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We have been asked by several about being able to read the website in Spanish. Now you can! We are so excited for Juan, and all his friends and family, to be able to read all the news that is written about the Ranch (&him).

We wanted to take a moment and wish a couple of people Happy Birthday!

First, John's oldest brother, Edd, had a Birthday on November 12th. Happy belated Birthday, Eddy!!  Hope you are doing better, and recovering well from your injuries.

Second, a very Happy Birthday to our son-in-law, Jimmy McGaw. He turns 30 years old. Jade threw him a nice surprise party Friday the 13th. He apparently was really surprised!. Congrats, Jimmy!!  We love you.

Do you enjoy watching the training videos and photos of the Equine Athletes at Lusk Ranch? Enjoy reading about the daily / weekly training & teaching activities? Are you interested in owning a Thoroughbred Race Horse, or a partnership in one? At Lusk Ranch, horses are our #1 priority. But owners are important too!! We have many different horses and partnerships available. If you are new to the horse racing industry, we will be happy to walk you through all the aspects of ownership, training and racing. Small percentages to full ownerships are available.  

If you own a Race Horse and send your horse to be trained at other facilities, do you get constant communication of the training of your horse? How long has it been since you saw your horse being trained? Are you welcome at the facility anytime to visit with your horse, trainer, staff? At Lusk Ranch, you get all that and much more. Owners get training info. on their horse, daily notes, pictures and training videos. Horses in training are feed our special race blend feed and each are given a "hot" meal (cooked whole oats) each night along with supplements (per horse). Communication is Key, especially what your horse "tells" us. We listen (pay strict attention) to all signs each horse communicates. Each horse will let you know when they are ready to be trained, run and when they are ready to RACE!!

Lusk Ranch is operated by Human Athletes, which helps us to train your Equine Athlete to it's fullest potential. Let us show

Mares with their babies walking up from the back pasture to get a drink. This was taken with the sun about to go down behind those trees. They always walk up each evening in a single line. Amazingly beautiful!!

These are the babies that are about to be weaned and moved into the front pasture. Don't they look great?

This is Inchwithanattitude, grey mare out of Inch, with her filly.

Her filly is just about as big as she is. All of our weanlings are big and healthy, thankfully.

Check out this video of the mares and babies walking up to the water trough. Wanted to show how they move in a single line. Funny!!

The picture that we have picked for the Top Banner for the current site is a view of the ranch from the road in the Spring before the Fires. We think this is a great photo to show what a beautiful front pasture we have and to remind us of the beautiful landscape of the old barns. Now looking towards the future!

 Diamond, Mojo, Missy "standing around", just enoying being a horse. They have been moving around the front pasture like they have been here their entire lives.

 Time has come to move horses around, wean babies from mares, turn out any horses that need time off, etc. We were introduced to a lovely couple from Plano who have 3 fillies that needed some rest, so we also have them in the front pasture. They all love running around, playing in the pond. It's a great place to allow a horse to be a horse. 

Video of fillies turned out in the front pasture.

As always, training horses in the barn daily. Juan rides between 6-8 depending on who has a day off or who might be a little sore and need a day off.

Hectic time around Ranch. Like it isn't always... But Kimmie called from school feeling sick Wednesday. She was in surgery having her appendix out at Noon on Thursday. She is doing better now and should be able to come home Friday after noon.

Racing News - Thursday morning we called Retama Park to enter Mula and Covy into races on Saturday, Nov. 7th but only Mula got in. She is entered in Race 4 at Retama.

Check back soon for more info!

We would like to send out Good Luck to Bowie Jackrabbits & Nocona Indians on their Backyard Brawl game tonight in Nocona. Also, Luck goes out to Gold-Burg Bears on their home game against Fannindel.

This morning was sunny and very nice. It's about time... Juan took everyone out on the track this morning. They were all excited and ready to get out and moving. Today was the first day back in training for Mula after her hot nail.

This is Zenaida on her morning training rounds. She goes around the track so smooth.

This is Breeze. He is a little more "involved" as he goes around the track. Reason to try the large shadow roll on him so that he will have to watch his feet. But he is so Big & Strong

 Check out our YouTube link to view videos of training this morning.

http://www.youtube.com/luskranch

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First ~ Lusk Ranch would like to THANK Diana Shoop, GemStone Farms, Lexington, KY for directing one of her owners to our loss from the Wildfires. He had a filly & gelding training in Canada that he sent down to us to run. YEAH! They look awesome. Both horses arrived healthy and happy thanks to Diana and Prime Transport, Larry Prime.

