Have a Stallion? Want a gelding?
Check out this AMAZING opportunity from the
MN Horse Council
The Gelding Project: Helping the Unwanted Horse 1 Stallion at a time
The Minnesota Horse Welfare Coalition, the Minnesota Horse Council and the Animal Humane Society in cooperation with the Minnesota Association of Equine Practitioners are launching The Gelding Project.
This two part program is designed as a key step to reduce the number of unwanted horses in Minnesota. The unwanted horse is the single biggest welfare issue facing the horse industry today. The first aspect of the project, Education Earns Stallions to Geldings, will encourage horse owners to choose to make stallions into geldings through education and financial incentives. An interested horse owner who enrolls in the program will be eligible for a voucher to cover the cost of castration surgery by a participating veterinarian, once the owner attends 8 horse health management educational sessions.
Many of the sessions are offered at the Minnesota Horse Expo, held at the state fairgrounds in St. Paul, MN on April 29-30 & May 1st 2011. Minnesota’s veterinarians have been quick to support the program, and will play an integral role in both the educational sessions and in the surgical procedure.
For more information contact the Minnesota Horse Council, www.mnhorsecouncil.org. The web site will list participating veterinarians, list educational opportunities as well as informing where to get the vouchers.
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