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

Racetrack Compost Plan Underway

An anaerobic digester serving an Ohio racetrack and the city of Columbus will divert more than 125,000 tons of organic waste away from an area landfill. The composting operation will be built at Scioto Downs, says

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Leadership AQHA Applications Due

You can help lead the largest equine breed association in the world, the American Quarter Horse Association, by applying for Leadership AQHA, the Association’s training program to identify and train future leaders.


AQHA is accepting

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Beijing 2008: Equestrian Events Moved to Hong Kong

Through negotiations held during the 117th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Singapore, the IOC, the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) recently

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British Horse Society Educates First-Time Horse Owners

It has become apparent to the British Horse Society (BHS) that not all first-time owners have the knowledge, experience, or funding to meet the essential requirements of owning a horse. That ignorance often leads to cases of neglect, so the BHS

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The New West Nile Virus DNA Vaccine Explained

Commercial vaccines leapt toward state-of-the-art on July 8 when the USDA granted a license for the world’s first DNA vaccine for any species. Horses will benefit from this accomplishment that springs from more than four years of collaborative

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Learn from Mounted Police–Sensory Training Clinic

School your horse with techniques used by police officers to promote confidence and employ strategies for desensitizing your horse to noise, crowds, and obstacles. This all-day clinic at the Kentucky Horse Park, Sept. 2 from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

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Trailer Overturns; Six Horses Injured

A horse trailer overturned near Belpre, W.V., July18, amazingly leaving six horses with only minor cuts. The road was closed for more than an hour as the accident was cleaned up and the horses were caught.


According to

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Australia Company to Manufacture Equine Stem Cells

An Adelaide, Australia-based company has attained a license to manufacture equine stem cells in Australia. According to Australia’s online edition of The Advertiser, Australia’s regulator of veterinary medicines–the Australian

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Nygaard Going to Jail for Animal Cruelty

After showing up to her sentencing 20 minutes late on July 19, Kathleen Nygaard faces 90 days in jail, according to WLEX-TV. Nygaard is charged with seven counts of animal cruelty after humane officials were alerted to dead and starving horses i

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New Resources for the Breeding Community

The first edition of the Performance Horse Registry (PHR) e-newsletter, American Breeder News, was sent on July 8. A breeder-savvy publication about sport horse breeding in North America, American Breeder News will be delivered

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Wilson Named Kentucky’s Top Racing Vet

Gary Wilson, DVM, a Winchester, Ky., veterinarian, has been named chief veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (KHRA). Wilson, who has been a practicing veterinarian since 1977, has extensive experience in the field of equine

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Veterinarian Alex Harthill Dead at 80

Alexander Harthill, DVM, a renowned Central Kentucky racehorse veterinarian known as “Derby Doc” to his colleagues, died July 16. He was 80 years old.


Harthill died at Hospice and Palliative Care in Louisville, Ky., after complications

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Farriers, Scientists Hold Workshop

Farriers and veterinarians met on June 31 at the University of Kentucky (UK) Gluck Equine Research Center to listen to farrier Mike Savoldi discuss various hoof pathologies that cause soreness and their management. The free seminar was presented

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