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…
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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…
Promise Ranch Ohio Coming Together
Checkout this great slideshow of photos the folks at Ohio University’s Voinovich School took of our work in Athens, Ohio recently.
Green Living Magazine
“I continue to believe as I did, when I began the ride, that the best way to convince someone you are sincere and that you care is through your example. We cared enough about this issue to take on this challenge, and ultimately to finish. With this in mind, the U.S. with 5%…
Reckless – An American Hero
I received this link and story by email and was inspired by the story. Horses are powerful and beautiful creatures and this particular horse deserves a little more recognition for her service. This is the story of a horse named Reckless – a true American Hero. “Reckless was a pack horse during the Korean war,…
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…