Sandia Creek more than a riding center

For over 22 years – since 1988 – the Sandia Creek Ranch has been providing a place where youngsters can go to learn how to ride a horse while developing life skills.

This is not just a horse ranch, although they do raise and train their own horses, but a very special place. Children take riding lessons through various programs, but they also participate in the care of the horses.

In participating in the care they are taught to handle the horse with responsibility, leadership and respect. As the child learns to handle the horse, the horse also teaches the child. Older children help...