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

4-H Members To Care For Neglected Horses

A group of 4-H club members are devoting their holiday break to helping two veterinarians and others feed and care for seven seriously malnourished horses rescued from a Dayton-area farm.

Members of the Making Strides 4-H Club started preparin

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Officials: Equine Virus Kills Fifth Horse

An equine herpes virus first detected in Palm Beach County, Fla., has killed another horse.


A spokesman from the Florida Department of Agriculture said the horse died Friday at Payso Park, a 500-horse facility in Martin County now under

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Take Time to Analyze Bad Bit Manners

The average horse weighs at least five or six times the average human adult. So it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to predict who’s going to win if they get into a pulling contest.


Humans who find themselves in pulling matches with

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“Tuesday Talk” Highlights Neurologic Issues

The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center presented “Equine Neurological Issues Over the Life Course” during its first Tuesday Talk session of the season. The seminar, which was held in Leesburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, featured Martin O.

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Stopping Steroids

Progress in racing’s war on drugs started with a report in August 2000 from the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Task Force on Racing Integrity and Drug Testing at The Jockey Club Round Table in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The following

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City Fights To Preserve Equine Identity

Tucked in a region of galloping suburban growth is a town where the sidewalks are horse trails and there’s a ride-through McDonald’s.

Locals hunker down at the Saddle Sore Saloon. New commercial development must be western themed. The

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Barbaro Near Release From Hospitalization

They’ve written Christmas carols for him.


They’ve sent him “trees” made of baby organic carrots and green apples.


Someone even gave him a Christmas stocking.


The devoted fans of Barbaro see the colt’s recovery as a wonder

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Equine Herpesvirus: Eight EHV-1 Cases Confirmed

Eight cases of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) have been confirmed with laboratory testing from horses, seven in the Wellington area and one in Ocala, Fla. The Ocala horse shipped from south Florida and had a direct link to one of the horses shippe

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FEI Upholds One Drug Suspension, Reduces Another

The International Equestrian Federation upheld one doping ban and reduced another on appeal.

An FEI arbitration court upheld rider Thierry Rozier’s three-month suspension and disqualification from the Mediterranean Games in July 2005.

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Herpesvirus Update: Fourth Florida Horse Dead

A fourth horse exposed to equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) has died, according to officials with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

The horse was exposed to the virus while stabled at the Palm Beach Equine Sports

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Md. Horse Owner Facing Criminal Charges

A Sharpsburg, Md., woman who had 74 allegedly neglected horses on her Washington County farm is facing criminal charges.

Prosecutors say Barbara Reinken has been charged with four felony counts of animal cruelty. Each is punishable by up to

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