Iditarod Vocabulary

A collection of lines that dogs are attached. These line include the tow line, tug lines, and neck lines.

• tether

• rigging

• bootie

• runners

A rope or cord attached to an animal and attached to something at the other end. This rope restricts the animal's movement.

• haw

• rigging

• gee

• tether

A command for right turn.

• gee

• haw

• tether

• frontier

A command for left turn.

• gee

• haw

• rigging

• frontier

The two bottom pieces of a sled which come in contact with the snow. They extend behind the basket for the driver to stand on.

• gee

• haw

• tether

• runners

A musher who is running the race for the first time or who has never completed the race.

• runner

• rookie

• frontier

• haw

Straps for an animal: a set of straps fitted to the dogs so that it can be attached to the sled for pulling.

• runners

• tether

• harness

• haw

Unusually and dangerously low body temperature caused by prolonged exposure to cold.

• haw

• gee

• hypothermia

• harness

A type of sock that is made to protect the dog's feet from small cuts and sores. They can be made from various materials such as; denim, polar fleece, trigger cloth, etc.

• booties

• harness

• tether

• rigging

The land or territory the forms the furthest extent of a country's settled or inhabited regions.

• frontier

• hypothermia

• gee

• haw