourd'hui j'ai débouré 6 chiots: Loki, Mac, Skid, Wake, Cypher et Elgamal.
J'ai fait 3 attelages de 6 chiens avec 2 chiots par attelage comme j'aime faire.
Ils ont tous été super mais CYPHER à été impressionnante a font tout le temp...
Mac et Loki vont bien mais ils sont énormes !! il sont a l'etroit dans des harnais de taille Moyenne!!!
Je ferais d'autre chiots demain.
Lundi Jacques et moi allons faire un long entrainement avec camping et biensure la météo prevois des -30°c et -35°c la nuit !!! j'en ai de la chance non??? 
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Puppy team / Attelage de chiots
Mac (blue eyes) next to Cardin / Mac (yeux bleux) a coté de Cardin
Posted by Magali in Kennel News | Training News
Saturday, February 17, 2007 4:10:02 PM (Alaskan Standard Time, UTC-09:00)
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COUNTING DAYS TO RETIREMENT
ONE MONTH TO RETIREMENT
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UN MOIS AVANT LA RETRAITE
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Memphis enjoying pre-retirement, after Iditarod this will be official.
Jacques needs her this year since she knows the way to Nome, but after this No more races... Just having babies and enjoying house.
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Memphis savoure la pré-retraite, après l'Iditarod ce sera la retraite officielle.
Jacques a besion d'elle cette année car elle connait le chemin pour allé a Nome, mais apres c'est finit plus de course... juste des petits chiots et la maison...
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Posted by Magali in Iditarod News | Other news
Saturday, February 17, 2007 8:29:01 AM (Alaskan Standard Time, UTC-09:00)
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Friday, February 16, 2007
TEST DRIVE
NEW SLED TEST DRIVE
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ESSAIS DU NOUVEAU TRAINEAU
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Jacques loves his new sled ! he already did 2 training run on it and just loves it.
In couple of days we will go for a long run and then he will load it as he plan on loading it for the race.... So he can get a good routine.
Below picture of today taking off from the kennel. |
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Jacques adore son nouveau traîneau, il l'a deja utilisé pendant deux entrainement il en est tres tres content.
Dans deux jours nous feront un long camping et il va charger le traîneau exactement comme il le sera pendant le course afin de bien prendre l'habitude de tout.
Ci dessous des photos du depart du chenil aujourd'hui
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THE NEW SLED / LE NOUVEAU TRAINEAU
Posted by Magali in Iditarod News | Training News
Friday, February 16, 2007 7:40:05 PM (Alaskan Standard Time, UTC-09:00)
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LANCE MACKEY IN LEAD
Lance has 4 hours lead
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Lance à 4 hr d'avance
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Yukon Quest, Lance Mackey has 4hr lead on William Kleethen in Dawson. Pretty impressive... William has himself 1 hour on Hugh Neff but William didn't leave at his exact allowed time from Dawson and heis now only 20 minutes ahead of Hugh.
Hans Gatt is 7hr behind Lande at the Half Way checkpoint of Dawson.
There is still 25 teams in the race, only 3 scratch.
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Sur la Yukon Quest Lance Mackey à 4hr d'avance sur William Kleethen à Dawson. Impressionnant. William avait 1 heure d'avance sur Hugh Neff en arrivant a Dawson mais il n'est pas repartit a l'heure exact et il n'a plus que 20mn d'avance.
Hans Gatt est 7hr derriere Lance au point de control de la moitié de la course.
Il y a toujours 25 attelages dans la course, seulement 3 on abandonnés.
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YUKON QUEST RACE UPDATES
SUIVIT ENLIGNE DU YUKON QUEST
Posted by Magali in Other news | Racing News
Friday, February 16, 2007 7:35:23 AM (Alaskan Standard Time, UTC-09:00)
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
PUPPY TRAINING
HARNESS BRAKING PUPPIES PART 1
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DEBOURGAE DES CHIOTS PREMIRE PARTIE
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Yesterday I harness broke the 4 pups from Memphis and they did great.
I went 3 miles (shortest loop here) and used a 6 dog team with 2 pups in each team.
I have my old leader in front... One team had Corona and Crow in lead and the other one Smallet and Hyder.
Snefru and Zoser didn't wonder what they had to do... Tity and Khaba were not sure for the first few yard then they go the idea real quick.
I love harness braling pups they are so funny to watch... and the first couple of times they still are shy about the all deal so easy to handle and put the harness on...
Already at the end of the 3 miles Zoser was jumping and screaming.... I guess he will be like his mom...
I'll do more pups tomorow today we go about 100 miles run with the Iditarod dogs.
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Hier j'ai débouré les 4 chiots de Memphis et ils ont tous super bien travaillés.
J'ai fait 4.5kn (plus petite boucle ici) et j'ai fait des attelage de 6 chiens avec 2 chiots par attelage.
J'avais mais vieux super leaders, un attelage j'avais Corona et Crow et l'autre Hyder et Smallet.
Snefru et Zoser ont tout de suite compris le planning , Tity et Khaba on été hesitantes au debut mais apres quleques metres ont vite compris le but du jeux.
