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.

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Annual Physical

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Time for a check up. Got to make sure that none of the rusty spots on my body are becoming too corroded to work. I don't usually...

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

What Are We Building Now?

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We are building soil and I am loving doing it. Last summer I conditioned horses for an endurance race. There has to be a trade off whe...

Sunday, December 15, 2019

The Penumbra

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Penumbra: a shadowy, indefinite, or marginal area. Our reputations are penumbras of our charac...

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Natural Horsemanship: Transitioning to A Trauma Informed Approach

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For nearly seven years we have been conducting weekly programming in conjunction with the local Veterans Hospital at no charge. We hav...

Thursday, November 28, 2019

And Their Worm Shall Never Die: Vermicomposting On Thanksgiving

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I cannot retire right now from my job as a prosecutor--might not ever be able to do so. Several years ago my wife and I purchased twen...

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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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