Today, Henry and Heather de Bromhead, along with their daughters Mia and Georgia and surrounded by family, friends and supporters are officially opening The Jack de Bromhead Equine Centre located on the campus of ChildVisionin Drumcondra.

The new 1,375 sq.m. indoor equine therapeutic centre, named in memory of their beloved son and brother, was built as a result of a campaign spearheaded by Chris Jones which drew generous donations from a group of family and close friends of the de Bromhead’s.

The new indoor facility at the ChildVision campus, which took seventeen months to complete, 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 de Bromhead family said today,“The equine centre at ChildVision is a wonderful legacy for our beloved Jack, a hugely missed son and brother. 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”.

Barry Sheridan, ChildVision CEO, commented, “We are thrilled to be opening the doors of the Jack de Bromhead Equine Centre at ChildVision, a state-of-the-art facility that will enable life-changing opportunities for the children and young people we support. At ChildVision, we strive to empower individuals with visual impairments and other disabilities to live as independently and confidently as possible, and this new centre is a shining example of that commitment in action. This incredible facility has been made possible thanks to the generosity and vision of Henry and Heather and their close friend Chris Jones, whose support has been instrumental in bringing this dream to life. In this Equine Centre we will ensure that Jack’s memory will live on in all those families that come through the doors, all those children who will sit up on one of our horses or ponies and we thank the de Bromhead family for entrusting Jack’s name with us. And to all those that supported this fundraising initiative and who look to support us in the future know that we remain committed to delivering the very best in equine assisted activities in the years ahead”.

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