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26 thursday jan 242002 p economist sun stouffville tribune staff photorob alary kniit brundtland hopes canadians take to kicksledding which uses a crossled by colavecchia staff writer c qnvincing york region residents to abandon winter traditions such as tobogganing or cross country skiing in favour of kick- sledding is a daunting task but knut brundtland is up to it kicksledding has existed for nearly two centuries but its rela- tively unknown in canada the 60yearold unionville res ident is hoping the sports popu larity in his native norway will spread hes doing his part byhosting a demonstration this week the second annual crossled rendezvous is scheduled for 11- am to 3pm sunday at kortright centre for conservation in vaughan the event gives people a chance to try kicksleddihg with a model that brundtland distrib utes in north america called crossled kicksledding requires a cer tain level of ambidextfousness if thats a word its quite the exercise machine if you want it to be and its good for cardiovascular and muscular development formally introducing the crossled model to canada four years ago mr bruntland describes it as a dogsled with a seat affixed to the front of two steel runners and a handlebar attached to the top of the seat standing six feet long and three feet high the crossled is fairly light weighing less than 18 pounds to operate a kicksled partici pants stand behind the upright frame of the seatback and hold on to the handlebar one foot is placed on one run ner while the other foot propels the sled forward by kicking against the snow or ice the seat can hold up to 250 pounds 1125 kilograms and steering is done by twisting the handlebar mr bruntland notes a kicksled can reach speeds of 40 kilometres an hour sports enthusiasts in sec climate page 27 amy west been there done that patient pony polo novice my first attempt at the sport of kings left me feeling like the palace fool ive been riding horses most of my life but nothing could have prepared me for the highspeed bodytwisting malletswinging game of polo david wayne general manager and head instructor for the toronto- polo club at the gormley polo centre decides i should start onthe more pre dictable wooden horse all students start here mr wayne assures me until they learn to swing their mallets swish my mallet cuts through the air completely missing the ball i get back into position feet turned to the right left shoulder directly oyer the ball bent atthe waist my right arm is stretched straight back with the mallet at a 90degree angle to my arm svwshlthunk- oh my lord there goes triggers leg mr wayne moans as the wooden horse takes a direct hit from my mallet if i cant keep from destroying a wooden horse how will i ever manage a living breathing and expensive polo pony not just any horse is up to the job the modern polo pony is a finely tuned athlete combining speedj stamina and a whole lot of courage sec polo page 27 wste ouir shozvmom a n t i qjj e s refinished beyond compare l j ip 158 main street unionville f 905 4749677 ii this andrew malcolm bedroom suite includes 1 ladies dresser with mirror mens chest ladies vanitydesk with mirror queen size 4 poster bed and a matching night stand v special sale price 7 plus delivery i ixcs i a f i i v rvfryihilrif f f mi yvn iyf v -v- k 0 vjif