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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…

Sandman’s First Endurance Race with Masquerade

SUCCESS for me is really all about our willingness to persist along a path of purposeful steps forward. This past weekend was one of those steps as Sandman and I participated in our first endurance ride (albeit it was the short ride but still a step forward) with Masquerade and our trainer Ashley Dudas on…

To my more adrenaline inspired friends

On an subject which is entirely unrelated to business, I thought you might get a scary chuckle out of this clip below…especially on the heels of our (highly promoted) 5th Place finish in the horse race a few  months ago..this video just brings my ego right back in line..but seriously, if you are interested in…

Horse Ride with GoPro Action Camera

Here is a short clip from a ride I did on Memorial Day…please excuse the quality as this is my first try at using my GO PRO…great camera and really forces you to ride properly as everything is on camera..enjoy this ride https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=10151615177062156 https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=10151613032502156&set=vb.142370605847919&type=2&theater

In the Moment

For those of you who might be interested in the ride training we are doing for these endurance races….here we are riding along at a pretty good pace..talking about rattle snakes and how reactive my horse is on the left and then in a split second…we got something in the bushes (on the left) and…