Henry and Heather de Bromhead, along with their daughters Mia and Georgia, officially opened the Jack de Bromhead Equine Centre in the campus of ChildVision in Drumcondra. The 1,375 square metre indoor equine therapeutic centre, named in memory of their beloved son and brother, was built as a result of a fundraising campaign spearheaded by Chris Jones.
The centre is at the forefront of specialist therapy and education for children with visual impairments and will give children with visual impairments and additional disabilities access to the best global equine activities in a supportive and purpose designed environment. The centre will allow the ChildVision equine team and volunteers to extend their services to reach more children over more hours making a life-changing difference, especially through the winter months and in bad weather conditions.
“The equine centre at ChildVision is a wonderful legacy for our beloved Jack, a hugely missed son and brother,” said the de Bromhead family in a statement. “Horses are a huge part of our lives, and we know the physical experience of riding a horse offers so many potential benefits, especially helping address a host of physical, social and emotional issues. More so, the Jack de Bromhead Equine Centre will be a place of learning and hope, full of laughter and joy, traits that were such a part of Jack, all facilitated by the much-treasured horses and ponies that call the ChildVision stables home.
“We are delighted to have been part of this journey and today to see this vision become a reality with the opening of the Centre. We are forever grateful to all the donors who came on board to support us – we know Jack would be really proud of what this life-changing generosity will enable for generations to come.”
For more information on the centre, please visit the ChildVision website.
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