"Superior performance by a dogsled team is a reflection of superior day-to-day care on the trail."

Susan wrote several dog sledding entries for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Dog sled racing has been criticized for its treatment of the dogs. But Susan's care of her dogs on the trail ~ once ridiculed ~ is now standard practice among mushers.

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Susan sprint racing in Colorado, two years before she'd move to Alaska to pursue her dream of winning the Iditarod.

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