The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) has released a new informational brochure titled Preventing Unwanted Horses: Geld and Spay.

The brochure, which was created as a supplement to the UHC’s Operation Gelding program, highlights the benefits and importance of gelding, spaying, and hormone therapy as these practices pertain to responsible horse ownership and the issue of unwanted horses.

The brochure includes an introduction about the unwanted horse issue and reasons horses become unwanted; a discussion about responsible breeding and how owners and breeders are exercising responsible ownership by considering gelding and spaying; brief explanations of gelding and spaying and how these practices can positively impact equine population, breed quality, and behavior; and information about Operation Gelding.

Operation Gelding continues to help castrate stallions across the country. Now in its fifth year, the program has assisted in castrating 1,128 stallions at 93 clinics in 33 states