A new equine centre in memory of the young jockey Jack de Bromhead will be opened in north Dublin later day.
13-year-old Jack, the son of racehorse trainer Henry de Bromhead, died in a pony-racing accident in Co Waterford in September 2022.
The Jack de Bromhead Equine Centre will be opened by Henry and Heather de Bromhead, along with their daughters Mia and Georgia on the ChildVision Campus in Drumcondra this afternoon.
The new indoor facility, which took 17 months to complete, will give children with visual impairments and additional disabilities access to the best global equine activities in a supportive and purpose designed environment.
The de Bromhead family said in a statement: "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."
