Perhaps The Most Important Day Yet For Our Program

Below you will find parts of a flyer concerning tomorrow's (Nov 10) day of programming for the annual meeting of the Livestock Breeds Conservancy. We have a very different model both for attracting novices to riding a horse ownership and for exposing rare, heritage breeds of livestock to the public. We do not seek to convince the established horse world to accept Colonial Spanish horses as being worth preserving. We do not seek their approval. That approach as been tried for many years with limited success. They were invited to the banquet but did not come. We have piped but they did not dance.

Our focus is on attracting those who have never owned horses and may have never even ridden a horse. We do so by administering a wide range of programs to draw people out to see the horses. The day will focus exactly how we do that.

(Registration for tomorrow's event is now closed)



friday Full-Day Pre-Conference Clinic - Friday Nov 10

Using Entertainment, Education,
and Public Service to Promote Heritage Horses
Steve Edwards at Mill Swamp Indian Horses

Come join Steve Edwards and learn all about Colonial Spanish horses! (and Ossabaw hogs, and San Clemente goats)

No experience needed. Steve feels that hands-on training is the best way to learn, so come prepared for a busy day!

Approximate Program Schedule:

9:00 am: Tour of the farm with information on Ossabaw hogs, San Clemente goats, strains of Colonial Spanish horses



10:00 am: Introduction to Colonial Spanish horses, types, and their conservation

11:00 am: Information and demonstrations on

Use of permaculture in farming
How to draw young people onto the farm
Infrastructure requirements (like liability insurance)
Working with veterans, schoolteachers, and police officers

12:00 pm: lunch (included)

1:00 pm: How to use your farm for entertainment
(living history, kids and music - performance included!)

3:00 pm Questions, discussion time

Speaker: Steve Edwards
Steve Edwards is executive director of Gwaltney Frontier Farm, Inc , a non profit breed conservation program that raises mustangs, including the rare and endangered Corolla Spanish Mustangs. Steve teaches natural horsemanship, has written several articles on natural horsemanship and published his first book, “And A Little Child Shall Lead Them: Learning From Wild Horses and Little Children.” He has received the Keeper of the Flame Award from the American Indian Horse Association, the Carol Stone Ambassador Award from the Horse of the Americas Registry and the Currituck Star Award for his Corolla horse conservation efforts.