Weird symptoms - please help

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A friends pony, who lives at grass, has ulcers in the nostril (one is very large - bigger than 50p piece) and up in the nostril on one side. The side affected has been swollen and the gland under the jaw that side (not up in cheek but mid jaw) is swollen/hard. Vet has been and prescribed antibiotics (no samples taken though).

Nothing has been changed in his management. His field mate has very small ulcers in mouth and is stiff in back legs - which may not be connected but hasn't happened before. However, two years ago another pony had similar sores/ulcer in nostril and went on to become very poorly with impaction colic and many symptoms of grass sickness. He has recovered.

Has anyone ever seen this before? Any suggestions welcome as my friend is terribly worried of course. I've scoured the internet but can't find anything that seems to fit.
 
Is the field an old landfill?

What toxins could pony have ingested?

Sounds too much of a coincidence for two or possibly three ponies to have problems grazing that field.
 
Probably not helpful but:
Two from the same field at our yard have hugely swollen glands at the moment (jaw rather than cheek) - both well in themselves so put it down to the lack of grass. One gets them this time every year.
Said horse also gets ulcers in his nose and mouth - it looks like someone has stubbed a cigarette out on him. His owner is certain it is a reaction to feeding garlic. We did think it was something contagious at first as my TB got them as well grazing in the same field but nothing came of it. He had them twice at the old yard and twice at the new yard so musn't be anything to do with the actual field.

Might be helpful/reassuring, I don't know!

J
 
Thanks so far. Ponies off field now but they have grazed the same field for about 15 years. Its old pasture so not landfill but surrounded by farm land which does get sprayed and pests, e.g. rabbits/moles controlled.

The ulcers/sore are similar to the cigarette burn description so that is interesting. It seems there are some conditions the vets still can't put a cause to. Perhaps this is one?
 
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