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, January 26, 2020

Natural Horsemanship, Kids and Safety

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In 2019 the cumulative recorded miles ridden by our students and participants was just over 4,000 miles. To put that in perspective, tha...

Saturday, January 25, 2020

In Just One Week.....

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We had additional Spanish goats born.... Boy Scouts and program participant and a few other volunteers cleared several acres of J...

Monday, January 20, 2020

Time To De-Worm Your Horses and Worm Your Pastures

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Earth worms, night crawlers, and composting worms are among the best companion animals for your horses. These worms work hard without ...

Sunday, January 19, 2020

On Building A Culture Of Givers

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" When I was younger, I had big visions of changing the world ."---Rick Danko The cynics and the self absorb...

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Train Your Horse from the Ground Up. Build Your Pastures From the Ground Down.

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Yesterday was a big day for our program. Today will be even bigger and it is days like yesterday and today that will give us tomorrows...

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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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