Haylie Pfeffer

Haylie Pfeffer, Digital Editor, holds a degree in equine studies with a concentration in communications and a minor in social media marketing. She is a Pennsylvania native and, as a horse owner herself, has a passion for helping owners provide the best care for their horses. When she is not writing or in the barn, she is spending time with her dog, Clementine.

Articles by: Haylie Pfeffer

Rabies Diagnosed in Horse at Missouri State Fair

The Missouri health department says one of the horses shown at the state fair has died from rabies.
  
The horse was noticed to be sick Aug. 17 and died two days later. It was shown in the Saddlebred Show and stabled in Barn C.

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The Ides of August

For those who traveled to Hong Kong for the 2008 Olympic equestrian events, August came in like a lion and is roaring out like a

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California Steps Up Racehorse Steroid Rule Enforcement

The California Horse Racing Board announced it is stepping up enforcement of its medication rules with increased pre-race and out-of-competition testing and by prohibiting horses from running for 30 days after they’ve been administered anabolic

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Dover Saddlery Opening Store in Georgia

Dover Saddlery Retail will celebrate the grand opening of its new store in Alpharetta, Ga., during the weekend of Oct. 10-12, 2008. Celebrations will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. on Friday, October 10.

The store will carry

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Readers Respond: Traveling Tails

More than 1,400 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What is the most time your horse has spent in transit?”


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Filly in Training at Racetrack Gives Birth

Owners are seldom at a loss for words but when Marvin and Joel Cunningham were informed that their 2-year-old homebred filly Tiger Eyed had given birth they were speechless.

The foaling occurred Aug. 20 on the backstretch at Harrah’s

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Tropical Storm Fay Damages Equine Hospital

Although Tropical Storm Fay attacked the Palm Beach Equine Clinic in Wellington, Fla., with a vengeance on Aug. 19, no people or horses were injured. The veterinarians were quickly back at work, and the clinic was running fairly normally as of

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Equine Vaccinations: Complete Special Report

Includes the following articles: Defending Against Disease Vaccination Essentials: Tetanus, Rabies, and Botulism West Nile Virus: Threat and Response  Encephalitides: The Ever-Present Threat  Controlling Influenza 

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Strangles Vaccination

Strangles is hardly a new disease, having been recognized as a contagious bacterial problem in horses for centuries. Yet it still remains a troublesome and

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