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

Woman Charged With Drunk Horse Riding

A northeast Georgia woman faces a drunk driving charge after riding a horse onto a highway, where she was hit by a car.


Authorities say 22-year-old Heather Darnell of Mountain City also was cited for entering a traffic lane. She remains

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West Nile Virus Detected in France

French veterinary officials have reported the confirmation of the country’s first equine West Nile virus (WNV) case in two years. The case was detected in Pyrenees-Orientales (southern France) on a farm located at Argeles-sur-mer.


There

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New Hampshire Town Fends Off EEE

The town of Hudson recently canceled all nighttime sports, postponed a high school football game, and sprayed mosquito-killing insecticide to get rid of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).


There’s just a few more weeks of bug season

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Hyperhydration and Cross Country Day

How much hydration is enough, and how much is excessive? Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently found that hyperhydrating (giving extra fluids to) equine athletes before a simulated cross country day of a three-da

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Game Ready Equine Adds Back Wrap to Product Line

Game Ready Equine has launched the highly-anticipated Back Wrap to round out its line of therapeutic products that use dry cold and active compression to help heal and prevent soft tissue injuries in horses. The Back Wrap from Game Ready

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1812 Re-enactor Healing from Riding Accident

A sheriff’s deputy said he’s walking again six weeks after breaking his pelvis during a re-enactment of a War of 1812 battle that was being filmed for the History Channel.


Howard County sheriff’s deputy Richard Ferguson, 47, said he lost

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Veterinarians Turning to Alternative Treatments

Henry lay quietly on the mattress, listening to the women talking above him. For the last month, arthritis had crept steadily up his leg, to the point where every painful step looked more like a stumble.

”He’ll run after a tennis ball, but

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USDF Offering Sports Psychology Clinics


The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that Jane Savoie, who has been a member of the United States Equestrian Team and a popular clinician and author, will be the clinician for the nine adult clinics

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