Quiet Bridge Equine

03/18/2026

I took a bunch of pictures of Wybie in his boots to show off his new blue straps. Looking through them, the lighting is terrible and the angles I was contorting to made everything look SO wonky. Scrolling through my failures, I found this little treasure.

A glorious heel-first landing. A heel first landing means that the horse’s digital cushion is “taking the beating.” Its whole purpose is to absorb concussion. A horse landing flat (or toe first 😵‍💫) is not loading their hoof correctly, which over time can cause some pretty gnarly bone changes. Jagged ground, like we have right now on the track, can make horses cautious about their landings. Giving the bottom of the foot something to dull that “stab” gives the horse their confidence back; boots provide that protection while still allowing the caudal part of the hoof to do its job.

If you’re looking to figure out which boot is best for your beast, or get their hooves sized, I’m your gal! Check out the website or send a message to get started.

02/20/2026

We have two spots left for our track tour tomorrow at 12:30! We definitely have mud, but it’s looking like we will also get some sun tomorrow!

For more information and to sign up, go to

Chat about what a track system is, why to use it and how to implement it followed by a tour of our track. After our track portion, we will have a second discussion; this month’s extra topic is hoof health! Talks are held in a temperature-controlled room and chairs are provided (though you are welc...

01/27/2026

Join us on February 21st in Chestertown, MD for our February Track Talk! We'll have a tour of our track system and talk about the benefits of implementing one. This time, our secondary topic will be hoof health. The talking portion will be in a temperature-controlled room. Spots are limited!

Chat about what a track system is, why to use it and how to implement it followed by a tour of our track. After our track portion, we will have a second discussion; this month’s extra topic is hoof health! Talks are held in a temperature-controlled room and chairs are provided (though you are welc...

12/26/2025

EDIT: The signup page wasn’t working, but as of Saturday (27th) at 2pm it is fixed! (Hopefully!)

Join us for our very first Track Talk next Saturday, January 3rd here in Chestertown, MD!

We will have a track tour & talk, followed by a second discussion about equine enrichment. This is meant to be educational, casual and fun! Spots are limited, and you can check out more details and sign up at:

Tour of our small track followed by a chat about what a track system is, why to use it and how to implement it. After our track talk, we will have a second discussion; this month’s extra topic is Equine Enrichment! Talks are held in a temperature-controlled room and chairs are provided (though you...

12/21/2025

Hi friends! Would there be any interest in regularly-scheduled equine track tours/talks? These would be hosted here in Chestertown, MD and each could include another discussion about another topic. If interested, it would really help me out if you could fill out this form! You can stay totally anonymous if you'd like.

This would likely be a small monthly event hosted by Quiet Bridge Equine (that's me) in Chestertown, MD. We will walk along the track and discuss why and how to use track systems for horses. I would expect this portion to take maybe 30 minutes, and there is a climate-controlled space where we can ha...

11/12/2025

This horse is so well-behaved, I didn’t even need to hold the hoof on the stand! 🤩

07/15/2025

I made these circles on my phone so they probably aren't perfect, but they're mostly for fun anyway :)
The rule of thumb for fronts is that the width of the hoof should match the length of the hoof - this means they should be circular when looking at the sole. Hinds tend to be more oval-shaped. Regardless, we trim to the hoof in front of us, not strictly to the shape it "should" be. The shape and size of the coffin bone dictate the general shape and size of the hoof. You can actually see the outline of the coffin bone on the left hoof!

PS These hooves are from two different horses

06/21/2025

Make sure your horses are getting enough salt and have access to clean water and shade, especially with this heat wave coming this week.

❎Salt blocks do NOT provide enough salt; horses tongues are too smooth to effectively use them.
❎Any red salt contains iron (looking at you, Himalayan salt). Horses in our area generally get too much iron - it is important to limit extra iron intake (and supplement zinc & copper, but that's a post for another day).
✅Regular sized horses should have 2 tablespoons of loose, white salt per day as a baseline. This amount increases with exercise and heat. I recommend feeding it with their meals so you can be confident they've eaten it.
✅You can offer extra salt (either loose or in block form) free choice for your horse - they can choose to have more salt in addition to their baseline requirement.
✅Salt is reasonably cheap - you can buy it in bulk! I order a 40 lb bag. You can also grab a few of those pour-spout containers in the baking aisle at the grocery store.
⚠️Iodized or non-iodized? This depends on where your horse lives and what else it eats. Horses do need iodine, but too much can be harmful. If your horse has no other source of iodine, get iodized salt. If there is iodine in another supplement or feed your horse gets, get non-iodized salt. Check with your nutritionist about this and read labels (and hay test results) carefully!

05/22/2025

Come do evening horse chores with me!

(I am now the proud owner of a tripod so stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes videos filmed from a somewhat steady camera 🤩)

05/19/2025

I have graduated to PHCP's intermediate level! As an intermediate student practitioner, I will be doing 3 more mentorships, participating in more courses and clinics, and of course continuing to nerd out. I am always happy to talk about everything I've learned and my future plans but I will save you from that novel for now.

I really want to thank every person who has trusted me with their horses' hooves, listened to me share the newest cool thing I've learned, taken care of my animals so I could go to mentorships & events, taught at those mentorships & events, and especially all of the horses I've had the pleasure of working with (even though they can't read this). I genuinely wouldn't be where I am without each and every one of you! Thank you for being a part of my journey.

05/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out this past weekend for our intro to clicker training event! We got lucky with the most gorgeous weather we could’ve asked for. And also shoutout to Flora for basically being the star of the show of course 🐾
It was wonderful hosting this with Peaceful Pups Dog Training, stay tuned for our next plans!