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Thank you Vicki , I will try this and hopefully things will improve
Angela
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hi! my mare used to do this to! we tried a nose net and fly veil with ears. we found this helped A LOT!
hope this helps you
vicki
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My mare tends to shake her head alot mainly when being ridden , I have checked her browband and that is not too tight , it is really annoying when you are riding , does anyone have any ideas for a cure ?????
Or what could be a possible cause ????
Thank you
Angela
I have another theory...there are many..but my thoroughbred gelding was an insurance loss of use claim due to this condition. He is currently on the headshaking survey list run by Demontfort Uni. As he is not a seasonal shaker, tests were carried out and it was discovered that in fact his shaking was due to the veins that run the full length of the face, when put under pressure..ie full work, or a stressful situation when he got excited and hot, would expand and swell, this caused discomfort and then came the headshaking. I at the moment after 20 years of looking for flyfringes and hoods ect in the field as he shook them off, am trying calminative herbal cures, although can report little change at the moment.
sorry, not the news you would like, but there just is no immediate cure and each horse is so very different from the next.
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Thank you Vicki , I will try this and hopefully things will improve
Angela
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hi! my mare used to do this to! we tried a nose net and fly veil with ears. we found this helped A LOT!
hope this helps you
vicki
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My mare tends to shake her head alot mainly when being ridden , I have checked her browband and that is not too tight , it is really annoying when you are riding , does anyone have any ideas for a cure ?????
Or what could be a possible cause ????
Thank you
Angela
Dear Mandy
Do not give up I found a woman in Kent called Belinda who 'cured' my boy who used to fall down with it. If you want her number e-mail me she was amazing!! I have had to have her twice in 3 years but even though she lives in Kent and I in Norfolk it was still cheaper than my local vet! My boy is very happy again
cheers
Sassers
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I have another theory...there are many..but my thoroughbred gelding was an insurance loss of use claim due to this condition. He is currently on the headshaking survey list run by Demontfort Uni. As he is not a seasonal shaker, tests were carried out and it was discovered that in fact his shaking was due to the veins that run the full length of the face, when put under pressure..ie full work, or a stressful situation when he got excited and hot, would expand and swell, this caused discomfort and then came the headshaking. I at the moment after 20 years of looking for flyfringes and hoods ect in the field as he shook them off, am trying calminative herbal cures, although can report little change at the moment.
sorry, not the news you would like, but there just is no immediate cure and each horse is so very different from the next.
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Thank you Vicki , I will try this and hopefully things will improve
Angela
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Replying to:
hi! my mare used to do this to! we tried a nose net and fly veil with ears. we found this helped A LOT!
hope this helps you
vicki
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My mare tends to shake her head alot mainly when being ridden , I have checked her browband and that is not too tight , it is really annoying when you are riding , does anyone have any ideas for a cure ?????
Or what could be a possible cause ????
Thank you
Angela
i have a mare who constantley tosses her head when being ridden, shes naturally a very fizzy horse is this a form of head shaking as ive been putting a martingale on her as i just thought it was her being strong to ride, i thought i would ask as you should know having a headshaker yourself. 
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Thank you Vicki , I will try this and hopefully things will improve
Angela
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Replying to:
hi! my mare used to do this to! we tried a nose net and fly veil with ears. we found this helped A LOT!
hope this helps you
vicki
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Replying to:
My mare tends to shake her head alot mainly when being ridden , I have checked her browband and that is not too tight , it is really annoying when you are riding , does anyone have any ideas for a cure ?????
Or what could be a possible cause ????
Thank you
Angela
