Four riding school pupils have been praised by the mayor after raising funds for research into a rare illness.
Charlotte Andres, Ruby Nash, Lucy Malin and Eva Wright completed 250 jumps with their horses at the Chiswell Green Riding School which they all attend.
The girls, who are aged between 12 and 15, carried out the sponsored jumps in aid of Sarcoidosis UK.
Sarcoidosis is an incurable condition where lumps called granulomas develop at different sites of the body and can prevent an organ from working properly.
It often affects the lungs and can also affect other parts of the body.
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Mayor of St Albans Cllr Anthony Rowlands visited the riding school stables and presented each of the girls with a certificate to mark their achievement.
He said: "Their way of raising money by doing 250 jumps was really quite novel and impressive.
"Lucy's grandfather, Alan Malin, has the disease and has led the Hertfordshire Support Group which provides advice to people with the disease and campaigns to raise awareness as well as funds to find a cure.
"Metaphorically crossing the generations, congratulations are due to the girls for converting concern into leaping action and Alan for his unstinting work on behalf of others."
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