Ouch

This is the result of Chloe scratching me a little too enthusiastically. Although when I see the horses grooming each other as vigorously as they do (if applied to me, the adverb would be "abusively"!), I realize they make a considerable effort to be cautious when scratching me.

And when I came in from a midnight moonlit meander the night before last, this is what I found on my leg:

It looks much worse now!  I have no recollection of being hurt in any way, but I suspect Miss Bridget playing the Harpo leg gag may be the culprit.