Our Story

Let me introduce myself and invite you to Tarifa/Betijuelo.
My name is Susi King. I live and work in one of the most beautiful locations in the area of Tarifa in southern Spain.

The pueblo of Betijuelo is located 15 km north of Tarifa on the south-facing slope of San Bartolomé, with endless views across to Africa. Here, in the mountains between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, I’ve been raising my two children — Sol and Luna — together with my husband.

Our family lives in a conscious, nature-connected rhythm, surrounded by horses, open skies, and the distant shimmer of the sea.

I was born and brought up near Lake Constance, one of the nicest places in southern Germany. I grew up surrounded by countryside, had an amazing childhood, and spent most of my spare time with nature and horses. In 1985, as a young girl, I came to Tarifa for the first time to learn windsurfing — Tarifa back then was wild! Years later, it became my destiny to settle my new family, my animals, and my home.

Before moving here, I lived in Germany, Austria, and England. I collected many horse and life experiences. Apart from my work as a childcare specialist, I became a Hippo therapist (Swiss training HPR/STRG), working with children, young adults, and people with special needs.

But here, in Betijuelo, our life is not a program — it is a daily healing. My children have grown up walking barefoot on mountain paths, greeting Paloma and Avatar before school, watching the sunset paint the Strait of Gibraltar. This is their normal. And it has given them something no classroom can: grounding, calm, resilience.

What can horses and wild nature do for you?
They slow your breath. They mirror your feelings without judgment. A hand on a warm horse neck, the sound of hooves on soft earth, the salt wind from the beach twenty minutes away — these are not luxuries. They are ancient medicine. Stress falls away not because you escape, but because you remember you belong here.

Our horses roam free on the mountain top of San Bartolomé, inside the Parque Natural. They have never seen a stable from the inside. They come home for feeding, then wander back to the herd. This freedom is not just theirs — you feel it too.

Whether you stand at the fence at sunrise, watch your child brush a gentle horse, or simply sit on the terrace with the ocean in the distance — you are not visiting. You are returning.

My family and I feel the urge to share this place with people who appreciate nature, and with those who are looking for roots to go back to in order to find ground.

Enjoy.