My horsey now has a mouth ulcer! Anyone any ideas?

[0ldmare]

Poor girl she is in the wars at the moment. She got kicked on the hock when I was hacking out and was off lame for a couple of weeks. Then just as she was sound from that she threw a small splint, so holiday time again

Now I just spotted this big mouth ulcer (sort of circular on her lips). I have never come across this before have you? Is she lacking in anything do you think? (Other than a brain

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[maddielove]

Lots of horses get them...posibly gorse...or some other plant.
Only seem to appear in the summer, just pop some bonjela on

 

[jackieweaver]

Hi, if you have buttercups in the field, some horses can be sensitive to them and can give ulcers on their lips.

 

[TequilaMist]

Ditto buttercups.My welsh cobsometimes gets them.

 

[Tiffany]

Does sound like an allergic reaction to something in field. My old TB mare used to get them at other yard. Try Bonjela or something similar.

 

[DaisyMae]

No way, my friends horse has just got rid of 2 massive ones on her lip, sound exactly the same as what you have discribed, we were totally puzzled as to what they might be. They took about 3 weeks to heal but there all gone now.