Her Majesty The Queen joins The Duchess as Her Royal Highness hosts a horsemanship demonstration by Brooke Ambassador Monty Roberts at the Royal Mews. (IJP Event Photos)

Lexington, Ky. - Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall has today officially extended her Presidency for Brooke - Action For Working Horses And Donkeys, celebrating 10 years of being president of the UK-based charity. Brooke helps to improve the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules in developing countries.

In her time as President, The Duchess has travelled the world to see how the charity works with horses, donkeys and mules, as well as the people who use them to earn an income and support their families. She has been to Egypt where the Brooke was founded in 1934, Jordan, Pakistan following the earthquake in 2005, and India following flooding in 2013.

The Duchess has also attended many events for Brooke in the UK, most recently hosting a horsemanship demonstration by Brooke ambassador Monty Roberts in October 2015. As a lover of horses, The Queen also attended the event.

Her Royal Highness also commemorated the advancement of Brooke USA with a reception in Kentucky - Brooke USA's headquarters - in March 2015.

The Duchess has ridden horses for years and has always had a passion for equine welfare. The extension of presidency coincides with Brooke recently launching a new brand, website and strategy. Chief Executive of Brooke, Petra Ingram, explained the importance of having Her Royal Highness as president for the charity:

"In the time The Duchess has been our president, Brooke has continued to expand, and we now reach almost two million animals per year, three times more than in 2006. Her Royal Highness helps us by bringing public attention to the plight of working horses, donkeys and mules around the world, and we are deeply grateful for her support.

"We have bold ambitions for the next five years, and I am delighted to have The Duchess as our President, so we can reach thousands of new supporters, and improve the lives of even more animals."

There are more than 100 million working horses, donkeys and mules laboring in some of the world's toughest environments, and they support the lives of an estimated 600 million people. Brooke protects and improves the lives of these animals, which give people in the developing world the opportunity to work their way out of poverty.

Follow Brooke USA's Facebook page. To support Brooke USA in its effort to fund equine welfare projects around the world, go to www.BrookeUSA.org.
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About Brooke USA: Brooke USA is the American fundraising arm of Brooke - the world's largest international equine welfare charity - and exists solely to support their overseas equine welfare programs in developing countries.  Brooke USA is a 501(c)(3) charity headquartered at the Kentucky horse Park in Lexington.   www.BrookeUSA.org

About Brooke: Brooke is an international charity that protects and improves the lives of horses, donkeys and mules which give people in the developing world the opportunity to work their way out of poverty.  For 600 million people in some of the poorest places in the world, 112 million of these animals are the backbone of communities and their best means of making a living. Without healthy working horses, donkeys and mules, they wouldn't be able to put food on their tables, send their children to school or build better futures for themselves and their families.

Brooke now reaches over 1.8 million working horses, donkeys and mules annually - more than any other organization. It is on target to reach two million working equines each year by the end of 2016. www.thebrooke.org.