I'm curious

[bonnienin]

How do you guys pick the names for your horses that are born on your farms? Do you have a certain theme or just go by the personality?

[leonanc]

bonnienin, I think it could be a little of both. Sometimes it is one or the other, and then again sometimes we have contest on Mare Stare, where poeple can send in names and one is picked that way.

[twnpnds]

Sometimes I go by themes with the llamas. I have 2 bug names this year. Kricket and Doodle Bug. All of my babies by a previous stud had indian names because he did. I get some of my names just by watching the baby a few days. And sometimes I hear or read a name I like. And I'm always open to suggestions when I'm stuck without one. I like to include one of the parent's names in the babies' names also.

[Golden Girl]

;D HA! I do Bug theme names too!!! Golden's Little Doodle Bug, Love Bug, & this years foal, Fire Fly ;D Our next filly will be Lady Bug. Oh yea, I breed minis, they are small like little bugs

[Nettie]

My favourite part of breeding.. naming the beautiful foals. I always like to have the stallions name in the foals name if I can ... and sometimes ad the name of the mare... I don't generally have themes and paddock names are usually what rolls off the tongue or a short version of their name... 2006 foals were
Silhouette All That Jazz (aka Buttons)
Silhouette A Perfect Storm (aka Ace)
Silhouette Storms Bedazzled (Dazzle)
Silhouette Storms Fantasy (Fanta)
Silhouette Storms Illusive Miss (Misty)

Love it..

Nettie

[mysteryhorses]

Well first part of reg names for all my foals is MYSTERY. Next I look at parents pedigrees and decided want names I like mixed together.

As for barn names some times it's part of registered name and some times it something else.

I do like to try to use names that are not heard of lots.

Here is how I got one foals name:

Grandsire: Ddare

Dam Shania

Filly's name Mystery ShaDdare Nick name: ShaDdare.

Another one:

Mystery Royale Desire sired by CR Royale Coppersin. I knew I wanted royale in the name. I found the filly was every thing I desired for Pintabian foal, so decided to do Mystery Royale Desire. Nick name Desire.

[wendi (calif)]

Hummm let's see a few I've named.Harness race Horses
Cold Affair==ChiliP ecker Head...Bananafanafoe=Bud
Catmancando-Cat...Mytimeofthemonth(YUP I did that lol
and of Course Mamahaswhiskersto==WHISKERS. and Of Course BB
Bewareofthisaffair:) and a Bunch More lol
they seem to GROW into their names nicknames usually as soon as their Out and I see TheiPersonality;)

[Sherrie]

I also like to add sires and/or dams names in the registered names.
Sire: Foothills Starduster
Dam Baylee (barn name)
colt =
DreamKeeper StarStudded Rebel (Rebel)

Sire: Eldorado Bonsais Pass The Buck
Dam: Baylee (barn name)
Filly=
DreamKeeper Baybees Got Buck(Mariah)

Sire: DWH Super Chargers Heir Xtrordinair
Dam: Sweet waters Barbie Doll
Filly=
DreamKeeper Chargers Heir To Flair (Cassi)

Sire:VFG Supreme Buckeroo
Dam: Sweet waters Barbie Doll
Filly=
DreamKeeper Shades Of Buckeroo (Shayla)

OMG how funny. I had to put spaces in Sweet waters cuz it came up as Sweehoo hooers LOL