A free equine castration clinic was held on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Lake Elmo, Minn. The clinic was sponsored by the Minnesota Horse Welfare Coalition, which is made up of members from the Minnesota Horse Council, the Minnesota Animal Humane Society, Equine Rescues, the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Association of Equine Practitioners.  

The clinic is a component of The Gelding Project, which is designed to reduce the number of unwanted horses in Minnesota.
 
Eighteen stallions were castrated, including three Pintos, three American Quarter Horses, four Miniature Horses, two Miniature Donkeys, four Arabians, one Shetland pony, and one Peruvian Paso