In an effort to reduce the number of unwanted horses in Minnesota, several equine organization are banding together to offer free equine castration for horses and owners that meet program criteria.

Organizers of the project include the Minnesota Horse Welfare Coalition, the Minnesota Horse Council, the Animal Humane Society, and the University of Minnesota, in cooperation with the Minnesota Association of Equine Practitioners.

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 (including the University of Minnesota Large Animal Hospital), once the owner attends eight horse health and management educational sessions.

The voucher covers the cost of castration, anesthesia, postoperative antibiotic, and tetanus vaccination or anti-toxin