Bridgett Watkins

We trained for the 2022 Iditarod and used the product on a team. That dog sled team ran over 2000 miles training and had no injuries. That is unheard-of! I believe that it was because of Summit.

Bridgett Watkins got her first sled dog at age 5, and her passion for mushing began on the trails of Alaska. Raised by renowned mushers Allen Moore and Aliy Zirkle, Bridgett quickly developed into a competitive force—racing in junior and sprint events throughout her youth across Alaska and Canada. In 2018, she and her husband Scotty established Kennel on a Hill, a breeding and training operation dedicated to elite long-distance sled dogs.

In 2022, her experience on the trail became international news when her dog team was attacked by a moose during a training run. The attack lasted over an hour, severely injuring four dogs. Later that same year, during her first 1,000-mile Iditarod, Bridgett heroically helped rescue a fellow musher in White Mountain after both were caught in a life-threatening blizzard. She withdrew from the race to prioritize safety but returned in 2023, successfully completing the Iditarod and receiving the Herbie Nayokpuk Award—a distinction honoring sportsmanship, fortitude, and kindness.

In addition to racing, Bridgett is a full-time ER nurse in Fairbanks, a mother of two boys, and an advocate for resilience and purpose. Her kennel’s training program has become a model of performance and care, and she credits Summit’s joint and mobility supplements for dogs for helping her team stay sound across intense training demands.

Bridgett continues to train, race, and speak across the country, inspiring others with her powerful story of grit, grace, and unwavering love for her dogs. She is also the author of Marker to Marker, a book chronicling her Iditarod journey and the deeper lessons it taught her about endurance, faith, and life on the trail.