Burn / sore on lip

LadyGascoyne

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My filly spent last night out on a slightly larger field- not her usual one.

This morning she has a sore on her lip. It’s shallow, dry and doesn’t seem to worry her at all. It almost seems like a rub or a rope burn. She’s in perfect spirits and grazing happily. Any ideas as to what it could be?

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Giant hogweed can do that, make sure you deal with it if you do have some as each plant releases thousands of seeds and it can quickly get out of control. It's taken several years to remove all ours
 
Thistles maybe? Mine had similar a few years ago and I couldn't work it out- then I caught her nibbling the tops of the thistle so put it down to that. Hasn't happened before or since and she wasn't bothered by it.
 
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