Belief

By Helen Brennand

Creative, knowing, and fearless as a child, by her early forties Helen Brennand had been stripped of these qualities by society’s social conditioning. Add to this the heartbreak of losing a child and witnessing a lack of love and respect for all forms of life the world seemed a dark, empty place. Miraculously her suffering is swept away through an intimate connection to a small herd of horses. She is embraced by them and in unspoken communication sees the truth of her life, her mistakes, and her fears. She decides to ride with them as they take her on a journey of discovery, resulting in a spiritual awakening. Helen’s world and life are turned around as she witnesses wisdom and truth embodied in the majestic horse and natural world in which they live. They access parts of her that she didn’t know existed and she emerges strong, bright, and articulate ready to share what she has unearthed in her book Belief.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Helen Brennand
• Release date: Sep 13, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370550968

Helen Brennand

Helen Brennand is an author and equine professional based in England. She is an accomplished rider, trainer, holistic therapist and has a passion for horse welfare and respect for them as sentient beings. It was her beloved horses who nurtured her through a period of immense sorrow culminating in a beautiful and unexpected spiritual awakening. Complimenting her writing, Helen’s time is now dedicated to the centre she has founded to ensure a lasting and safe place where a horse’s inner wisdom is free to be released and allowed to shine.

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Belief

by

Helen Brennand

Illustrated by Emma Sykes

Belief

Second Edition

Copyright 2018 and 2014 Helen Brennand

Published by Helen Brennand at Smashwords

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Author: Helen Brennand

Illustrations by Emma Sykes

Cover design by Adam Hegab

First published in 2014 by Creative Locations Ltd

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Proceeds from the sales of this book are funding ‘The Haven’ a place of sustainable, natural living which is primarily for horses. We are creating a centre which will be kept in trust for future generations of animals and soul seekers alike. It is a place of sanctuary and contemplation. Our wish is to restore it as naturally as our environment would wish, allowing freedom to be felt for all who walk upon it.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1

Spirit of the horse

Chapter 2

Washed in the waters of the heavens

Chapter 3

Heartache to healing

Chapter 4

Love

Chapter 5

Heart and soul of the world

Chapter 6

Intuition

Chapter 7

Deity of the soul

Author’s Note

Meet the Herd

Meet Helen and Emma

Poem

To Ed and Jane

Our hearts bound together in the timeless evermore

Our adventure never ceases…

Acknowledgements

I hear your call and my heart beats another day! I love this feeling of living in the moment, it penetrates the search for joy and touches the centre of my soul.

I could not have found this beautiful place without those I journey with in this earthly life. My equine friends have stolen my heart forever! My love and thanks to them is wholehearted, true and everlasting. I give back to them everything that I am! As they have borne a journey to me so profound I cannot express in words.

I cherish so very deeply those who have taught me the beautiful lessons of life. My mum has taught me to love unconditionally. My dad has given me the gift of freedom. They will never know how deep my love and gratitude runs for them. They serve as teachers not only to me but to the whole world!

I send my deepest love and thanks to my wonderful husband Matthew, who saw my gifts and slowly fed them the love they needed to grow into a spring of everlasting prosperity. He was the one who saw them lying dormant, frightened to show themselves in the light of day. I honour his wisdom and thrive in the love he showers upon me and our family. He is my saviour.

My inspiration for life began as love knocked at my door. I came face to face with the power of pure love in Marilyn Heginbotham, my yoga teacher, and veterinarian Ivana Ruddock of Equine Touch Foundation. They fuelled a desire within me to search for my truth. Both are strong, loyal, pure pioneers and I am deeply grateful for the sparks they lit within me.

Showered with the most beautiful friends, I give to them love and upmost thanks. Janice Taylor, Michele Fitzpatrick, Marj Briscal and Louise Brown have supported my turbulent journey from the realisation of the book to its completion. I have felt like I have been carried upon a feather of love and kindness. Their encouragement has been life changing.

My love goes to Sarah-Jane who has been instrumental to the book coming to life, it is through her, that divine intervention put the pen in my hand. She is power and strength, a link to All That Is.

My ultimate thank you and deepest love goes to my two children, Emma and Samson.

I bow down in honour to Emma, my greatest teacher. She has taught me the greatest lessons of this life. My heart has grown in compassion, my eyes see with greater vision and wisdom as her purity and honesty have unfolded the treasures within me. I sit now and watch her grow and blossom in life’s journey and I wish her all the love and joy of the world.

To my beautiful boy Samson whose journey here was short. You filled my heart so full of love. To you my lovely boy, I am eternally grateful, for you have given me more than anyone could have ever imagined possible. You are my precious gift! You sit upon a star, shining in the heavens. You are the bright light of belief. I send you all the love a mother’s heart can send and I know that you do know the potential in the power of love! You my love, are this book!

Introduction

Horses are a huge part of my life and animal welfare has touched me so deeply from being a small child. I can remember each evening as I went to bed visualising my grandparent’s home transformed into a safe haven for all animals; it was fitted out to the highest standards and met the needs of the injured residents that came. I would fall asleep in delight as my young mind helped them all, from the tiniest animal right up to the largest of species!

My connection to animals would eventually determine the path of my life. It was my equine companions who met me head on in my desperate hour of need, the heart-breaking loss of a child, reconnecting me to my roots and placing me gently on my path.

Before this point my life had become an impossible struggle as I tried relentlessly