Mill Swamp Indian Horse Views

A blog that focuses on our unique program that teaches natural horsemanship, heritage breed conservation, soil and water conservation, and even folk, roots, and Americana music. This blog discusses our efforts to prevent the extinction of the Corolla Spanish Mustang. Choctaw Colonial Spanish Horse, Marsh Tacky, and the remnants of the Grand Canyon Colonial Spanish Horse strain.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Now She Is Grown--But Lydia Was Not Always One of My Big Girls

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Lydia and Owl Prophet Owl Prophet, named for the Commanche holy man, was born to Ghost Dance and Wind in His Hair on Easter Sun...

Thursday, January 28, 2016

The Best Garment For Our Kind Of Riding

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Ponchos and Serapes For night riding and for all day riding when the weather is quickly changing I find no garment to be better su...

The Importance Of Preservation--Equine, Cultural, and Musical

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I Would Just As Soon Not Die Like A.P. Carter. For most of my life I have had two heroes, Abraham Lincoln and A.P. Cart...

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Your Chance To Become Part of What We Do

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Mill Swamp Indian horses is a program of the Gwaltney Frontier Farm. Gwaltney Frontier Farm is a 501 (c) 5 breed conservation program. We ...

Thursday, January 21, 2016

I Do Not Remember Writing This Old One At All--But It's As True Now As Then

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Yesterday, When I Was Young So Many Happy Songs Were Waiting To Be Sung Death is predictable. Life is not. Life today was filled wi...

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Steve Edwards: In my coat and tie life I am a prosecutor in Smithfield, Virgina. In my boots and blue jeans life am Executive Director of the Gwaltney Frontier Farm, Inc, an non profit organizations which administers Mill Swamp Indian Horses. We raise mustangs, including the rare and endangered Corolla Spanish Mustangs. We teach natural horsemanship, history, heritage livestock breed conservation, soil and water conservation, and even folk, roots and Americana music. I have written several articles on natural horsemanship and recently published my first book, "And a Little Child Shall Lead Them: Learning From Wild Horses and Small Children. I was a recipient of the Keeper of the Flame Award from the American Indian horse Association for our efforts to preserve the Corolla Spanish mustangs and in 2009 we were recognized by the Horse of the Americas Registry with the Carol Stone Ambassador Award. In 2011 we received the Currituck Star Award for our Corolla preservation efforts. My wife, Beth Edwards and I have three daughters and five grandchildren. See our web site, www.millswampindianhorses.com.

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