"Breath of Snow" (Snookie) was my Appaloosa Eventer given to me by my father in 1973 as the colt was weaned. I raised him, started him under saddle, competed him all over the Southwest and adored him for almost 30 years. In his early 20's he developed a raw tumor on his sheath that grew to the size of a softball. I had it surgically removed. It returned shortly after. Excised it again. It started growing back. My Veterinarian warned me that she could only remove it once more because the scar tissue beneath it was extensive...
I decided to work on a gentler way of addressing it before it got huge again (see first photo). I'm an herbalist. Trained by my grandmother and many other practitioners, I'm not certified, but I'm experienced. With guidance from Spirit, I took chamomile blossoms (they draw things to the surface), juniper berries (they cleanse the blood) and red wine (it preserves, suspends and amplifies properties) and created a skin tonic that actually drew out, reduced and finally eliminated the tumor. (see second photo)
A riding student's gelding who had a huge tumor inside his sheath used my remedy to save his life. I taught how to make it at my animal healing classes at the College and a lady in Mesilla actually started selling the ingredients with directions for making the tonic! A friend with a kennel was making it when I met her!! I have sold it to Veterinarians (the ones who knew the riding student's horse!) and taught hundreds of people how to make it.
This experience has a thread of compassion that runs through it. The remedy did not attack the tumors. The surgeries that were so aggressive did not solve the problems. Perhaps surgeries followed by use of the skin tonic prevented reoccurring tumors - but the drawing and detoxing affect of this simple little remedy brought real improvement in all the cases I'm familiar with to date.
I'm not saying this will cure cancers or even remove tumors. I'm saying I have seen it happen and I have lots of people who have seen it, too. Some humans like to see the ugliness disappear immediately. Some humans need a team of doctors to explore every allopathic avenue. Everyone must follow their own path. I offer my story here because of the non-aggressive, very effective outcome it produced (and continues to produce for others).
The recipe is: one big handful of chamomile, one big handful of juniper berries simmered for 20 minutes in a bottle of red wine (covered, non-metal pot), then left to sit overnight. Strain it well and apply to the area with cotton, a sponge or from a spray bottle. I applied it 4 times daily to Snookie's sheath.
Peace ~ Katharine