Juan rode both horses, Cool Mountain Breeze - "Breeze" & Zenaida - "Zena", around the plowed dirt track Wednesday morning. He said they both are strong and act like they want to learn.

 CoolMountainBreeze - "Breeze"

Isn't he gorgeous? He is a big boy. 

Zenaida - "Zena" 

 Both of these photos were taken Thursday afternoon after more than a few inches of rain. Look closely under Zena and you can see the puddle of water. Weather has been yucky lately.

If you know of anyone who might be looking for a unique clock, grandfather clock or mantel clock or some interesting glassware, let me know. I am working on a complete list of glassware available. It's all amazing. Check out the FOR SALE page for info and pictures. Pass the link along to all your friends.

Starburst Clock - available on For Sale page

Basket Catch was 18 months Oct. 23rd. Catch, as we call him, is by Slam (our Stallion we lost in the fire) and out of a mare that we call "Giant" because she is 17+ hands.

We put him in a stall a few weeks ago to start working with him and getting him use to being handled and worked with since he is getting so big. He is already one of the largest in the stalls and he eats the most of all of them.

Juan saddled him Friday and he spent a few hours running around the round pen. Saturday he just stood around, no big deal. Sunday, same thing. Monday Juan saddled him and had him stand for a few hours. Below is a video of Juan's first time on Catch.  Amazing!!

 This is Juan getting on Catch for the 1st time. Catch wasn't too sure about Juan being on his back but he lived...

Check out more videos of Juan on Catch and then riding him around the pen on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF4NlPilwcs or search for Lusk Ranch at http://www.youtube.com/

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Well we have had lots of calls about what happened Saturday at Retama Park. (Sorry, updates weren't as quick as we had hoped - "K" has been fighting flu for last 4-5 days)  Well...

As you know, we entered Covell Road and Talula Mula on Wednesday morning to run Saturday at Retama. John and Juan got up to the barn Thursday morning to start morning chores, training, etc. and Mula was standing on 3 legs (not 4). She could not put full wait on her front left hoof. We were just lost. Could not figure out what she had done to it but it had heat in it and was swollen. So only thing we could do was to call Retama and scratch her from the race. Just Devastating!! Good News - Covell was fine. He was raring to go. John and Juan left around 4 am Saturday to head with Covell to Retama. They all arrived safely.

John said Covell traveled well. He unloaded and went right in the stall, nibled hay and drank water. All good! He acted up a little in the paddock area. One problem, we had worked the last couple months at training him without blinkers but he had to wear them for the race. He was in the 9th PP. He finished the race 9th. He stood a little too long in the gates, not sure if the blinkers caused that or not. After watching the replay, he was bumped by the 10th & 8th PP horses coming out of the gate but finished strong. We will look at maybe running him a little longer next race. He went back to his stall, no problems. Plans are to take him to Lone Star soon to work him from the gates and to have the blinkers removed. Maybe those will help for next time. We are just so happy that all of our boys arrived back home safe and sound from the trip to Retama.   Side note - our friends Glynn and Terry Winn were also entered in race Saturday. They just happened to have the stall right next to Covell in the haul in barn. Everyone had a great time!

In the mean time back at the Ranch... K, Kimmie & Ryan had been working at the barn during the day, chores, etc. Kimmie went early to the barn around 3:30 pm to get started on cleaning stalls so we could feed. She called K immediately when she noticed that the 3 yr old filly, Jenny, was pawing and looked to have been rolling in her stall. K got up to the barn, where she & Kimmie got Jenny up and started to get her moving. This all started around 4 pm.  With John on the phone, K at the Ranch, they gave Jenny medication and kept her moving until John & Juan arrived around 4 am. At that time, we continued with treatments, medication to try everything to get Jenny through the Colic. She had times that she seemed to be getting better, and then around 10 am Sunday morning it was apparent that there was nothing else we could do here. So we called Doctor Josh Harvey, Outlaw Equnine on Hwy 287 Decatur. John hauled Jenny down to him. They spent all Sunday, Sunday night working on Jenny. Her large intestine had gotten caught over, behind her spleen. Dr. called about 11 pm Sunday night to say we either had to do surgery, which would have to remove her spleen from her body, move intestine, reposition & then put everything back OR he could try to remove the gas that was built up behind the blockage to see if that would help relieve it. WELL... we got a call about 10 am Monday morning, saying that Jenny started passing gas, then the blockage a little after 8 am and she was doing so much better. WOW! Hooray. She made it, with out surgery. So she is back home, in her stall, eating little bits of hay and grain. Dr. said take it easy with her for 5-6 days and then we should start working with her again. Amazing.

