The power of a look.

Connection comes in many different forms and sometimes from the most unexpected places.

When I arrived at the farm I knew straight away, he wasn’t for me.

It wasn’t his skinny frame,or his jutting ribs that put me off — and it wasn’t his colour either, although I’m not adverse to a bay

It was his size.

I’ve had horses on and off all my life. Just like my dogs, they’ve been my comfort, my companions and my passion.

I’ve cleaned them, I’ve nursed them and I’ve competed with them.

But most of all I’ve loved and connected with them.

There’s something special about looking into an animal’s eyes and horses are no different.

It’s an experience that offers a silent conversation, that you’ll never forget. And it’s spiritual.

I was told before I took him, that he would probably be put to sleep, if a home wasn’t found.

I was also told, he was healthy apart from needing some meat on his bones and that he was good with other horses and people.

Only one of these statements was true..

Love and connection are essential to every being on this planet. They are as vital as the air we breathe and the water we drink.

They are a life source.

I hadn’t had a connection with a horse for a couple of years and I guess Jack’s sorry state and my never ending desire, was what resulted in us being thrown together.

The first few days were a nightmare. Jack tried to attack me twice, with his teeth; as I was leaving his paddock. And I only narrowly escaped because I saw him coming.

He bit another horse in the neighbouring field and he ripped the skin off my fingers one day as I tried to lead him.

For those that have not been around horses a lot. Let me tell you, they can be very dangerous.

Most that are of a reasonable size, weigh about a ton, give or take.

And although Jack was slightly smaller than my normal size, I knew that he could still pack a punch.

We battled for a week, before I noticed his eye was weeping and was light sensitive.

I called the vet and was told he would have to be treated 5x daily and that would only relieve his symptoms. There was no cure long term. Only the removal of his eye.

So we started treatment. Two drops of this, one drop of that five times a day. I gave Jack a treat every time he kept still,whilst I put in those eye drops and he soon made the connection.

Eye drops=food.

He loved his food that boy. I guess most boys do.

After two weeks of drops his eye was clearing up nicely. Things were going well, but I still didn’t trust him, with his teeth.

And that’s when it happened — the connection.

I was cleaning out his paddock at the time.

Just moving around with the wheelbarrow, picking up the poo.

When I looked up and noticed a flock of birds with bright green and orange feathers landing in the trees — parakeets. We often get them in my area; they fly over from Africa.

I left the wheelbarrow when I saw them and walked to the middle of the paddock to take a better look. Jack was behind me over in the corner eating, so I knew I could risk a second or two without falling victim to one of his random attacks.

It was a warm spring evening, the sun was just setting. I felt relaxed and I guess I’d stood longer than I had meant to,when Jack came and stood close behind me. I must have felt the difference in his energy, because I neither moved nor flinched. He then put his head over my shoulder and rested his neck against my back. We stood there Jack and I for what felt like an eternity, before I turned slightly towards him and we met, eye to eye.

He was looking at me..no, he was looking into me. And we just stood.

I felt something move inside me, I can confidently say it was my soul. It was recognising his. And I instinctively knew, there would be no battles between us.

Of course there were no words spoken exchanged that day. But there was a conversation, that had been built in the time I had cared for Jack.

I had loved him and he had chosen to love me back.

And to this day. I know he still does.

Whether you are aware or not, we are all connected.

Energy is passing between us consistently . And we cannot ignore it.

It is communicated through our emotions and translated via our souls.

We are blessed with having such a powerful source of natural communication. That I feel,it should be mastered and never ignored.

There are many here on earth that are trying effortlessly to bring the awareness of our connectivity to light. Knowing that if more understand it’s power, then all living beings will inevitably experience more love and connection.

I pray that one day it will come.

Thank you as always for your time, thoughts and appreciation.

Much love

Nic xx