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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

A command for right turn.

• gee

• haw

• tether

• frontier

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

A command for left turn.

• gee

• haw

• rigging

• frontier

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

• runner

• rookie

• frontier

• haw

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

• haw

• gee

• hypothermia

• harness

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

• frontier

• hypothermia

• gee

• haw

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A