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1. Headshaking in Horses: a resource page
( www.jadwin.net/horse )

Extensive site written by US horse owner, Dr.Lisa Jadwin, who has researched the problem in detail.

2. Leo's story
( http://mywebpage.netscape.com/headshaking/index.html )

A wonderfully written page devoted to one owner's experience of owning a headshaker.  

3. Headshaking
( www.equineww.com/hs/hs_index.html

An extensive new site with videos of headshakers and up to date discussions about treatments

4. Headshaking  by Professor John Madigan
( http://www.netpets.org/horses/healthspa/head.html )

A brief description of the condition and his work on it. He suggests that the EHV-1 virus may be involved or previous injuries to the face. He advocates the use of Cyproheptadine or shading the horse's eyes from the sun. 

5. Headshaking in Horses by Rob Gingras 
( http://www.usask.ca/wcvm/herdmed/applied-ethology/behaviourproblems/headshake.html )

A short student paper on the problem.  Wonder where they got the horse graphic from?!?

6. Headshaking
( http://www.equiworld.net/uk/horsecare/veterinary/headshaking/index.htm )

A shortened article by Katy Taylor 

7. The Mane Points
( http://www.manepoints.com/articles/articles98/1098headshak.shtml )

'Headshaking' by Susan Knonkle written in 1998.  See other pages on this website for information on related topics such as COPD, allergies, flies and dust dangers. (You'll need to register - free - first before you see the article)

8. Headshaking - a difficult problem to diagnose and treat
( http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/rirdc/articles/miscell/headshake.htm )

A very short article from the RIRDC in Australia referring to work done by Mair in Bristol, UK on infraorbital neurectomies.

9. Marv Walker
( http://marvwalker.com/shaking.htm )

A horseman's discussion on the causes of headshaking 

10. PetPlace.com Headshaking article
( http://petplace.netscape.com/articles/artShow.asp?artID=425 )

Article on headshaking by Dr. P. Johnson for PetPlace.com


German websites:

www.headshaking.de
An extensive site with lots of information

www.hippoline.com/expert/hoffmannthemen.html
A discussion of cyproheptadine

www.pferde-sonnenbrille.de/Frames/Prodinfoframe.htm
A face mask similar to the field relief available from a German website

www.reiterwissen.de/aa-gesundheit/headshake.shtml
Another site on headshaking and its causes

http://equinevetinfo.de/html/headshaking.htm


French websites:

www.hippotherapy.be/chevaux/physio/headshaking.htm
A word for word duplicate of the site by Lisa Jadwin (see 1.)

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