Other horse windsucking on rug

[LaPufalina]

It's my loan horse's half brother who has also broken two bones of mine this year, the reprobate he windsucks and my loan horse is the only one in the field who'll let his brother grip onto his rug to do it I'm one smart new rug down already after three weeks, I've repaired it but not done a great job so it probably needs a pro to do it once it tears again.
Any tips on preventing windsucker or do I need to accept I'll have rug repairs all winter?

Could you paint something like cribbox on the rug? Not sure how long it would last but even a few days of the taste might be enough to deter him.

Ooh cribbox! Great shout. Will put on the new rug!

Wind sucking and/or cribbiting is often associated with gastric ulceration and pain.

It's worth asking the vet about gastroprotectants and making sure he has a high-forage diet (forage helps to reduce gastric acidity)

@EmmaC78

Could you paint something like cribbox on the rug? Not sure how long it would last but even a few days of the taste might be enough to deter him.

Preventing abnormal behaviours just removes a coping mechanism. The important thing is to address the underlying triggers for the behaviour not block the behaviour that the horse is using to try and cope with stress/pain

Yes, he does have ulcers, good point. He pauses from eating hay or dinner to windsuck! None of them are stabled so he has to find a post or part of the shelter or a rug to grip!

Preventing abnormal behaviours just removes a coping mechanism. The important thing is to address the underlying triggers for the behaviour not block the behaviour that the horse is using to try and cope with stress/pain

Yes, obviously that the case and I agree but in the immediate term she needs to stop new rugs getting wrecked every three weeks!

@LaPufalina

Yes, he does have ulcers, good point. He pauses from eating hay or dinner to windsuck! None of them are stabled so he has to find a post or part of the shelter or a rug to grip!

Then his ulcers treatment probably needs revisiting - it sounds like he's painful

I'll revisit with his owner, thanks all.