The Purdue University Extension and Historic Prophetstown will jointly sponsor workshops throughout the year for those interested in learning more about horse breeding, forage production, and driving.

Three horse reproduction clinics will be offered Feb. 18-19, March 4-5, and March 12-13 at RX Acres Belgians breeding farm in Brookston, Ind., The clinics will cover topics such as horse health, reproductive anatomy, and stallion and mare management. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in activities such as stallion collection, mare palpation, and ultrasound procedures. Meals will be provided.

"These experiences, combined with informative educational lectures and discussions, will provide learning to the horse industry that neither of these organizations can completely provide on their own," said Purdue horse extension specialist Mark Russell, MS, PhD. "By combining the resources of these two horse educational resources, we hope to support and encourage better horse breeding and management in the draft horse industry and the horse industry broadly."

Historic Prophetstown also will offer horse driving workshops, a horse forage clinic, and an advanced horse driving workshop