natives of northern countries were the first experts in sleighing and sledding.lapps. finns, and Eskimos staged races. Eskimos raced across frozen ground at breakneck speed. Each man stood on the back of his dog-drawn sled. he guided his huskies with a long whip. lapp drivers hurtled down a steep slope. the reindeer-drawn sleds shot up the opposite slope at top speed. then they raced down again and up another hill.