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skijoring

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ski·jor·ing  (skjôrng, -jr-)
n.
A sport in which a skier is drawn over ice or snow by a horse or vehicle.

[Norwegian skikjøring : ski, ski; see ski + kjøring, driving (from kjøre, to drive, from Old Norse keyra).]

skijoring [skiːˈdʒɔːrɪŋ]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Skiing) a sport in which a skier is pulled over snow or ice, usually by a horse
[Norwegian skikjöring, literally: ski-driving]
skijorer  n


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Go skiing or snow shoeing or try out something new like skijoring (a cross between dog sledding and cross-country skiing).
In the winter, she grabs the Kickspark, a sleek foldable sled, and glides behind her dogs along specially designed skijoring trails in Bunker Hills Regional Park.
Other dog sports include carting, dock jumping, field trials, flyball, hunting, racing, scent hurdling, scootering, sighthound racing, skijoring, sled dog racing, tracking and weight-pulling.
 
 
 
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