SCRAF - Sandia Creek Ranch Auxiliary Foundation

05/11/2026

💐 Happy Mother’s Day 💐

Today we celebrate the Pony Club moms who do so much more than just “horse show mom” duties. 💙🐴

The moms who wake up before sunrise…
Who haul horses, braid manes, clean tack, pack lunches, hold ponies, sew saddle pads, and somehow still remember where everyone’s gloves went.

The moms behind the cameras who stand in the rain during lessons…
Who cheer from outside the arena…
Who encourage perseverance after tough rides and celebrate quiet victories no one else sees.

And especially the moms who chose horses for their children - not because it’s easy… but because they understood the value of hard work, responsibility, sweat equity, compassion, and learning to care for something greater than themselves.

Horse kids learn early that success isn’t handed to you.
Stalls still need cleaning.
Horses still need feeding.
Tack still needs scrubbing.
And living, breathing animals teach lessons that cannot be learned from a screen.

The moms who help raise not only riders - but kind, capable, hardworking humans -
deserve to be celebrated too!

Pony Club is about more than riding, and so much of that begins with the families supporting it behind the scenes.

Thank you for the miles driven, the sacrifices made, the lessons taught, and the unconditional love that helps our members grow both in and out of the saddle.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible Pony Club moms, grandmas, mentors, and barn moms who help keep this community strong. 💙

05/11/2026

Proper “Hands-on” Horse experiences and responsibility for another living being feeds well into helping to develop cognitive learning and happy students. Not just “show kids with grooms” but actual horse lovers who work to understand and care for their horses …💕

04/25/2026

When the crowd saw Chris Antley come off Charismatic in the 1999 Belmont Stakes, many thought they'd just witnessed a fall. They hadn't. In that split second, something far more remarkable was happening.

Charismatic had given everything in his bid for Triple Crown glory. But as he crossed the finish line, something was clearly wrong. Amid the noise, speed, and chaos, Antley felt it instantly — and instead of riding it out… he chose to act.

He leapt from the saddle and dropped to his knees, carefully lifting and supporting the colt's injured front leg with his bare hands — stopping Charismatic from putting weight on it and risking even greater damage. Horses thundered past. Cameras rushed in. And a crowd of 60,000 fell into a stunned, almost reverent silence.

There was no time to think. No instructions to follow. No thought of recognition. Just instinct.

What no one knew in that moment? Antley himself had been through the fire. He had fought his own battles to return to racing's biggest stage — and yet here he was, not thinking about glory, not thinking about the finish line, not thinking about himself at all. That's what made it unforgettable.

He made a decision in that moment that would define him forever — not as a champion rider, but as something even rarer. A true horseman.

The scene was later named NTRA Moment of the Year, and it still stands as one of the most powerful images the sport has ever seen. Not just because of the drama, but because of what it represents — the awareness, the restraint, the courage to stop when everything around you is still moving.

Charismatic survived.

And that image — Antley on his knees, holding his horse steady — has never left the sport. Because it asks something of all of us: how many times do we keep running when we should stop? How many times does winning blind us to what's actually in front of us?

Sometimes, the greatest moment isn't winning the race. It's knowing when to put everything else aside.

Would you have had the instinct to stop?

04/23/2026

Dental Day Today 😁
Beyond great full for After the Finish Line's dental grant for our Off Track Thoroughbreds.

Pictured below is Savel a California bred and raced TB. Some really sharp points taken down and a correction to the ramp in her molars will hopefully make her a much happier horse and help her put on some weight.

03/31/2026

Our horses will be smiling extra pretty thanks to the support of After the Finish Line!

03/12/2026

“United States Pony Club” has such high horsemanship standards they will surely make us proud! What a terrific and fun experience for all!

Congratulations to the members selected to represent USPC at the 2026 PCIA Tetrathlon Exchange! The team has the exciting opportunity to travel within Australia, learning about the people, customs, and culture of Australia! The exchange will also feature a friendly Tetrathlon competition between teams from Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, the U.S., and the United Kingdom. We wish them the best of luck!

12/30/2025

12/06/2025

🎅Santa HAS ARRIVED at SCR Country Christmas!🎄Thank you all for your generosity and kindness to support SCRAF's horses throughout the year!

10/08/2025

"Forward progression stopped!"
Kiersti Wylie is out tucking everyone in for the night. There's NO wind and all looks good but they will still continue to monitor throughout the night! Thank you again to all the fire teams and to all of you that reached out! Hopefully this is the last update for the night 🤞💚🙌🐴

10/08/2025

Thank you Jonathan for allowing us to share your video! This is Ross Lake that they were getting water from just on the other side of the hill from us!