Iditarod Musher Profile

Lachlan Clarke, 53, was born and raised in Derby, New York. He graduated from Principia College in Illinois in 1979 with a B.A. in History & Business Administration. In 1989, he moved to Colorado to work on ranches with horses, people, and cattle. He has been a horse trainer for 20 years.

He says, "Our kennel is a team effort, my wife, Linda, being the other half of the team. We try to keep our kennel in the 30-35 dog range. We got into sled dog racing because we love developing working relationships with dogs and horses, then testing that relationship through competition. My main job is training horses and instructing horsemanship through the youth and adult programs at Adventure Unlimited Ranch, where we live as well. Dan MacEachen has been our sled dog mentor and has given us several great dogs over the past 10 years. Our bloodlines include MacEachen, Redington, Saunderson, Burmeister, Earhardt, and Barron. We're working to become competitive in the Iditarod and hopefully will reach that point in the near future."

Lachlan is a member of the American Polocrosse Association, Mush with P.R.I.D.E., C.M.M., and A.Q.H.A. In his spare time he enjoys horses and horsemanship, polocrosse, cattle working, and other ranch work.