16th August, 2011 Don't keep your nose out of other people's business!

Time again for another visit from the horses' Auntie Fiona. Chancer could hardly wait for her to put her tool box down and stuck his tongue, nose and mouth in almost everything he was offered. Petra was slightly more circumspect and Jack dipped in and out.

Fiona can be contacted by email at fiona.habershon@btinternet.com and has a website at www.fionahabershon.com An article about Applied Zoopharmacognosy will be in the next Listening Post due out on 1st September.

Chancer's choices:

Barley grass - moderate interest orally

Rosehips - moderate interest

Flax/Linseed oil - keen ingested - contains linolenic acid, linoleic acid and oleic acid as well as containing vitamin E and beta carotene (converted to vitamin A by the body), omega-6 and omega-9, essential fatty acids (EFAs), B vitamins, potassium, lecithin, magnesium, fibre, protein and zinc. Flax seed oil provides approximately 50% more omega-3 fatty acids than fish oil.

Dandelion root powder - very keen ingested - supports the liver

Echinacea herb - very keen ingested - immune booster

Lime essential oil - inhaled. Known to be cleansing.

Seaweed Extract: selected when animals are run down and have lost general condition; when their immune system is compromised.

Carrot seed essential oil: Also when the immune system is compromised.