The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s (UHC) Operation Gelding program finished 2012 with a total of 208 stallions castrated last year. Almost 600 stallions have been castrated since the first Operation Gelding clinic.

The program, which was first launched in late August 2010, is able to continue aiding in the castration of stallions thanks to the support and seed money provided by the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation, Pfizer, and the UHC. Operation Gelding is designed to offer funding assistance to organizations, associations, and events that wish to conduct a public gelding clinic under the name and guidelines of Operation Gelding. An organization that has completed an Operation Gelding clinic will receive funding of $50 per horse, $1,000 maximum, to aid in the costs associated with the clinic.

In 2012 alone, Operation Gelding aided in the castration of stallions from 14 different states, including Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.

The Maryland Fund for Horses (MFFH) held their first castration clinic with the help of the UHC’s Operation Gelding program. Victoria Carson, president of MFFH says, "Maryland Fund for Horses’ first gelding clinic was a big success. We received amazing support from local veterinarians and volunteers, and the forms and financial help from the UHC were invaluable. I think the most satisfying outcome was that every horse owner who participated reported that their horses were much better off as a result of being gelded. That’s really what it’s all about