J'adore débouré les chiots et les regarder courrir. Les premières fois qu'on les attelent ils sont pas encore sure de tout donc facile a atteler et dételler mais apres généralement ils deviennent "fou"...
Zoser a sont retour sautait et aboyait comme un fou, je suppose wui va etre exactement comme ca mère !!!
Demain je travaillerais avec des nouveaux chiots, aujourd'hui nous allons faire un entrainement de 160km avec les chiens Iditarod.
Bye,
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TITY
ZOSER
Posted by Magali in Kennel News | Other news | Training News
Thursday, February 15, 2007 8:02:17 AM (Alaskan Standard Time, UTC-09:00)
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
IDITAROD SLED
New Iditarod Sled
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Nouveau traineau Iditarod
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We received today Jacques new sled for Iditarod.
Made by ANITPODE in France... The sled is beautiful and looks great.
It is a 5ft sled in the front with a back part where Jacques can have his cooler and other stuff and sit on it.
Also WINDSHIELD to protect from the wind and special addition to protect Jacques hands if he encounter a tree like he did in 2005.
Tomorow Jacques will try the sled and I should have more photos.
Below are the photos take tonight in the garage when we put it together.
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Nous avons recu cet apres midi le nouveau traineau Iditarod pour Jacques. Il est fabriqué par ANTIPODE (La Pesse France).
Le traineau mesure 150cm et a l'arriere il y a un emplacement pour la glaciere ou autre et Jacques peux s'assoier dessus pour ce reposer.
Aussi addition d'un PAREBRISE pour proteger du vent et special protection pour les mains au cas ou Jacques rencontre un arbre comme il l'a fait en 2005.
Jacques essayera le traineau demain donc j'espere avoir des photos demain.
Ci dessous les photos prisent ce soir pendant le montage du Traineau.
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Here's the sled / Voila le traineau
The Windshield / Pare Brise
Rear View / Vue de l'arrière
The new snowhook / Nouvelle Ancre a Neige.
Posted by Magali in Iditarod News
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:17:21 PM (Alaskan Standard Time, UTC-09:00)
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Monday, February 12, 2007
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Wyoming 2007
BEAUTIFUL WYOMING
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SUPERBE WYOMING
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The race in Wyoming was great, we are both very happy with our dogs and placing. Wyoming is the most beautiful state after ALASKA !!!
The race use the snow machine state trails for the race which mean nice and well maintain trails. This year the race was all the way on fast trails . Usually we have one fast days and then it snows... but this year Wyoming didn't much snow in some area so all the trails we runs were fast.
The team from Lloyd and Mari GILBERTSON driven by Wendy Davies was amazing. Jacques is very happy to had been second behind this team considering that our dogs are heading to Nome in less than 3 weeks.
Jacques used GOOGLE, Loly and Jewel and in lead and the new start is JASPER, he was very good in the 200 and he was amazing in Wyoming.
I used Memphis, Pyramid, Jenny and Janet and my new SUPERSTAR is ONYX (Jasper sister) she did 5 days in a row, and 4 in lead.
Memphis will officially retire after Iditarod this year....
Kirk Barnum from Montana got Shamir and Zircon to improve is kennel and breeding program. Kirk will try Iditarod next winter.
Racing in Wyoming is a pleasure all the mushers are super friendly and the official too.
To me we have there the 3 best vets in Mushing WORLD: CAROLYN GRIFFITH, DENNY ALBERT and LANNIE HAMILTON.
The race Marshall is THE BEST TOO : MARK NORDMAN, I think beside Mike McCowan I don't know any other PROFESSIONAL race Marshall like him. For Mark the safety of the dogs and Musher is the most important thing NOTHING come before this and this is very importnat for us too.
All the official are great and very competent and this real help.
Thanks to Frank for organizing a great race and working with TOP OF THE LINE POEPLE....
After Wyoming we stopped in Montana and then headed back home.
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La course du Wyoming c'est bien déroulé et nous sommes super content de nos chiens et de nos classements respectifs.
Wyoming est l’état le plus beau (après l'Alaska). La course utilise les pistes de snowmachine maintenue par l'état. Les pistes sont toujours magnifiques. Cette année tous les jours la pistes a été rapide, généralement nous avons un jour très rapide et les autres il neige mais non cette année pas beaucoup de neige au Wyoming donc les pistes ont été tout le temps très rapides.
L'attelage de Lloyd et Mari Gilbertson (conduit par Wendy Davies) a été superbe tout le long. Jacques est très fier d'avoir été deuxième derrière un attelage aussi parfait en considérant que nous chiens partent pour Nome dans moins de 3 semaines.
Jacques a utilisé Google, Jewel, Loly en tête et JASPER a été suprenant, il avait été excellent à la 200 miles début Janvier et il a été superbe à la Wyoming.
Moi j'avais bien sure mon amour de chienne MEMPHIS mais aussi Jenny, Janet, Pyramid et une nouvelles super chienne ONYX (soeur de Jasper). Elle a fait 5 jours de suite dont 4 étapes en tête sans aucuns problèmes. GRAND ESPOIRS...
