Pirena 2008 - La Ruta Blanca de los Pirineos - La Ruta Blanca dels Pirineus

Dogs are the great main characters of the Grand Prix Affinity Advance. For that reason, PIRENA counts on a great team of veterinarians which consists of 4 professionals with a long experience in sleddog crossing-races and 8 students coming from the faculties of veterinary medicine of the Universities of Barcelona and Zaragoza. This team works on the identification, follow-up, care, control of all the animals that participate in the race during all the stages.

This formative program was already initiated by Affinity ADVANCE and PIRENA 10 years ago. It consists of inviting veterinary medicine students, as complement of his formation. There is a veterinarian for each two teams, an average that allows mushers and skijorers to work with the lack of concern as they know that they have a so important vet support. Day after day, the veterinary team checks the health of more than 600 dogs. In order to facilitate this thoughtful task AFFINITY PETCARE makes all the product range of feeding available, including veterinary diets for each specific need which cannot be covered by more than 28 formulas of Affinity ADVANCE.

VET TEAM PIRENA 2008

The Vet Team of Pirena 2008 is composed by four people with a wide experience in the world of the Sleddog races. All of them are members of the ISDVMA (International Sled dog Veterinary Medical Association).

Jaime Martínez:Chief Vet, from Catalonia, Barcelona.
He has been collaborating with Pirena since 1998, in the Spanish Sleddog Championships since 1999 and he has participated as Vet in the North American races like Iditarod (Alaska) and The Race to the Sky (Montana).

Monica Pacheco: from Madrid. She has dedicated to the sled dogs since many years ago. She works in her Vet Hospital in Pozuelo the Alarcón and at the same time she collaborates in Sleddog races all over Spain. She does adventure trips all over she can find snow. This is the third time she participates in Pirena.

Jim Brick: from Ohio (USA). A vet with a wide experience in any kind of Sleddog race. He has participated in many races all over USA. At present he shares his veterinarian activities between great races like Pirena and Iditarod (Alaska) and two of his passions: hunting and fishing.

Richard Long: from Edmont (Canada). A vet with a very wide experience. He has participated in almost all Sleddog races in North America and Europe. He has been Chief Vet in several races like the mythic Yukon Quest (Alaska-Canada). This is the second time he participates in Pirena. He likes winter sports and loves any kind of adventure he can live in.

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