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.
Philadelphia Park officials were cautiously optimistic a horse from the barn of Ramon Martin does not have equine herpesvirus despite having been exposed to the virus at an equine clinic in New Jersey.
Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director
November 2, 2006
The Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO) announced this morning (Nov. 2) in a release that it has finalized an agreement that gives the organization ownership of the survivors of the Sept.
Dianne Hooker said her daughter Fawn, now 14, went horseback riding for the first time when she was seven years old and became completely enthralled with the animal.
Rescuers worked Thursday (Nov. 2) to save a herd of about 100 horses stranded two days ago on a tiny knoll when a fierce storm flooded their wilderness area.
Barbaro, the unbeaten winner of the Kentucky Derby, is in good health and progressing well on his road to recovery, Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, told reporters in a Nov. 1 press conference during the National Turf Writers’ Association dinne
The individuals associated with undefeated Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro — veterinary surgeon Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center — and veteran racing journalis
Victor Espinoza took only two races to become the first jockey to ride a winner over both Hollywood Park’s new Cushion Track and Keeneland’s Polytrack. Second in Hollywood’s autumn meet opener Nov. 1, Espinoza won the second race aboard Robert
Agricultural officials and emergency first-responders will meet in December at the National Symposium on Carcass Disposal to discuss emergency and large-volume livestock carcass disposal.
What defines “cruelty”? The same question was asked of pornography, and the answer was that it’s hard to describe, but you know it when you see it. Unfortunately, cruelty to horses has many faces, and not all are what they appear. Some things one
Was it for love, or money? H.L. Mencken wrote that when someone says “it’s not about the money,” it is about the money. This cynicism is more clever than true. For most of us, most of the time, it’s about both. It has to be.
Sue McDonnell, PhD, Certified AAB
November 1, 2006
Is it possible to change a horse’s aggressive behavior? Specifically, I am wondering if there is any information relating to reinforcement contingencies and transfer of learning from a “human-handled” situation to a free-running setting?
Several studies have suggested that administering a combination of oral glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate (Glu/Chon) provides a greater benefit than giving each by itself. After eight years of research, Martha Rodgers, VMD, a private
Equine veterinarians are the most qualified resource for horse health information. When looking for information or events that will help your efforts to keep your horse healthy, it is important to consider the qualifications of the source or event.