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.

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Horses, History, Education, Permaculture, Conservation..and Music

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The time has long since past when our program was simply a place to learn to ride. We teach and practice natural horsemanship,riding,rar...

Friday, September 8, 2017

Simple Soil Solutions: No It Is Not a Typo

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I want to keep our hay bills down. I want healthy horses with strong backs and necks. I want our soil rich and vibrant. I want resilien...

Monday, September 4, 2017

Restoration?

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<!- - Start Bravenet.com Service Code --> Just fourteen months ago I finished riding 1002 miles in six months. Yesterday I rode 14...

Friday, September 1, 2017

Fall Home School Friday Program to Begin in October

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Our Friday Home school pilot program has been a tremendous success and we are ready to take it to a higher level beginning the first Fri...

Thursday, August 10, 2017

A Tractor Revolution

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Of course, we would still continue to do a tremendous amount of work by hand as we always have, but a tractor with a good set of imple...

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About Me

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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