Animals show affection in different ways. Dogs offer themselves to their people, and give affection readily, they often need a lot of it. And people give them a lot. Cats are indirect creatures, they show affection when they feel like it, and in ways that are comfortable for them. It always has to be their idea, not yours.

Chloe has a kind of sweetness, and a kind of feistiness, two qualities also evident in Maria. Each wants their own way, but is full of love. A good pairing by Eli Anita-Norman.

Equines are close to cats in some ways. They sense emotion quickly, you can see them reading people, scanning them, using the powerful instinct of the prey animal to decide if they are friend or foe. Horses and donkeys present themselves to you. If they like you, they tolerate you. They receive affection they will be touched, brushed, ridden, spoken to. Like donkeys, they will take advantage, they will nose you out of the way if you let them, push you around, pick your pockets. It is, like any good human-animal relationship, a ballet.

Every good animal trainer or partner learns how to be clear while being calm and positive. Not always an easy balance, Maria comes to it naturally.

Maria and Chloe just work together, it will be a pleasure to see and to photograph you