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All About Dryland Training

Like it or not - Dryland Training is a must.. 

What are the challenges on dryland, which traps should we avoid, what are the best ways to save the feet and how on earth do we keep the spirit up in the darkness and mud?

  • 5 Live Webinars

    Live coaching

  • Community

    Share thoughts, tips and ideas

  • Home Assignments

    Personal development

  • Final Exam

    Certificate upon completion

    What you are going to learn

    A few words about this course

    Dryland Training builds the very foundation of your dogs physics in harness. If you do things right, this training can ensure your dogs well being all through the season. But the traps are tricky...

    When completed this course you:

    • ..know how to set a solid training program 
    • ..have a routine to ensure your dogs well being in training
    • ..are confident in measuring recovery and plan increase in training for your dogs
    • ..know how to optimize recovery for your team
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    coach review

    It exceeded my expectations!

    Marlene showed me that nervousness can be a good thing (...) with butterflies fluttering in my stomach with joy, looking forward to the race.
    When it came to mental insecurity, we agreed on goals for me and behold, I found it really easy to focus on these goals and improve! 

    Nadja Wittman🇨🇭

    🥉 Šediváčkův long 2026

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    A space where I felt seen and supported

    What I truly appreciate is how Marlene combines her professional expertise with a deeply personal approach; she doesn’t just teach you how to mush, she helps you grow into the musher you want to become.

    Marieke Schutte 🇳🇱
    Sprint musher on dryland & snow
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    coach review

    Finding Marlene was a gamechanger!

    I was already working with my dogs in a nice way but wanted professional guidance to make sure I was truly on the right track. Marlene inspired me to set ambitious goals and provided both the knowledge and the practical skills I needed to achieve them. I truly appreciate her powerful yet empatic way of coaching.
     

    Daniy Herbst-Früholz 🇩🇪

    Future long-distance musher

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    Straight to the podium!

    I highly recommend! Marlene helped me to get ready for my first races!

    Malcolm McDaniel 🇸🇪
    🥉 Beaver Trap Trail 2025

    Marlene Hällström

    • Canine Ethologist
    • World Champion Mid-Distance Musher

    About

    Marlene is a passionate musher and ethologist with a particular interest in sled dog welfare. She runs an 8-dog-team of own bred siberian huskies in longer mid-distance races as Femundløpet 200 and Amundsen Race 180. Marlene is a masters' student of Clinical Animal Behaviour at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences in Edinburgh. She is also the current Captain of the Swedish National Sled Dog Team. 
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