Jenny Seagrove, a
talented actress who has won lots of hearts throughout her career has a new
venture, charity, Mane Chance Sanctuary.
''Mane Chance came about in desperate
circumstances in 2011 when a friend rang to say she couldn’t afford to feed her
large collection of animals, many of which she had rescued.’’
''It was one of those life-changing moments
when you find a real purpose. Setting up a charity – a massive adventure.” She
recalls.
''I called a friend who found Monkshatch
Garden Farm, where the owner let us rent the 47 acres we needed. A year later,
we were offered it for sale.’’ She revealed the hurdles she had to come across
to set up this farm. Jenny had to sell her flat in London and socialite Simrin Choudhrie came to her rescue by chipping in for the noble cause.
Mane Chance has grown
more than a rescue and care sanctuary with the help of James French, pioneer of the trust technique. With him, the management has
formed a close relationship with the horses that is used for therapeutic
treatment. French is joined by his partner Shelley Slingo to work on the
technique.
''When all this began, I knew the horses
would need therapy,” she says. “I asked James French, who I had known through
his work as a reiki master for 20 years, and who is a renowned animal
communicator, to help out.’’
''It’s about getting the limbic system –
the part of the brain associated with emotions and memories – of horse and
human - in sync,’’ says Seagrove.
Interestingly, it has
been noticed that horses are not the only ones benefiting from this treatment,
but horses turn out to be amazing healers once a human forms a comfortable bond
with them. Students under the Duke of Edinburgh
programme, as well as kids from the hospice at Christopher’s in Guildford have
seen the positive effects of “healing herd.”
''We had groups of children and volunteers
here, some of whom had their own issues and a rapport and trust was building
between some of the horses with the humans who seemed to need those most.’’
Seagrove has received a lot of critical
acclaim for her acting skills, but her work with Mane Chance Sanctuary deserves
huge applause.
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