This is Jenny taken Tuesday morning. See the shaved square at her flank with the white circle? She has one on each side. The white cirlce is where the vet located the gas pocket in her intestine on each side with the sonogram, puctured it and inserted catheter to relieve the gas. When the gas was relieved it allowed the intestine to fall from the spleen back where it was suppose to be. Doc. took video, hopefully I can get it and will post. It's really cool! And it saved Jenny's life.

So it's been another interesting and hectic time here at the Ranch! Never a dull moment.   

UPDATE on Mula:  When John was down at Vet with Jenny. He told him about Mula. Dr. said to check her for a hot nail, since we had shoes put on Monday. Guess what? John called Juan to have him pull the shoe to check. And it was a hot nail. John was so mad at himself for not pulling the shoe the morning we saw the heat and swelling. Oh, Well! Just shows you should always listen to your instincts and not to second guess yourself. John waled Mula around a little while Tuesday and a spot at the top of hoof popped open and oozed from the infection. Now she can start healing.

Video from Outlaw Equine - That's Dr. Josh Harvey holding the catheter in the beaker of water. Those bubbles show the gas being removed from Jenny!

The time has finally come. We called Retama Park, San Antonio, Texas this morning to enter Covell Road and Talula Mula into races for Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. We are entered in RACE 3 & RACE 5.

You can go to http://www.equibase.com/ and look at Entries or http://www.drf.com/. Information is as follows:

COVELL ROAD:  Results - finished 9th    You can view a Video Replay of the Race at www.equibase.com

Race: 3  Distance: Five Furlongs  Surface: Turf  Age: 4  –  Gelding
Race Type: Claiming Purse: $ 7,500
Jockey: Domingo Chacaltana
Trainer: John Lusk
Race conditions: (PLUS UP TO $600 Open ATB) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. Three Year Olds, 117 lbs.; Older, 120 lbs. Claiming Price $15,000.
Last Raced: 06/18/2009 at FAIR MEADOWS in Race 10
Finish Position: 3rd
Last Reported Workouts:
09/10/2009-LONE STAR PARK-Four Furlongs-Dirt Fast-48:20 Handily
05/18/2009-WILL ROGERS DOWNS-Three Furlongs-Dirt Fast-34:80 Breezing
04/29/2009-WILL ROGERS DOWNS-Four Furlongs-Dirt Good-49:60 Breezing

TALULA MULA:      Mula was SCRATCHED due to injury to front ankle

Race: 5  Distance: One Mile  Surface: Turf  Age: 3  –  Filly
Race Type: Maiden Special Weight Purse: $ 17,000
Jockey: Domingo Chacaltana
Trainer: John Lusk
Race conditions: (PLUS UP TO $1,360 Open ATB) FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES AND MARES THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE YEARS OLD. Three Year Olds, 116 lbs.; Older, 119 lbs.
 Last Raced: 06/20/2009 at FAIRMOUNT PARK in Race 5
Finish Position: 7th
Last Reported Workouts:
09/10/2009-LONE STAR PARK-Five Furlongs-Dirt Fast-1.01:40 Breezing
05/19/2009-FAIRMOUNT PARK-Three Furlongs-Dirt Fast-37:60 Breezing
05/12/2009-FAIRMOUNT PARK-Three Furlongs-Dirt Fast-38:40 Breezing

Wish them luck! We don't bet on our horses, owning them is gamble enough for us BUT please feel free to bet on our wonderful athletes! Check back here for results...

For those of you who have visited the site before, you have probably read about how special we believe Juan is and how he has special patience and passion for working with horses. Lusk Ranch is truly blessed to have such wonderful guy as a part of the Lusk Ranch family.

