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The word Iditarod is an annual dog sled compatition (race).
The Iditarod received more attention outside of the state after the 1985 victory of Libby Riddles, a long shot who became the first woman to win the race. Susan Butcher became the second woman to win the race and went on to win three more years.
Balto was a Siberian husky sled dog that led is team in delivering the anti-toxin for diphtheria from Anchorage to Nome and he used the Iditarod trail.
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I believe you are referring to the travois although sled is not really a good description of it. It was two long poles attached to a horse, or in some cases, dogs to carry mostly belongings, small children and/or elders . Hides were lashed normally to the poles.