What's in a Name?

I am always fascinated by the names people give their horses. Some are fanciful, full of life and spirit, just as the horse is and the name should be. Others are cumbersome, named for sires or dams or great grand dams, and often the inappropriate title gives way to a more fitting nickname.

Grand Champion horses, which on the most part are all given names, show example of both. My own fancy is along the same lines as Margaret Henry (of the Misty fame) that horse should be named for 'how it looks, acts, or the weather'. Thus in my herd, some names were kept, others discarded, and quite a few just developed over the years. And here they are.

Horses' names that appear in blue are the actual names that came with the horse. Names in pink are those that I christened myself (the origonal name, if known, then appears beneath). Names that appear in green under sire or dam refers to a horses that abides in my herd; unless otherwise noted, all parentage listed for adult horses are the actual ones listed with the horse. Enjoy!

The Stallions Northern Dancer Orignal Sorrel Sire: u/n Dam: u/n Gammon "Commotion" Brown TB Sire: Stormy Weather Dam: Swift Sue Sham "Sultan" dk bay arab Sire: Black Magic Dam: Gypsy Monopoly "Midnight" Black arab Sire: Black Magic Dam: Desert Night Boomerang Breed: brumby Sire: n/a Dam: n/a Sandstorm "Sultan Pepper '95" grey arabian Sire: n/a Dam: n/a Black Jack Mini black quarter horse Sire: Handsome Jack Dam: Blackfoot Summer The Percheron "Snowy Knight" dapple grey Clydesdale . Sire: u/n Dam: u/n Pagentry "Snowflake" Lippizaner Sire: Pagan Dam: Mystery Etude Pas "Perfect Match" grey trakhener Sire: Perfectionist Dam: Miss Match Sea King "Canal King" liver chestnut Clydesdale Sire: King Pin Dam: Smooth Sailing Gatling Grey "Stormy Skies" Grey flecked TB Sire: n/a Dam: n/a Rappidan Origonal bay Pinto Sire: n/a Dam: n/a Skydancer Grey Lippizaner Sire: Percipitation Dam: Royal Prancer Rainmaker Customized Lace Blanket Appy Sire: Dawnmaker Dam: Rainfeather Crosswinds Unnamed Family Palomino Sire: n/a Dam: n/a Spot O'Silver Silver Appaloosa Stallion (C) Sire: Dam: Silver Charm (SOS)Silver Appaloosa Sound Stallion (R) Sire: n/a Dam: n/a Thunder (SOS)Silver Appaloosa Sound Stallion (C) Sire: n/a Dam: n/a Noble Tango Sweadish Warmblood Sound Stallion Sire: Dam: Titan's Jet Palomino Paint Sound Stallion Sire: Dam: Bronze Falcon "Bronze Baron" Akhal-teke Sire: Dam: Arthos "Sinor Speedy" Spanish Barb Sire: Dam: Arizona "Gold Dust" Palomino Sire: n/a Dam: n/a Foxcroft Flea-bitten Thoroughbred Stallion Sire: Dam: Odeseus "Captain Courageous" Parade Stallion Sire: Explorer Dam: Odessy Inconspicuous Bey Customized Mahogany Bay Arabian Sire: Huckleberry Bey Dam: Spic'n'Span Flying Wolf Indian Grey Pinto Sire: Wolf Coming Dam: Flyer Dover Customized Dapple Grey Pinto Sire: King's Quest Dam: My Fair Lady Sacred Indian "Indian Chief" Pinto stallion Sire: u/n Dam: u/n

The Mares Missouri Belle Lt bay Missouri fox trotter . Sire: Missouri Fox Dam: Belle Aria Kimara Sliver bay arab Sire: Kameer Dam: Mira Ismene "Steppin' Out" black quarterhorse Sire: The Black Dam: Antigone Blythe Spirit Dk bay Hanoverian Sire: Blitzgrieg Dam: Blissful Spirit Gingersnap Mini dk bay appaloosa Sire: Gingerboy Dam: Lulla Palousa Soothsayer "Medusa" palomino Clydesdale Sire: Man O' War Dam: Draft Queen Starling "Mon Cherie" flea-bitten TB Sire: Monaco Dam: Cheery Seraya "Nikita" rose-grey tersk Sire: Prince Petrov Dam: Natasha Goldenbloom Palomino quarab Sire: Go-for-Gold Dam: Dessert Bloom Epiphany "Slide Rule" golden Fox Trotter Sire: n/a Dam: n/a Luci Dun Lusitano Sire: n/a Dam: n/a Poetry in Motion Lt Chestnut Holstiener Sire: Magic Motion Dam: Poetic Autumn's Glory "Petal to the Metal" Sorrel Quarter Horse Sire: Heavy Metal Dam: Petal Pusher Scamper "Waltzing Matilda" Brumby Sire: Walkabout Willie Dam: Cockatoo Sue Spirit's Song Custum Blue Roan Appaloosa Sire: Wandering Spirit Dam: Songbird Flicka Family Palomino Mare Sire: n/a Dam: n/a Mercedes "Princess Perdita" Lippizzaner mare Sire: Prince Palitino Dam: Sinorita's Song Irish Lace "Wild Alice" Flea-bitten Thoroughbred Sire: n/a Dam: n/a Luck of the Irish "Smooth Ride" Morgan Mare Sire: Lucky Charm Dam: Irish Lace Lady Anne's Lace "Snow Queen" Silver appy Sire: Dam: Grey Willow Grey TB Mare Sire: Dam: Gypsy Velvet Black Arabian Sire: unknown Dam: unknown Tira-Lira "Princess" Cleveland Bay Mare Sire: Dam: Ladybird Mini Action Quarter Horse Sire: Lady's Man Dam: Birdsong Brushfire Origonal Sorrel Mare Sire: Dam: Sweet Silver Flea-bitten Grey Arabain Sire: Dam: Trinity "Willow Wind" Bay TB Mare Sire: Dam:

The Foals Firedancer (unkown) sorrel Sire: Northern Dancer Dam: Brushfire Starfinder Dk bay appaloosa Sire: u/n Dam: Missouri Belle Strider "Jazz Baby" dk bay plantation walker Sire: Gammon Dam: u/n Sprite "Shadow" black qarab Sire: Monopoly Dam: Ismene Windstorm "Shadow" silver grey appaloosa Sire: Sandstorm Dam: Windemere Serenity & Tranquility Chestnut clydesdale Sire: Sea King Dam: Soothsayer Whispers Origonal dk bay Pinto Sire: Indian Cheif Dam: n/a Jubilation Family Palomino Foal Sire: Crosswinds Dam: Flicka Magic "Midnight Star" Sire: Monoply Dam: Ismene Glory Days "Sunday Gold" Sire: Arizona Dam: Goldenbloom Best Intentions "Lucky" Sire: Foxcroft Dam: Irish Lace National Velvet Sire: Midnight Dam: Gypsy Greymalkin "Abracadabra" Sire: Gatling Grey Dam: Grey Willow Midnight Silver Custom Greying foal Sire: Midnight Magic Dam: Sweet Silver

Note: the "u/n" stands for "unknown parent", meaning I haven't had a chance to divine a horse yet. The "n/a" means that the original name is not available, most likely because I have this horse without its card.