Summer Husky Mushing with Hetta Huskies in Enontekiö

Visiting in Summer or Autumn? Worried that you have missed the chance to run with the dogs?

Don't worry!!

You can still experience the thrill of mushing behind a dog team by using our specifically modified 'troll' carts.

Although we do not offer this on the hottest of days we can generally find dogs that can heat adapt pretty well and who enjoy running in front of the cart in the summer almost as much as they enjoy mushing in winter.

Each experience starts with a farm tour and a safety briefing before we set off to the sound of excited barking along our farm trails.

Going with the troll carts is as exhillerating as sledding in winter but if people are interested in a smoother ride, it is also possible to experience the running of the dogs in the summer using a quadbike.

When we do this for real (as part of our standard autumn proprioception and fitness training of the dogs) we may have as many as 16 dogs in front of the quads but in the summer, 6 - 8 dogs is normally fine.

The 2km ride itself probably only lasts about 10 mins but the preparation and take down from it, including the farm tour, will easily last >1hour.

If you are lucky enough to visit during autumn training, you will probably want to stay for the whole session (which could be up to 8 loops / 16km on our interconnecting farm trails).

It is always interesting to watch the interactions between the sled dogs as they run in their teams. Puppies running for the first time gambol down the tracks whereas the older dogs switch back into serious work mode relatively quickly. Ears twitch as we call commands.

Come and experience the running of the dogs with us.