Dressing a pirate pony...imaginative advice!

[Sophstar]

I have a little 5 year old jockey who is taking my 12hh pony to his first show next week and entering the fancy dress class for a bit of fun. He's got a full pirate outfit...any ideas on dressing a pony as a pirate?!

 

[Dancing Queen]

eye patch (if he is he sort that will le you do anything) but brown bandage one leg and draw on the bandage to make it look like a wooden leg.

 

[elsielouise]

Dress the pony as a boat? Or a parrot? Or a Jolly Roger flag? Or put a blue rug on it and the pony can be the 'sea'? Um..... or treasure? A gold dubloon (sp?) A treasure map? Sand?

I'll get me coat.....

EL (Mother of pirate loving three year old)

p.s May I recommend Jake and the Neverland Pirates for further inspiration - Disney channel!

 

[mturnbull]

I saw a fancy dress pirate at a local show once and the pony was the sea/boat! A blue rug cut wavey at the bottom with cut out fish stuck on and a carboard brown painted boat stuck on. the pony had 'seaweed' in its mane and tail. This pony was all so wonderful and even allowed the wee jockey to carry a skull and cross bone flag with him (on a bamboo stick thing)!

Hope this helps and a picture update would be lovely!

 

[sally87]

pony should be the boat or a desert island! maybe a pine tree stuck to his head

 

[elsielouise]

I like the idea of a palm tree on it's head. I think I might try the top off a pineapple. Oh, wait, it's not my son or his pony doing this is it!!!!

Actually I was discussing my little boys first fancy dress option and we decided to wrap him in brown card and go as a 'horse box'.



hmmmmm

 

[orionstar]

That stencil company does a great skull and crossbones you can clip into pony's behind or use as a spray stencil with some spray on hair colour!

 

[Kat]

Skull and cross bones on a black rug??

 

[marley and danni]

I did this this yr with my horse i just got a.black ssheet made.it all jaggered amd put skulls on it and white ragged sheets on his.legs lol x

 

[JessPickle]

This is me aged 18 so mature. Pirate outfit for me, then pirate flag off ebay attached with bailer twine then pirate party plates attached to hat and saddlecloth.

 

[Sophstar]

Actually I was discussing my little boys first fancy dress option and we decided to wrap him in brown card and go as a 'horse box'.

this actually made me chuckle quite a lot

thanks for the tips peeps...i shall have to post a photo once we've decided what to put on him! he isnt fussed about anything being on him...literally parked himself on a huge sheet of tarpaulin in the school the other day and then didnt bat an eyelid wen i put the tarpaulin on top of him. just stood there as to say 'yeh and?'