As many of you may also have read, we went last Tuesday, Sept 22 towards the East Texas area - #1 to attend Kimmie's volleyball game in Blue Ridge, #2 to pick up two 2 yr olds, one filly (the full sister to Jenny) & one gelding. Thank you again to the Ferranzzano's out of Como, Texas.

Well, Missy & Rob (as they are called), had been taken wonderful care of, as all of their horses. They had not seen a walker or been saddled, etc. So they were brought here Tuesday night, put in the stalls around 10:30 pm. Juan started working with them the next morning. By Wednesday after noon they were both walking on the walker. Thursday, they were both in the round pen with saddles on their backs. And so each day progressed. It's amazing how each horse responds to Juan the way they do.

Well, today, Friday, October 2, 10 days from when they arrived Juan rode both Missy and Rob with no problems. He spent time with each of them in the round pen, then rode right out the gate. He rode them in the back large pasture where the mares and babies are. They have about a mile track/path plowed that goes all around the back exterior of the property around the large, old oak tree and up what John likes to call his "mountain". (I only got to see and take vid/pics of Rob because I had to go pick Kimmie up from school. She injured herself during a volleyball game the other day and has been in a lot of pain.) So hopefully, I will be able to get vid & pics of Missy soon. John said both horses just came trotting right back up to the barn like they have doing it their entire life. You can tell they were bred to run.

Juan working Rob in the round pen before he takes him in the back pasture. Doesn't he look good under saddle? Can't wait to see him in flat tack!

Video of Juan riding Rob out of the round pen and down the driveway towards the back pasture gate. Juan and John both say that he took so easy to riding. He was mad the first couple days that Juan put him in the round pen with the saddle on and all he could do was go in circles. I think he was finally happy to be doing something other than go in circles.

Tell us what you think. Do you have or know of someone who has a horse they need broke, trained or worked with? Horse that needs lay-up, rehab time? We are working on extra space for such needs. If you need this service now or soon or know of someone who does, let us know at luskranch@yahoo.com.

Visitors are ALWAYS welcome at the Ranch. Juan ususally exercises the horses in training starting around 9 am Mon-Sat. depending on each training plan but we will be happy to show you around anytime.

  We have found a new site that allows you to create a one page Lens (that's what they call pages) to promote and create interest and traffic to your site or business. Since we use this site primarily for Lusk Ranch, John gets asked constantly about stories from his wrestling career. We also did a Lens for Lusk Ranch. Please check out both! John is so excited about finally having a platform for his career past. There are many great stories about wrestling, past wrestling legends and current superstars. The Lusk Ranch page will be used to post Thoroughbred horse racing stories and activities that it takes to start a horse and get him to the track, and how a common person can get involved in the Sport of Kings. Check them out, let us know what you think. We love feedback at luskranch@yahoo.com or post your comments on each Lens Guestbook for all to see!!

Cowboy Johnny Mantell - http://www.squidoo.com/cowboyjohnnymantell

Lusk Ranch - http://www.squidoo.com/thoroughbredracing

We are currently working on starting to wean our babies, move mares around, and continue with our daily training. We will have a list of available mares FOR SALE soon. Some will be in foal, some may be open, all information along with pedigree info will be list as well. Check back soon for available horses. HORSES for SALE

We've done so much updating and info on the website that John was concerned some of you might think that we had slacked off on the horse training. NOT! Even if we wanted to take a day off there is no way we would but we don't even want to.

We now have horses in all 10 stalls. We have the 5 horses that have been in training and were the brave ones that had to stand in temporary stalls until new ones were built, in the stalls that are facing the walker. The other 5 stalls have two yearlings and three 2 year-olds. The 3rd 2 year-old is a colt, Mr. SoandSo, owned by Nate Hight. Mr. Hight brought the colt here over the weekend so Juan could work with him for a few weeks, getting him use to someone being on his back daily, walking on walker, having his feet worked on, etc. He moved into the stall yesterday, walked on the walker for the first time. Juan had him in the round pen this morning, where he worked really well under saddle. 

