Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Foal Names???

It's time to start thinking of names for Sasha & Wilma's foals and we'd love to hear your ideas!  If you'd like to submit your suggestions please post them in a comment below.  Please submit 2 names for each mare - one for a colt and one for a filly.  On April 15th we'll list the top 5 names in the poll on the right and choose the winning names based on the poll results.  Before you start be sure to read the naming rules below:

Most horses have an official "registered" or "show" name which will be used on their registration papers, as well as a "barn" name.  Their barn name will most likely be given once we have actually met and spent some time with the foals but we'd at least like to get some ideas for their registered names.

Registered names are usually chosen based on the name of the stallion or the year of birth depending on the breed of the horse.  Sasha is a Holsteiner and the rules for this breed are
that the name of the foal start with the same letter as the the father - so in her case it would need to start with a "C" for "Cunningham" .  Wilma is a KWPN (Dutch Warmblood) and this registry requires that the first letter of the name correspond to the year born. The letter for 2012 is "H" so the name of Wilma's foal will need to start with an "H" .

Looking forward to hearing from you all soon!

6 comments:

  1. peeta
    katnis
    everdeen
    may the odds be ever in your favor

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  2. Is it too late to submit names?
    Because I think these names would be cute
    For Sasha's
    filly- Calypso
    colt- Cupid
    For Wilma's
    filly- Hershey's kiss
    colt- Hot Spot

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  3. Sasha's foal:
    Colt- Charm
    Filly- Star

    Wilma's Foal:
    Colt~ Milkyway
    Filly~ Whisper

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  4. C Names (Colt/Filly):
    Caleesi (F)
    Cairo (C&F)
    Carraway (C)
    Chance (C&F)
    Casper (C)
    Casanova (C)
    Caspian (C)
    Cloud (C&F)
    Cambridge (C)
    Cisco (C)
    Cicero (C)
    Chloe (F)
    Campari (C&F)
    Chase (C&F)
    Cleo (F)
    Cantara (F)

    H Names:
    Hoshi (F) [google it]
    Hera (F)
    Halo (F)
    Houston (C)
    Harris (C)
    Houdini (C)
    Hunter (C)
    Hannah (F)
    Hermes (C)

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  5. Sasha:
    Cheyenne or Clarence

    Wilma:
    Harold or Houston
    Hollywood
    Hampton
    Hidalgo
    Holly

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  6. Gillian and CarolineMay 14, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    Sasha:

    Charlie
    Charlie’s Angel
    Charlie Horse
    Clementine
    Captain Caballo
    Captain
    Captain Crunch
    Call of the Wild
    Come at Me
    Call Me Maybe
    Cretan Ride
    Calamity Jane
    Cobalt
    Catch the Wind
    Catcher in the Rye
    Calvin (as in Calvin and Hobbes)


    Wilma:

    Harley
    Harlequin
    Henry
    Huckleberry Finn (or Huck or Huck Finn)
    Have a Little Faith
    Home is Wherever I’m With You
    Houdon (beautiful ears in Arabic)
    Hercules
    Harry Styles
    Holmes
    Half Pint
    Haley’s Comet
    Hobbes (as in Calvin and Hobbes)

    love,
    gillian and caroline

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