Reproduction Clinics
Feb 19 and 20, 2010 Orientation meal 7pm on Thursday 18th.
All meals Friday provided, breakfast and lunch provided on Saturday
March 13 and 14, 2010 Orientation meal 7pm on Friday 12th.
All meals Saturday provided, breakfast and lunch provided on Sunday
April 9 and 10, 2010 Orientation meal at 7pm on Thursday 8th.
All meals Friday provided, breakfast and lunch provided on Saturday
Draft Horse Workshops
September 5th & 6th, 2009
and May 1st & 2nd, 2010
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 Form
Click here to download
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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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Ivy Tech Classes
Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette is offering two equine classes in conjunction with Historic Prophetstown. Each class is worth 3 credits.
The 2009 Fall Semester, starting August 24th, provides Equine Management Agri 284. The lecture is online with a lab meeting every other Tuesday at Historic Prophetstown, 5-8:50pm, putting to use the knowledge and getting hands on lessons with the draft horses.
The 2010 Spring Semester provides Equine Reproduction. The lecture is online with a lab meeting every other Tuesday at RX Acres Belgians Breeding Farm, putting to use the knowledge and getting hands on lessons in collecting a stallion, preparing the semen for shipment, and inseminating a mare. Class size is limited so sign up early!
For more information, please email the instructor, Melissa Brown.
If you are interested in signing up for either of these courses, please email Noah Freeman.
