'Top people' at Hilton Herbs have to be the members of the Downclose menagerie, Downclose Farm being the Hilton Herbs HQ.  Yogi, the Doberman, "F", Merlin, and Nellie, the horses, the four sheep and the small herd of Red Ruby Devon cattle - not forgetting Blot, the cat, all belong to Hilary & Tony Self, co-Directors and co-owners of Hilton Herbs Ltd.

Home for Yogi (and of course Hilary & Tony) is a lovely ham-stone farmhouse just outside the village of North Perrott, in South Somerset.  Yogi is ten years old and until very recently shared his home with Sadie, a black & tan Doberman bitch.  Sadly Sadie is no longer with us but, after a brief period of 'mourning', Yogi seems a happier more confident dog as Sadie was a bit of a bully!  Two years ago Yogi was diagnosed with Wobblers Syndrome and surgery was proposed, however Hilary, who is a fully qualified Medical Herbalist, decided to put him on the liquid herbal mix she had formulated for CDRM.  This mix has very successfully stabilised his condition with only minimal deterioration.

The Hilton Herbs horses are an eclectic bunch.  Flamengo, or "F" as he's more commonly known is a purebred Lusitano, imported from Portugal as a sprightly 4 year old, he's now the old man of the herd at 19 years young.  "F"'s girlfriend is Aunty Nelly, a Thoroughbred mare, bought by Hilary & Tony many years ago at Doncaster sales, and who has bred them several nice foals.  Tony's Merlin is a Lusitano/Anglo-Arab gelding who is now sem-retired, having been a successful endurance horse for many years.  The horses are kept as naturally as possible, with 24/7 turnout for at least nine months of the year, and get a mix of Hilton supplements like Hoof & Health, garlic, Veteran, Top Coat, Reflex and so-on.

The small herd of Red Ruby Devons help with pasture maintenance and the steers provide meat for Hilary & Tony, their friends and family.  Staff at Hilton Herbs are also able to buy this lovely meat, from cattle who eat nothing but grass in the summer and home-grown haylage in the winter.  The four sheep are 'retired' and are also important members of the pasture maintenance team.  In the winter their feed is supplemented with Hilton Herbpower.

Which just leaves Blot the cat who is keeps the mice and rabbits under control and spends her days sleeping in the offices during the winter!