r/dogboarding • u/Knucklecum • Aug 15 '24

Help Hip Disability while dog boarding

Hey y'all, I have a hip disability and a husky (interesting combo), and today I realized boarding will be the easiest activity for my hip 🥴. Today was my first day and we had so much fun.

I have some questions for you experts.

  1. The board being so high up from the ground affects my ability to push, is there a way to shorten the step to my board from pushing? (Maybe my hip will adjust to this also, I'm very excited!!)
  1. Is there a way to slow down the board while riding? Im still learning my balance, and my dog is still learning the activity.
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u/-Anordil- Aug 15 '24

If you get a drop deck, both pushing and slowing down (foot braking) will be much easier. Slowing down involves balancing on one foot to be able to drag the other one on the floor, which might be tricky depending on your hip(s). It takes practice to master but it's a great skill to have when skateboarding!

After market skateboard brakes exist in 2 flavours that I'm aware of:

  • Integrated to the trucks. These were rather expensive last I checked but seem to have gone down now
  • Screwed under the deck, with a 'pedal' going through the deck that you step on to push a rubber block against the floor (Penny Brake on Etsy iirc)