00:00So, Tiny Hughes Therapy was originally formed. My mum was in hospice and times of dire need I reverted to my equine friends for comfort and I decided that it would be a really good idea to have something small enough that could go to bedsides and also meet other families that were going through the same thing.
00:21So, that's how Tiny Hughes was born. A lot of research between Calais and France, a friend with a horse, and the States and various people in the UK. Then we decided that if we're doing that in hospice, we can do Rebecca House.
00:37So, Rebecca House and Hospice, I don't make any fee charge. And everything else is volunteer basis, really. We're not a charity. Do lots of care homes, dementia centres, schools. We do some one-to-one work with dementia patients, kids with ADHD, autism.
00:58Basically, the therapy itself, they have a magic. It's called an ESP. I call it ESP, but it's magic. So, their minds work much differently than us. They can read people's minds.
01:13So, people that are poorly, people that are anxious, people that, you know, have lots of stuff going on that we can't visibly see. Horses pick up on it.
01:22For an example, just now, there's a young lady here that does have seizures and he didn't want to leave her. He knew that there's a possibility.
01:32And the carers said, well, actually, she had a really bad night with seizures. He knows that. Well, Colin does.
01:38I think you saw earlier, we had some little children that come from the playgroup that's here. So, they're just as compatible with children as well as elderly and those with special needs.
01:52I can come and do as many of these as possible and volunteer. I just love it. And to be able to provide a little bit of joy in the lives of people that are less fortunate.
02:04And also, just because I like being seen with silly little ponies.
02:08We've been up here to Project 21. This is our fifth month now. We come up every Thursday.
02:15And it's a great hub for all service users, not just Memcap. We've got Crossroads for Carers, a lot of the care homes and respite centres.
02:24They all came up here. Christmas time, we had about 150 people up here.
02:29Keep on supporting us. Keep inviting us. If you haven't had a pony therapy session, it's worth trying it.
02:36If you're just feeling a bit down or you've got a family member that needs a bit of a boost, anything or any of the respite centres that are on the island, there's lots of them.
02:47Give them a shout. Say, let's get the ponies in because it does make such a difference to people's lives.
02:51My name is Adrian Tinkler. I'm currently the chair of Manx Mencap and we're a charity, one of five charities that have a connection with Centre 21.
03:03Centre 21 is the building. There are five shareholders and we're one of them.
03:08The other four are the Down Syndrome Association, Manx Gateway, Autism in Man and Special Olympics.
03:17So it's a very active centre. Manx Mencap is a very active charity.
03:23We've recently recruited a new health coordinator and fundraiser.
03:29And this morning we're hosting a coffee morning for carers, families and persons with learning disabilities and supported by Tiny Hooves.
03:42I think a lot of service users don't get a lot of opportunity to experience new experiences.
03:51Tiny Hooves, they come in once a month. We have a coffee morning.
03:54It's something different for people with learning disabilities and their carers and families to experience.
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