2008 Iditarod Musher Profile

Jessica Hendricks, 25, was born and raised in Alaska. She’s been a kennel operator for fourteen years and “isn’t sure how she got interested in the Iditarod.” She raises and trains her own dogs with blood lines including Buser, Erhart, MacEachen, Taylor and Mackey. “I race in the Iditarod to prove my dogs and test our abilities.” She is partnered with Iditarod veteran Thomas Lesatz. She enjoys hunting, horses, fishing, and the outdoors.