We had the most amazing news during June when Susan was told that she had been awarded an MBE in King Charles III birthday honours list.

The effect of the covid pandemic had a devastating effect on the horses who pull the caleches around the red city, their owners and the work we do here at the Refuge. We rescued so many horses at Jarjeer since that time and there are now 320 equines resident at Jarjeer and numbers rising daily. The pressure the whole team has been under has, at times, been unimaginable so you can imagine how much the news of Susan’s award meant to us all. On the 25th September Susan went to Windsor Castle where to an investiture where she received the award from The Princess Royal.

This was not only a special day for Susan and her family but also Ayoub, one of our managers who is known for his horsemanship skills. We have to thank the UK Immigration and Visa Service for promptly granting him a visa. Below you can see him proudly standing in front of the late Queen’s beloved fell ponies out for there daily exercise.