Palestinians in East Jerusalem cherish their horses
Palestinian Fares Salem (below) treats the horses he looks after at stables overlooking Jerusalem's walled Old City as though they were members of his own family.
The Salems have been tending horses for more than 30 years at their home in Arab East Jerusalem, and Fares and his friends prepare them for riding at weekends in the hills and open spaces near the city and in the adjacent Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Mahmoud Montasir, a Jerusalem teenager who has his own horse, said he had achieved his childhood dream of turning horse-riding into a pastime.
"It is a great privilege to work with horses. A horse is a very clever animal and understands its human friend and his feelings. A horse also always shares its own feelings with its human friend but you need to understand it," Montasir said.
Teenagers use their mobile phones.
Teenagers ride their horses in a valley.
Dris Subblaban sits on his horse.
Dris Subblaban kisses his horse.
Horse trader Fares Salem (right) sits next to a friend while his horse stands in his living room.
Teenagers take a selfie at a coffee shop.
Mohammad Gharabli lifts his baby sister Yasmin.
Food prepared by Mohammad Gharabli.
A horse looks out of a stable window.
Horses stand in the living room of horse trader Fares Salem.
Fares Salem stands next to a running horse in a field.
Teenagers ride their horses during sunset.
