What should I do with a stripper?

[ThoroughbredFancy]

My lovely TB has decided that he's now going to remove his turn out blankets all on his own. He took off his Rhino sheet today in the pasture and began eating it. Luckily, the sheet survived.

I don't know how he got out of it. The front was undone but the belly surcingles were still fastened.

So, to those of you who have horses that like to take their clothes off, what do you do? Have you noticed anything that helps?

He wears only Rambo and Rhino at the moment since that is what fits him best and is most durable for him and his pasture mates play times.

Don't lie, I know you were thinking about something else when you read my thread title. :D

[Dalemma]

I've got two geldings.....one of which is quite the character and he has been know to take his blanket off on his own but his buddy has also been known to help undress him to.......not really sure how they do it ......but they managed some how.

I know longer blanket.!!!


Dalemma

[tabula rashah]

If he's undoing any of the hooks, you can put rubber bands around them to make it a bit more difficult.

[ThoroughbredFancy]

The rubber bands are something to consider.

I found that the front velcro of his sheet wasn't fastened the other day. Whoever put them out that morning must have not done it, so that might aid him in his plans.

He'll be able to go out naked for the next day or two since it will be warmer out. However, I am weary of not blanketing him at all since he does gets cold and will shiver, even though he gets close to free choice hay. There is maybe an hour where they don't have any aside from the bits that are left on the ground.

I'll take into consideration whatever suggestions are provided, though.

I will also have to see if he is a repeat offender, since this is his first time.

[Fairview Horse Center]

Make sure his belly straps are not hanging loose. They should be against his body with no daylight. Make sure the rubber stoppers have not worn away. Make sure the tail strap is short, and secure.

[jcotton]

I would cross the leg straps and keep them reasonably short.
You might consider buying a closed front turnout or stitching up the front and make the turnout a closed front.

[Fairview Horse Center]

He wears only Rambo and Rhino

I would cross the leg straps and keep them reasonably short.

Rambo and Rhino - no leg straps

[bird4416]

A sparkly G-string and a pole for his stall.

[Dalemma]

A sparkly G-string and a pole for his stall.


Too Funny!!:lol:

Dalemma

[onthebit]

He may not be a repeat offender. I've had a few of the retirees here remove their blankets but it is usually a one time thing. Well, one of the ponies did it twice. He had a Rambo and I tightened the tail strap and he has not removed the blanket again.

[sublimequine]

If you think he's somehow getting the chest straps undone, vetwrap the entire area of the buckle so that it can't be undone. Then just put it on like a closed front blanket.

My mare had a fly sheet with weird front chest straps (had t-lock closures commonly seen on belly straps..), and it would come undone frequently. So I vetwrapped them both, solved the problem.

[Hampton Bay]

I would send him out into the world to make his living. A stack of ones still buys hay.

[mvp]

It's not his fault he's hot, Hot, HOT!

Get him a pole, you some KY and WATCH!

But seriously, folks, for the incorrigible hussy, have you thought of leaving him naked and cold for a couple of days so that he can see the error of his ways? It is a last resort option.

[BoysNightOut]

I know you said he only wears Rambos/Rhino's, but maybe look for a blanket with leg straps? Also, a lot of blankets come with snaps in the front instead of buckle straps (Dover Northwind is an example that comes to mind). Or just a closed front blanket?

I personally hate Rambo's/Rhino's.....those tail straps drive me nuts, and I've seen so many different horses have those blankets slide all over. Even that really expensive Rambo Duo, the one that comes to mind had the liner hanging off one side all the time.

But if you don't want to switch brands, lol, maybe try seeing if you can add leg straps and making the front closed somehow (like one of the above posters mentioned, with vetwrap).

Or....just get him a pole, and let him go nakey. :)

[Claddagh]

Don't you wonder how these *escape artists* do what they do? I have one who used to get out of his blankets without any of the buckles or surcingles, or leg straps being opened! He didn't do it often and he outgrew those tricks as he got older but I really wanted to catch him in the act one day just to see how he did it! Never ripped a thing either with all of the shenanigans. :lol:

Anyway, you could try an elastic blanket surcingle, worn over the outside of his sheet/blanket. One like this:

http://www.bigdweb.com/detail.aspx?id=24484

They're made to keep blankets in place so might work with a contortionist!

[animaldoc]

Mine does this in his stall, in the paddock, anywhere - the barn guys get there in the morning and find the blanket on the ground with all the straps buckled.....he doesn't have any leg straps either, and we've been a little reluctant to put them on - don't want him to freak if he tries to get it off and gets stuck (he's 5)!

I heard many of the horses by his stallion (Trippi) do this....

[ThoroughbredFancy]

Thank you for all of the suggestions so far. I'll take each into consideration.

And who knows, maybe the pole will help him stay in shape.




I do keep his belly straps snug (not tight) against him. I hate loose blanket straps. I could easily add leg straps to the blankets too if I had too or change the front of the blanket so it's more like a closed front. He'll be naked for a few days, but if he gets blanketed again I'll have to see what happens.

[sk_pacer]

If all else fails, go get this recording and play it for him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-9F_HWel5g

Sorry, that is all that I could think of when I read the title

[Beethoven]

I would send him out into the world to make his living. A stack of ones still buys hay.
:lol::lol:

Exactly what I thought when I read the title.

On a serious note, one of my boarder's horses like to strip as well, so she got him a big elastic belly band and that keeps the blankets on.

[LD1129]

I had never seen a "stripper" that shocked me until my trainers 19h Hanoverian kept taking off his Hug blanket with the straps done. He can sometimes be found sleeping on it :eek:

[horsepoor]

If you are using the Rambo/Rhino blankets that have snaps on a ring at the front, make sure that the snap is turned to the inside (so the little thumb hook thing is facing inside, not outside). I have in the past had horses that would just be rubbing against things and undo or break the snap if it was faced the wrong way.

Someone suggested vetwrapping the snaps, and I would do that, plus spray with some no-chew type product. Do that enough, eventually he will probably just leave it alone and you won't have to bother.

[Chief2]

Mr Chief2's first horse used to take his coolers and blankets off. I couldn't figure it out until I finally caught him in the act. He would lower his head down, stretch out his front legs, and then work the entire thing off over his head into a pile on the floor, and then stomp the blanket into the manure. Once I got over the shock, I then figured out that he hated blankets that were snug, and did his Houdini trick with every single one of them. So, I put him in coolers, sheets and blankets one size up from the size that actually fitted him, and he left them on. Which is ironic, because those are the ones he could easily have gotten out of!

Horses are great to own, but they will drive you crazy on occasion. :D