May 3rd & 4th, 2008
and September 6th & 7th, 2008
In this informative hands-on workshop, you will learn to safely handle, harness, and drive a team of horses.
Specific topics include:
Equine Care and Farm Management
* Safety that goes beyond common sense
* In-depth first aid and preventative health care
* Nutrition and feed sources
* Stable and pasture management
* Horse selection and behavior
* Reproduction
Harness, Hitch and Drive
* Proper harness fitting and procedures
* Safe hitching and unhitching procedures
* Ground driving; driving the green horse
* Driving various pieces of equipment
* Hauling people safely
* Driving on the road, in traffic, in crowds
Horse Drawn Farming
* How to farm without the use of modern equipment
* Sustainable farming practices
* Horse-drawn equipment source, selection, use and maintenance
* Crop selection and consumption
Itinerary
Class size is limited
Registration deadline is two weeks prior to each workshop. For more details please contact Historic Prophetstown, at (765) 567-4700, or email reservations@prophetstown.org
Fees
$250 per person, includes breakfast and lunch
$200 per person for HP members, MOMCC members
Children under 18 need to be accompanied by an adult.
Cost for adult is $40 for food if you wish to eat with us.
Registrations Forms
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Click here to download a .pdf
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(above) Dris Abraham
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Taught by Dris Abraham, the workshop is a great experience for both avid horsemen and beginners.
Dris has been breeding, raising, and training his own Belgians for over a decade, and has worked and farmed with horses most of his life.
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Before becoming the Director at Historic Prophetstown, he was the manager of Agricultural Programming at Hale Farm, in Bath, Ohio.
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