A hard-working 91-year-old volunteer has proved age is no barrier to his work at a Dundee charity and is encouraging others to join him.
Harry Nunn is the oldest volunteer at the Brae Riding for the Disabled Centre, where he spends three days a week.
Starting at 8am he gets the stables ready before bringing the horses in from the fields, grooming and tacking them and he also helps during lessons and does a lot of the maintenance.
The son of a farm manager, Harry has always enjoyed being around horses and first rode at the age of three.
A lifetime of working with horses included a spell at Buckingham Palace looking after the Queen’s carriages and later her thoroughbred studs and foals.
Harry moved to Dundee with his wife after he retired, but following her death five years ago his doctor suggested he visit the Brae to give him something to do.
He has been there ever since and said he loves every minute.
He said: “I don’t like to sit about and I don’t watch much TV except the news and sports. Once I’m up in the morning I want to be out doing something.
“When I first went up there were a lot of young people and I wondered how I was going to fit in but I needn’t have worried. If anyone has got a bit of spare time there is always something to do. It is all easy work but it keeps you fit.
“I have had some great times and experiences helping the children and working with the animals. I hope I can go on for a couple more years yet.”
Centre manager Mary Sneddon said Harry is an inspiration and he recently won an award for his commitment to volunteering.
“He is an incredible man who has the ability to speak to any age group,” she said.
“They learn much from his work ethic and he often puts many other volunteers to shame with the amount of work he can get through.”
The Brae hopes to attract more retired volunteers and is starting a six-week course every Tuesday morning starting next week.
Mary added: “Volunteers are the life blood of the centre and we would not be the success we are today without the commitment from so many of them.
“Apart from learning about horses and the benefits of therapeutic riding you will also have the opportunity to meet new people, keep fit and put some of your life skills and experience to great use in helping the disabled community.”
No experience with horses or disabled people is necessary and anyone who is interested can contact Emma Bollan on 01382 776880 or email volunteercoordinator@brae.org.uk or visit www.brae.org.uk.