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

Vaccination Side Effects

Vaccination may be associated with a limited number of adverse effects. Muscle swelling, stiffness, mild fever, anorexia, and lethargy are all potential side effects.

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Hurricane Dennis and Florida

On Friday, July 9, Florida officials suspended the intrastate and interstate requirements for animal movement to help livestock owners evacuate quickly because of the approaching Hurricane Dennis. The hurricane made landfall in Florida on June

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West Nile Virus Confirmed in Two Oklahoma Horses

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) confirmed on July 7 that two horses in the southwest region of the state had tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) The equine cases were reported in Comanche and Washita counties.


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Fans Honor Slain Saddlebred

A crowd of about 300 people overflowed the Kentucky Horse Park’s (KHP) Hall of Champions pavilion Sunday, July 10, in Lexington to honor Saddlebred champion Wild-Eyed &Wicked following his burial at the park. Wicked was one of three

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Strangles Identified in Horse at Ellis Park

A 4-year-old filly stabled at Ellis Park in Henderson County, Kentucky, has been diagnosed with strangles. Rusty Ford, equine programs manager for the office of the state veterinarian, said the filly presented June 30 with an elevated body

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Principles of Vaccination

Vaccination plays a major part of a preventive medicine program, but many programs for individual horses and even for large stables are often based on incomplete understanding of the principles of vaccination and the particular needs of the animals for which the program is designed.

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Anthrax Detected in Texas

The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) announced today that ranches in Sutton County have laboratory-confirmed cases of anthrax in horses, deer, and cattle. Laboratory results are pending for several other sites in the county, where

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Disease Control at Racetracks and Horse Events

The following guidelines may be implemented at equine facilities to prevent diseases from affecting an event and/or in the face of a disease outbreak. Disease control will be initiated at one of three levels; the federal government deals with

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Ellis Park to Conduct Random Milkshake Testing

Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky. will randomly test horses before every race during its 2005 meet for alkalizing agents known as milkshakes.


Under Ellis’ milkshake testing policy, the track will require a random number of horses entered in

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International Breeding

I brought two Walking Horse mares to France. I would like to breed to a U.S. stallion and want to know what the success

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