International Federation of Sleddog Sports

Sleddog sports have appeared twice at the Winter Olympics as demonstration competitions, with a men’s Skijoring event at St. Moritz 1928, and an open Dogsled Race at Lake Placid 1932.

The International Federation of Sleddog Sports (IFSS) was founded in 1985 through the merger of the International Sled Dog Racing Association (ISDRA) and the European Sled Dog Racing Association (ESDRA). The new federation would become a member of SportAccord two years later.

The IFSS held its first World Championships on snow (Sled Sprint and Skidog) in 1990, in St. Moritz, Switzerland; its first World Championships Mid Distance on snow in 2001, in Marquette, MI, United States; and its first World Championships Dryland in 2002, in Ravenna, Italy.

The IFSS has 39 member federations as of January 2026. The organization’s headquarters is located in Brussels, Belgium, and its current president is Helen Lundberg (BEL).

Skijoring can be contested by pulling by either dogs or horses. Although the discipline is also overseen by the ISFF, a newer organization, Skijor International, founded in 2012, has more recently become the leader in promoting the sport of skijoring globally.