Dear Owner of an injured Animal,

I have a tale to tell you about a wonderful healer. She uses alternative healing practices that you have to trust with your heart and then your senses will prove to you that they work.

On August 12, 2001 our beloved 12-year-old TB eventing horse, Downtown Clown stepped on an old draft horse clinch in his pasture. During a one month span, he received 3 surgeries at the U of I large animal clinic in Champaign, IL. He became septic and infection spread throughout his body. We were told we were lucky that he survived. He could not put weight on his back right hind foot. We thought that his good leg would go out. He was depressed. He received massive doses of expensive antibiotics twice daily. On September 13, we took him from the hospital, still dead lame and with no hope of a normal horse life. Dr. Linda Harmon-Dodge, our veterinarian, suggested that we take him for physical therapy and laser work and later ultra sound from Susie Franz in Warden, IL. We left him in her care for 2 months and he received love and energy and extensive therapy daily from Suzie and her assistant Mary, plus herbal and rainbow drop therapies. He got better, he put weight on his hind foot, he walked flat-footed, the huge hole on the bottom of his hoof into his navicular bursa and coffin joint healed. We think Suzie is wonderful! He came home before Thanksgiving.

My daughter rode her horse, Downtown Clown, 4 days out of 7 on her spring break this March, 2002. He walks, trots, and canters. His muscles are weaker and need strengthening, but that we can do. He has special shoes on his hind feet and receives ultra sound treatments to work on the ringbone and navicular disease that he has been left with. But, hey, the U of I told us that he wouldn't be usable because he left there dead lame. We plan to give him a year off from hard work, and then who knows, he may be back eventing at novice level.

We live in Newman, IL. Our phone number is 217 837 2685, give us a call and we will tell you how Suzie's hard work and wonderful alternative therapies work. She speaks with her heart and uses her healing hands to help.

Sincerely,
Marylee and Marydith McGee