The Heart of a Horse

'Who rescues, and who is rescued? This is the question that hovers in The Heart of a Horse. Tender and sometimes tragic, this is a book of love stories with much to say about the human heart, and how it expands through intimate relationships with our planet's other animals - furred, feathered and hooved.' Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author 'In this beautifully written, warm invitation to observe the world through the eyes of animals, Candida Baker offers a passionate and often humorous insight into her relationships with the horses and other animals that have shaped her life. As a horse-lover, horse rescuer and horse listener , Baker shows us that a deep communication with animals is possible when we are willing to expand our belief systems. This book charts a journey to a more enlightened self through a compassionate connection with animals, both domestic and wild, and the gifts that such a connection can give us when we respect and listen to the needs of the animals in our lives' - Karen Viggers, bestselling author of The Lightkeeper's Wife 'Candida's book is a great collection for anyone to read. There's food for thought for even experienced horse men and women in there, and at the same time, you don't have to be a horse person to love these stories of the many different horse characters who have passed through her life. I remember Johnny, the cheeky Arabian who came to me for training to this day, and his story is a lovely tribute to a lifelong family commitment to a horse. I'm happy that I could help a horse rescuer on her journey.' Adam Sutton (Allround Horsemanship)