Skijoring: A story in pictures

All photos by GORDON CHIBROSKI, Staff Photographer

Copyright © 1997 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc.

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	Staff photo by Gordon Chibroski
	Sara Vanderwood and her Alaskan husky, Marley, enjoy skijoring behind their home in Oxford.

	Staff photo by Gordon Chibroski
	Vanderwood's belt cushions her body as the dog pulls. With the help of leg straps, it spreads the pressure to her lower back and hips.

	Staff photo by Gordon Chibroski
	Sara attaches the line to the harness on Marley, her 4-year old Alaskan, prior to a run at her home in Oxford.

	Staff photo by Gordon Chibroski
	Vanderwood almost takes a spill while exercising one of her Alaskans. Most Skijoring trails are groomed prior to racing, mostly to protect the dogs from being injured by objects under the snow.

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