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Steve Edwards nuzzles Joey, a rare Choctaw horse descended from those used during the “Trail of Tears,” when the U.S. government forced the Choctaw tribe to relocate from Mississippi to Oklahoma in the 1830s. (Photo by Stephen Faleski | The Smithfield Times)

Steve Edwards performs with Elise Gibson, Audrey Teller, Ella Teller, Zolie Teller, Beth Edwards, Steve Edwards Curtis Baccus IV, Rory Buss, Olivia Kors and Chris Cavin, members of the group “Pasture #3.” (Photo submitted by Mary Cole)