WOW!!! Mr. Sandman’s FIRST 50 mile race and our baby boy took a BIG step up and he did it on a long ride with lots of steep rocky climbs, tough terrain for a goat let alone a horse, and 20mph winds that would intermittently gust in the canyons like little tornados. He did super…
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Mr. Sandman TOP TEN’d
WOOHOO!!, Mr. Sandman TOP TEN’d and took BEST CONDITION and he did it on a tough rocky trail and in unusually warm conditions this past Saturday, finishing in 8th place at the Jingle Bells ride. Sandman was chosen by the Veterinarian for the coveted BEST Condition award with a score of 741 out of a…
Ho Ho Ho, MERRY CHRISTMAS
Ho Ho Ho, MERRY CHRISTMAS, we’re officially the Lori and Lucian Griswold House for Christmas. Hmmm, I don’t think anybody will have a problem finding us this year. 🙂 Lori designed it and then we worked diligently for weeks to lay the chords, stake them, and then string the wires and then like the cat…
Mr. Sandman, please bring me a dream
“WOOHOO Mr. Sandman, please bring me a dream” 😊 The lyrics from a song by the Chordettes in 1954 is about The Sandman, a mythical character in European folklore who encourages and inspires dreams by sprinkling magic sand over your eyes and this is why he’s our Mr. Sandman 🙂 I am so proud of…
Another Long Ride…
BEAUTIFUL ride yesterday morning with our trainer and friend Katie Scaccia. Nothing better than 80 degree weather, a 7.5 mph ride pace and my boy Masquerade who was on fire and led half the ride. He’s on the left, ears up, and forward on full alert with his little brother Sandman on the right. We…
A great ride weekend!
WOW, from every perspective, a great ride weekend!! On the horse side, Sandman finished his first 30 miler in 12th place with all A’s and a pulse of 44 at the finish. These are great horse scores, and I can talk all day about the challenges he overcame, but more importantly for me, the people…
Spring has SPRUNG at Promise Ranch.
We hope everyone had a great Easter weekend and for us, it was especially nice when we woke up to a “kodachrome” moment like never before. This night blooming Cereus cactus (which signifies hope and good fortune) will last a week or so and it’ll trigger the pollinator hummingbirds and bees and then all of…
Lucian on Equitrekking.com
A couple of months ago I shared a brief account of my latest endurance ride. Last month I shared a more in-depth account of the ride and my experience with Equitrekking.com. I hope to be able to share more exciting stories like this in the future. You can start reading below: “In 1989, I rode…
The Inspiration Behind The Long Ride in 2012
You don’t often get a chance in life to “do good” by doing what you love. But in 1989, I did get that chance as I had the opportunity to combine my passion for horses and the environment in the “Ride Across America.” Now 20 plus years later, we have arrived at a very important…
Welcome to The Long Ride!
Here you will find some of the insights and stories about my ride across the United States in 1989. In addition, I want to spark some discussion about our environment today, the important changes we’re seeing and what we can do about our future. The action and effort in The Long Ride are still so…