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.

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Managing Riding Anxiety With 21st Century Science and Two Thousand Year Old Wisdom

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Have you ever known anyone who had no problems with fear or anxiety in any other aspect of their lives, only when it comes to riding a h...

Sunday, December 26, 2021

New Rules For 2022

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In addition to the safety and conduct rules in the handbook, beginning on January 1 we will institute the following aspirational rules: ...

Friday, December 24, 2021

Why Teach Endurance Riding To Kids?

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This year we are going to build an endurance riding team. We will have several in house events restricted to program participants and wi...

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Lydia Dog: For Everything There Is A Season

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Many years ago Emily and Lydia recognized that I had need of a dog after having kept a kennel of a dozen to thirty deerhounds for many y...

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Sunday, December 19, 2021

He Grew Up With Us, Now He's Helping Us Grow

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He began riding with our program as a child, the better part of a decade ago. Now Chris is grown and he has grown into a first rate hors...

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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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