The mushers
The musher is the person who drives the sled and guide the dogs. Each muscher must decide how many miles to run every day, What to eat on the trail and the best places to stop and rest. A good musher has to be disciplined and really want to win this race.
The Dogs
The perfect sled dogs is the Alaskan Husky with its thick fur and strong legs. Each dog must be healthy, so vets examine then carefully before the race begins.These dogs and mail all over Alaska. However,when people started using snowmobiles,travelling by sled became less popular.This traditional form of transport seemed to be dying out until the Iditarod Race was started in 1973