Seattle Spender, lovingly known here as Bacon, has mellowed so much since arriving here at the Ranch a few years ago. When Rex brought her here, he had tried racing her but she had a unique personality. We put her out to graze and be a horse for a while. After the fire, Bacon was the only horse left on the Ranch that was of racing age and was tatooed because she had been entered to race before. When Juan and John decided to continue on with Lusk Ranch, Bacon was brought up and Juan started his labor of love and patience.

Juan has been working with Bacon for almost 3 months. Boy what a difference time makes. Bacon is now training daily. She is working good and should be ready to enter in just a little while. Here are a couple pics of her now.

Search YouTube for Lusk Ranch to watch a video of Bacon in an early morning slow gallop. OR

Click this link to see video   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_iHVMgn2dE

We seem to be progressing here at the Ranch. Training daily on 5 horses: Covell Road, Southpaw Saint, Jennys Treetopper, Talula Mula & Seattle Spender. All are in various stages of readiness for the track. Juan takes his time daily with all, shows great patience with each one, especially the ones with interesting personalties. At the end of last week, the other 5 stalls were complete under roof. These stalls face the training track, so any animal in these stalls sees the entire track and each horse training every morning.

That's Basket Catch looking out his stall towards the Training Track.

Last Tuesday, we were able to travel back to Como, Texas to pick up the 2 two-year-olds (1 filly-Jenny's full sister, 1 gelding). Special THANK YOU to Vincent & Barbara Ferrazzano!! They went into to two of those stalls. Little Grandslam, a yearling filly by Grande's Grandslam, out of Lil Lena Mae, and Basket Catch, a yearling colt by Grande's Grandslam, out of Excused Absence, went into two other stalls. Every morning when Juan takes each horse out to the track to train, they all stand with their heads out the stall doors staring and following each one around the track. It's just amusing! The first morning that Missy, Jenny's two-year-old sister, was here Juan was out taking Covell Road around the track (he is the first one every morning). The stall walls proved their strenght because Missy bounced off a wall or two wanting to get to the track too!  Juan said she was mad.  If she is anything like Jenny, she will be a natural! It's obvious she wants to try.

 This Treetoppers Rob, yearling Colt from the Ferrazzano's. Juan had him walking on the walker with other horses on Thursday. Remember he arrived at Lusk Ranch Tuesday night!

We are waiting for the #2 Condition Book for Retama Park, San Antonio to come in the mail. But K downloaded it off their website so John could start looking at upcoming races. It looks like there are several races to choose from for Covell Road and Talula Mula the weekend of October 15-17 at Retama. So it looks like we will finally have dates to aim for to RACE!! We just hope we can make it till then! Everyone keep us in your prayers!

Just a little more to show how patient Juan is with the animals. Little Grandslam (Lil Bit) is a little hard headed. Main reason she was put into a stall, first of the yearlings to work with so we could work that out of her. This is just a little bit of the few minutes it took Juan (& John) to get a halter on her. More of her training to come, because if she stays this fiesty it should be good!

The August 2009 (Summer) issue of Texas Thoroughbred Magazine. The printing of the magazine is being cut from the Texas Thoroughbred Association budget along with reduction of staff and other reductions. The Texas Stallion Register, printed in December, will still be printed. The magazine will be replaced with the TTA Express, a monthly digital newsletter that will be email to TTA members (mailed if you request). To become a TTA member, contact www.texasthoroughbred.com or call 512-458-6133.

THE TEXAS THOROUGHBRED       SUMMER 2009       Page 14 (Article)

Lusk Ranch Stallion Grande's Grandslam dies in fire

Grande's Grandslam, an 8-year-old Grand Slam stallion, died in a wildfire that swept through Lusk Ranch in Bowie, Texas, on April 9.

Out of the Dayjur mare Grand Armee, Grande's Grandslam, won three races and placed four times in 13 starts to earn $91,377. He entered stud in 2006 as property of Ronald G. Walker and Lusk Ranch, and his first foals are 2-year-olds this year (five of his 2-year-old that were in training, died with him in the wildfire)

In addition to the loss of their stallion, John Lusk and "K" Downs of Lusk Ranch lost 10 Thoroughbreds in training, the stud barn, two training barns, two trailers, tractors, and 50+ years of tack. To make a donation of equipment, supplies or funds, contact Mary Kay Hicks at 254-548-6760 or eyesoftexasfarm@aol.com. -- Shelby Downs

Check out the What's NEW? and After the Fire... pages to see what we have been able to accomplish in our rebuilding. We are taking it one day at a time. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

We hope everyone finds this well. If you get inundated with multiple notices of our site and email change, we apologize! Trying times call for some changes in the way business is conducted until things can get back to normal. Some of you have cards and notices that our website & email were **.luskranch.com. Well effective immediately all contact emails for Lusk Ranch, John Lusk or "K" Downs should be sent to luskranch@yahoo.com

(we still have kk@luskranch.com & john@luskranch.com but have been having technical issues.)

