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.

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

The Last Ride--Today This Blog Ends

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Fifty seven years ago I began riding. Forty eight years ago I began playing music. Forty four years ago I began helping little ones pe...

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Sunday, December 2, 2018

The Soil Matters Most

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Everything living must trace its existence to the soil. Everything dead returns to that soil. Conserving soil is a moral imperative an...

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Saturday, November 24, 2018

To Walk Where Ashley Was and to Stand Where Ashley Is

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At the conclusion of this year I will stop writing this blog. I will also radically reduce any posting on social media and will be...

Monday, November 12, 2018

An Educational Institution: Learning At Mill Swamp

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Pictured above are a group of homeschoolers learning about the roles of fungus and bacteria in converting a pine forest to a viable pa...

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Has Mounting a Horse Become Insurmountable?

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Riding is a sport. Sports require some level of conditioning. Specific sports require the conditioning of specific muscles. Riding, p...

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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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