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Jana Henychová (*30.11.1971)

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How I have become a musher.
It´s been a long time but I still remeber the time at the basic school when everyone was collecting something either stamps, horses, pictures of actors,… and I was interested in something totally different – hoarding the pictures of dogs and wolves. I was a big „evil-doer“ at the local library but the enthusiasm for collecting excused me. My most favourite writer was Jack London and I had read the White Fang about ten times.I remember my first picture of the malamut dog in a magazine about dogs „Pes přítel člověka“ with an article about the first dogs of that type in our country. It was sometimes in 1984 and I was almost 13.
The time went by. I was living in the Jizera Mountains therefore as nearly everyone there I was doing the sports – cross country skiing, orienteering, triathlon, rock-climbing,…, as well as studying and preparing for the great career and future of the scientist. All this had been happening till 1997 when I bought my first husky miss dog Jovanka. The illusions of my fantastic scientific career dissapeared with her.

The beginnins of me being the dog´s mum were probably the same as everyone´s. My doggie was being spoilt and I was able to do all the unbelievable crazy tricks to please my honey. The result of it was the dog that has never wanted to run.

From my boss at work I got another two huskies – Růžena and Korča that stayed alone with very uncertain future after a death in a family. So they found their new home by me. I bought my first sled too. Only I kept wonderring how come that I have to always push so much by myself, and that´s why Heda came to us.

I was the beginner, self-learner, the soloist. I had no one to tell me do this or that or to share his knowledge and experiences. I found everything out by the well-known method of „try and fall“ that brought smashed and knocked knees, torn clothes but also the explorer´s feeling of delight .

Nowadays in 2009 I own 23 lovely dogs. One can say that my breed rises in a geometric row. In these days I run a husky school and taking part in lon distance sled dog races. I finish with my 8 dogs sled dog race Finnmarkslopet 500km in 2008 and with 14 dogs Finnmarkslopet 1000km, the world´s northernmost sled dog race, in 2009.

Dog sledding Experiences Jana Henychová ( 30.11.1971)

1994 I bought my first Husky 1999 First expedition with dogs to Finland 2000 I grow up my first puppies My first racing experience 2001 FInisher of Iron sled dog cup – cup of extreme dog sledding races (Wildkoge – AUT, Deštné – CZE, Innerkrems – AUT) 2002 2nd place on Czech championship – long trail – with four dogs Finisher of Iron sled dog cup 2003 1st place on Czech championship – long trail – with eight dogs 1st place on Czech championship – mid distance 5th place on European championship- ( pure breed dogs) – Deštné – CZ FInisher of Iron sled dog cup 2004 I started my job as professional musher, experience in film and advertisement making with dogs FInisher of Iron sled dog cup 2005 1st place on European championship – ( pure breed dogs) Innerkrems – Austria 1st place on Czech championship – ( pure breed dogs) FInisher of Iron sled dog cup Second expedition with dogs to Finland 2006 1st place on Czech championship – long trail 222 km 2007 1st place on European championship – ( pure breed dogs) Pian Cansiglio – Italy 2008 1st place on Czech championship – long trail 222 km- with 12dogs Finnmarkslopet 500km- Norway, finisher 2009 Finnmarkslopet 1000km- Norway, finisher 2010 Finnmarkslopet 500km- Norway, finisher 2011 Femundlopet 600km- Norway, scretch after 410km 2015 Femundlopet 600km- Norway, scretch after 120km 2016 Femundlopet 600km- Norway, finisher 2016 Polardistans 300km, Sweden, 4th place, finisher

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