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MeMush Rookie Program

Launching in July 2026, the Rookie Program is the safest way to the finish line for upcoming mushers! The program gives you the complete tool set for performance and dog welfare through season specific seminars, peptalks, group discussions and customised exercises.


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MeMush Rookie Program

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Who is Marlene?

World Champion musher with triple Best Dog Care awards. Highly engaged in personal development for each and every musher. Ethologist specialised in dog behaviours and a devoted science nerd.
  • World Champion 2022
  • Former national team coach 🇸🇪
  • Bachelors thesis “The Secret Behaviours of Sled Dogs”
  • Science based facts
  • Multiple Best Dog Care awards
  • Finished Femund 200, Amundsen Race 180, Beaver Trap Trail 170, Tobacco Trail 150, Vildmarksracet 120 and many more races..
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Scholarship

Every year, MeMush Academy awards an ambitious upcoming musher with a scholarship covering the full fee of the MeMush Rookie Program.  
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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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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
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