Meet Our Team

John’s credentials include 30 years in youth development, a private practice as a landscape architect, co-founder of Swan Center Outreach and executive director and founder of Blue River Horse Center for Education. His 40 years as a business entrepreneur, life coach/youth mentor, working with clients nationwide, equips John with an in-depth understanding of the demanding world we live in today. His compassion, skills, and “lessons learned experiences” help guide youth and adults to navigate the world with a personal focus, while maintaining a sense of balance and peace in their lives.

Craig and his wife, Lisa, were involved in boarding horses for the past twenty years on their ranch in Delray Beach, Florida, prior to moving to Breckenridge five years ago. Their two daughters were raised tending to the horses and riding from the time they were six years old through high school. Equine therapy was a natural part of their family life!

Craig ran a custom home building company for thirty years, so working around a ranch comes naturally. Hands on carpentry is one of his favorite pastimes, as well as fixing all sorts of machinery and buildings. In addition, Lisa both loves horses and ran a preschool in Florida, and she was a counselor for young adults and couples. All of these past pursuits fit so well with the BRHC mission.

Carole is a retired Executive Recruiter who is originally from the UK. After moving to the US in 2005 she lived and worked in San Francisco for 8 years. Carole and her husband learned to ski in Breckenridge in 1991, and they loved Summit County so much they moved here in 2013. By 2015 they were lucky enough to retire from paid employment and concentrate on skiing, hiking, and biking as well as walking their two Bernese Mountain dogs. Carole volunteers for the Frisco Animal Shelter, the Breckenridge Theater, the Summit Foundation, and is on the board of the Breckenridge Music Festival. She has volunteered at BRHC since its inception and enjoys sharing her love of horses with others. She finds it rewarding to help the BRHC program participants realize their potential while assisting in the rehabilitation and adoption of rescue horses.

In 2016, after raising two sons, teaching middle school special education, managing a special education department, and owning a horse farm in Maryland, my husband and I retired and made the move to Colorado. After visiting Summit county in 1967, I fell in love with the area, and after completing college, I moved to Glenwood Springs to teach. Life and marriage moved me back to the east coast but I always vowed to return. My boys are living in Denver with our three grandchildren, so the decision to move was easy. Not so easy was leaving the horses, so here I am at Blue River Horse Center.

Ross, wife Dana, and their 3 kiddos who are great skiers moved to Frisco in 1999. The whole family embraces the mountain lifestyle. Ross retired from the engineering and construction business and was very active volunteering with Team Summit culminating as President. Recently Ross has become involved volunteering with Summit County planning commissions and BRHC, enthusiastically training horses enabling their adoption and working on all activities at the ranch.

Robert Grantham has been in Summit co since the 2012-13 ski season and works at the Raven Golf Club as the assistant superintendent. Bobby has been riding since he was four, and has loved horses ever since. In his words BRHR is one of the most gratifying things he has ever done in his life. "We have an awesome team of great people, which also makes it a joy, but the progress these horses make is the true joy !!!"