Dans mes autres "jeunes" KONGA a été EXCEPTIONNELLE 5 jour de suite aussi pour elle et DIAMOND a été très très bon aussi.
Memphis est officiellement a la retraite a sont retour de l'Iditarod!!!
Un ami du Montana a pris Shamir et Zircon pour améliorer son chenil et programme de reproduction. Il fera l'Iditarod l'hiver prochain.
Courir au Wyoming est comme faire une course avec des amis... l'atmosphère est super et tout le monde parlent et rigole avec tout le monde mushers et officiels.
Super cette course il y a A MON AVIS les 3 meilleurs véto dans le domaine des chiens de traîneau au monde: CAROLYN GRIFFITH, DENNY ALBERT et LANNIE HAMILTON... il y en a peut être une/un autre mais je ne l'ai pas rencontrer encore mais ces 3 là sont SUPERNANTES!!!
Le Race Marshall est aussi l'un des meilleurs dans le business (l'autre aussi bon est un autre ami proche Mike McCowan). J'ai eu l'honneur de courir sous l'ordre de ces deux Race Marshall et quand vous savez sans aucun doute que vos chiens et votre sûreté est la chose la plus importante pour eux cela aide beaucoup ....
Les autres officiel: Chrono, juges sont super aussi!!! MERCI a Frank d’organiser une si belle course.
Apres le Wyoming nous sommes passé à Lincoln au Montana et 2 jours &14hr plus tard nous étions à la maison...
Pour voir des photos allez sur le lien ci dessous.
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WYOMING 2007 PHOTOS
Posted by Magali in Racing News | Wyoming news
Saturday, February 10, 2007 7:09:05 AM (Alaskan Standard Time, UTC-09:00)
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Thursday, February 08, 2007
WE ARE BACK
BACK IN ALASKA
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DE RETOUR EN ALASKA
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We arrived this morning at 1:30 am at the kennel.
2days and 14hrs to come back from Lincoln Montana (3000 miles)
Now we are super busy with Iditarod food drop due Feb 12th....
I write about the WYOMING race soon... Lot of stories about this WONDERFUL race.
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Nous sommes arrivé au chenil ce matin a 1h30.
Nous avons mis 2 jours et 14hr pour venenir de Lincoln (Montana). environ 4800km.
Maintenant nous sommes super occupé avec le "food drop" pour L'iditarod qui doit etre livre le 12 fevrier.
Je promet d'ecrire bientot au sujet du Wyoming !!! plein d'histoire sur cette course magnifique.
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WYOMING
Posted by Magali in Racing News | Training News | Wyoming news
Thursday, February 08, 2007 10:46:08 PM (Alaskan Standard Time, UTC-09:00)
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Saturday, January 27, 2007
week in wyoming
GREAT TRAINING IN WYOMING
We really enjoyed the week of training in western Wyoming. We spend few days in Lander and we got a good snow fall about 18 inch in town and 2 ft on top of the mountains, great training the snow was deep but I liked how my team reacted to the very deep snow and snowmachines ruts. I had Memphis and Pyramid in lead, many times I couldn’t see them but I just gave commands and the team was reacting like they were suppose too. After we went to Dubois and did 3 training runs there. One was up on Union pass, where you get a spectacular view. One was on the CD trail (Continental divide) and we went by the overlook of the divide, I couldn’t really stop with the dogs but the view was for sure great. This area of Dubois burned last summer so you can see on our gallery some image of the trails and the burned trees.
Thursday we went to Jackson and visited with Arman Cadol a friend that was born and raised in France. We had good time visiting him. Friday was the vet check and we decided the 16 dogs we will each run. Go on the link below to see our teams:
Jacques’s team
My team
After the vet check we went to the Chiropractor. His name is Dr Tiger and he is very good he works a lot with dogs and horses. He is amazing. After doing all the dogs he worked on my back and neck and he told me a in way worth shade than my dogs!!!! Remaining soreness from last winter (hard crash in the French Alps). My spoas muscle still isn’t hilled up and my neck/Skull are not staying aligned…. Anyhow he worked on my problems and it really helps.
At 7pm was the start of the ceremonial start, 3miles in town… Lots of people. I took 5 dog team lead by Memphis and Jenny.
Since this year there is lot of stage where we don’t go on a “loop” and since we have no handler our friend Mari Wood offered tp drive our truck during those stages. Her daughter will driver her truck (John is racing) and this is a GREAT RELIEF FOR US..
Today we are in Lander enjoying a day OFF before the race, getting truck cleaned up and sled ready. I enjoy Howard and ¨Princess and they just got 3 new calves so I went and checked them out and took some photos all theses are on the PHOTO GALLERY!!!
To check race results go to
www.wyomingstagestop.org
I doubt I’ll have much time to write during the race!!!!
Bye for now
Training in Lander after big snowfall
Trail in Lander toward Blue ridge
Vet check, Carolyn checking Memphis
baby FOOD at Howard and Princess ranch ... Black Angus the best BEEF ever..
Posted by Magali in Racing News | Training News | Wyoming news
Saturday, January 27, 2007 12:15:48 PM (Alaskan Standard Time, UTC-09:00)
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