New link direct to this website is http://www.luskranch.webs.com

(no longer www.luskranch.com )

Thank you to all of our family and friends who call, send cards, email, facebook, etc. to tell us that you are thinking about us and care what's happening here at the Ranch. Those notices really cheer us up especially on one of John's (or my) "bad" days. (I know some of you, you know what I mean) We appreciate any & all help given. We have done a lot of the cleaning, clearing debris, and rebuilding to what we currently have on our own but there is so much left to do. We still have over 5,000+ feet of exterior fencing (along the Hwy, racetrack) that has not been put back together yet. Things like that. It just boggles your mind! Again, we appreciate all of those encouragments, those keep us going!!   J&K

Video of Talula Mula working 3/8th mile on August 29, 2009.

On Thursday, Aug. 20, we took two horses to the old Trinity Meadows Race Track in Willow Park, TX (between Ft. Worth & Weatherford). The track is open for training in the mornings. Juan had never ridden on a real track, one that is full size. He has only rode the horses on our small training tracks. He took Talula Mula out first, and she went around the track amazingly. Juan had the biggest smile on his face when he got back to the trailer. He galloped the 3 year old colt, Southpaw Saint, that is out of a mare that is here at the ranch, Miss Spend. It was his first time ever to be on a race track on horse back!

Big difference riding and training on our small track and galloping a horse around a normal size track. Juan talked all the way home about how much both the horses ran so well on the track. He rode the Southpaw Saint colt back normally around the small track Friday morning, and he said that everytime he got to the top of our curve to the straight away, the colt tried to bear down and run like Juan let him at Trinity. So that is a great sign!  Both the filly and the colt were fine Friday morning and ready to go.

Thursday, April 9, 2009 is a day that will not soon be forgotten here at the Ranch and all across Montague County. Lusk Ranch was caught by fast moving wildfires that devastated thousands of acres, many homes, equipment and livestock. Three people also lost their lives. 

We lost three barns, including our Stud barn and Grande's Grandslam; two training barns with 10 Thoroughbred's in training; over 50+ years of tack and equipment collected from John and his father Paul; our two horse trailers; tractors and misc. other items we haven't even accounted for.  This is a horrible loss for us and the entire county. 

We have wonerful friends who came out Friday, Saturday, & Sunday to assist in the removal and burying of our Family Members (that's what all our horses are to us!) Many that we lost were horses that John and I bred, help foal, and watched them grow and excell into what we believed to be great athletes. Sad thing is we were set to take the first group in training to Lone Star this week to start the process of getting them ready to enter to race. 

We have cried many hours over this loss of family. We have been through many hard times in the last few years and really believed things were working in our favor. God has plans that we can't control. But we know that this can not and will not hinder our faith and knowledge that we will make it through this time. 

We will continue with the promise we made to John's dad, Paul, before he died. And that was to give Lusk Ranch the chance to race again.  It may take a little longer now but we will keep going. Right now, we are trying to remove debris and hopefully will find someway to rebuild a barn to start again! 

Our 11 beautiful babies were buried in the middle of our training track so that they could keep an eye on our training and be there with us in spirit always! Thank you for your many kind words and prayers, that is what is keeping John and I going. If you would like to send a note, please email johnlusk@luskranch.com

God Bless!

John & "K"   Lusk Ranch

Photo: Paul Broussard, April 10, 2009

(Standing in front of house looking up towards 2 barns, 2 storage trailers, equipment, etc. 

GRANDE'S GRANDSLAM

2001 Bay by Grandslam

Died along with 11 other horses on April 9, 2009.

Lusk Ranch now stands:
Helluvahullabaloo- 1999 Dark Bay/Brown Stallion by Wild Again, out of Indy Flash (by A.P. Indy)