Alignment: The True Story of an Ordinary, Sceptical Man Who, After an Out-of-body Experience, Became a Horse Whisperer With a Phenomenal Gift

On arrival at the stables the next day, we made our introductions and headed across the yard towards the stable. I asked him what the vet had diagnosed, to which he replied, 'You're the expert, why don't you tell me?' It made me smile. Mark, still far from convinced, was not about to give anything away. At this point, I still didn't really have any idea of why I was there or what was wrong with Esperance. Once we had reached the stable, I peered over the door and saw a beautiful chestnut thoroughbred looking back at me. While Mark looked on from the yard, I went in to see his horse. Given his obvious scepticism, it crossed my mind that he might be setting me up with the wrong horse just to test me. Either way, I knew that I just had to trust in the process, particularly given the way in which this event had occurred. As I moved closer to Esperance, I suddenly heard a voice say, 'The problem is in my left shoulder.' Blimey, I thought, even horses are talking to me now. I glanced over towards Mark, but he didn't seem to have heard anything, of course. I wondered momentarily if it had just been my mind playing tricks on me; however, the voice had been loud and clear. I decided it wise not to share what I'd heard with Mark, but I relayed to him what I felt to be the nature of the problem and pointed to the area of affliction on Esperance. Seemingly surprised that my assessment was correct and suitably confident that his horse was now in safe hands, he said to me, 'Okay, you can carry on now.' And with that, he walked off.