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There is at least one woman religious who wakes each morning and mucks out stables. Christmas is no exception. But there are other reasons as well why Sr Mary-Joy is exceptional.Mary-Joy was born in 1951, and grew up in Battle in East Sussex, about 80 km south-east of London. Her childhood was not exceptional. Possibly becoming a sister was on her to-do list, along with being an elephant trainer, and participating in the Olympics one day.
While the children were on the farm, they delighted in being with the animals, seeing where eggs come from, for example. Through the horses and ponies, Mary-Joy was able to help them develop and “give them an opportunity”, as she describes. This was, and still remains, very important to her. Then in 1989, Sr Mary-Joy recounts, “I was offered the opportunity of taking on three small ponies. I initially declined the opportunity as several years earlier I had given up my own horses to enter religious life. But my Provincial at the time encouraged me, saying that I was good with children and good with horses, and it was important to use the gifts that God had given me”. With those three ponies, Sr Mary-Joy began what would later become a full-fledged riding school.
The Centre is a hub for students from special needs schools, young adults with mental health, special needs, and learning difficulties. Even people with dementia and children with physical disabilities benefit from equine therapy.
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