A happy morning watching a meeting between Onca, the Polo pony and Fiona the Zoopharmacognosist. My visit a couple of months ago has already made a diffrence to Onca's demeanour and she's seems much more open to human contact, curious about what's happening and joy of joys, she is letting her male owner brush her back legs. The hope today was that she would choose the oils and herbs that she needs to help her to relax even more. After being a little anxious and distracted, Onca started to engage with Fiona and to take good deep breaths from all of the bottles that she was offered. Her eyes and ears started to soften and she spent a lot of time yawning and licking and chewing. Great job Fiona.
Fee's fees: Fiona charges the same rate for her time and travelling that I do, i.e. £36 per hour and 36p per mile. Sessions are likely to last two hours or more although she is very generous with her time and stops the clock at 2 hours. She also charges for the oils and herbs consumed on the day (approx £30) and can supply further quantities as needed.
This afternoon Guilda came over for another ride out in the Forest and seemed to enjoy herself immensely.
