Expecting an exciting delivery...

[Ample Prosecco]

It's been mentioned on a couple of threads already but I have bought a new horse! Bay, 8 year old ISH mare. 16.1 Unseen from Ireland which is a bit scary but the dealer comes highly recommended according to a few HHOers and my RI loves the way she looks/moves. And she is sound. So fingers crossed it will all work out but if she doesn't I doubt it will be hard to move her on so seemed worth taking a punt on her.

She needs a stable name. Registered name is Shannonview Chicago. I am keen on something Irish or something related to her colour or her name. She sails Thursday overnight and is going straight to a friend's yard for 2 weeks schooling livery. Just in case she is a fruit-loop. Which I'm sure she isn't!

Pics from her ad:

 

[Kizzy2004]

She’s beautiful ?

What about Shandy? It’s an Irish name and kind of fits with the first part of her name.

 

[Micky]

I was going to suggest Shamus but then realised she’s a girl! Shandy’s good..

 

[ElleSkywalkingintheair]

Clodagh

 

[MrsCentaur]

What an utterly beautiful mare! Congratulations!

Do you like Orlaith? Meabh? Fiadh? I have a bit of a thing for Fionnuala but perhaps that's a bit much?

 

[Trouper]

Shamrock.
Colleen

 

[New2this]

saoirse? Means freedom in Irish.

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

Chica, for no reason at all other than it's a shortened version of Chicago.

 

[TPO]

I liked @ihatework 's suggestion on the other thread of Roxie from the musical Chicago

 

[SEL]

Looks a really nice type - I like the name Shannon

 

[ycbm]

Nice looking mare AE ?

 

[Upthecreek]

Aoife - Means "beauty" from the Irish word aoibh, Old Irish óeb. In Irish legend Aoife was a warrior princess. ... This name is sometimes used as a Gaelic form of Eve or Eva.

 

[ycbm]

Roxie, lead character in Chicago.

ETA I'd call her Shannon myself

 

[NightStock]

She looks lovely, hope she works out for you. What about something to do with the 'view' part of her name? Maybe 'Vista', or maybe 'look' in Irish Gaelic apparently is 'Breathnaigh' which has a couple of different pronunciations?

 

[Skib]

Shanon. I like place names for horses from Ireland.

 

[CanteringCarrot]

There's a lot to like about her!

 

[PapaverFollis]

Oh she's smart!

Beverly. Irish neighbourhood in Chicago. Girl's name. ✔

 

[Tarragon]

I like Shanty, as in sea Shanty. I know it isn't very Irish, but at least people can spell it and pronounce it

 

[PapaverFollis]

I thought the Irish word for wind (windy city, see?) might work, gaoth, but people would reach for Goth I think. ? I only googled it though so there might be better Irish words for wind out there.

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Oh Beverley is clever but a Bev has just tried to destroy my business with a relentless dirty tricks campaign! (Literally. Long story. She didn’t). So I can’t hear that name now without feeling angry. Shame as it’s a good name for the bay mare. Who at this rate will end up being called The Bay Mare!

 

[PapaverFollis]

Oh Beverley is clever but a Bev has just tried to destroy my business with a relentless dirty tricks campaign! (Literally. Long story. She didn’t). So I can’t hear that name now without feeling angry. Shame as it’s a good name for the bay mare. Who at this rate will end up being called The Bay Mare!

Oh no! That's awful. Yes you can't call her that then!

 

[Ample Prosecco]

She looks lovely, hope she works out for you. What about something to do with the 'view' part of her name? Maybe 'Vista', or maybe 'look' in Irish Gaelic apparently is 'Breathnaigh' which has a couple of different pronunciations?

Love this clip and Irish for Look is a good idea. But not sure A Furk is the best name for an event horse. Though I can imagine yelling it on the XC

 

[Ample Prosecco]

I like Kyla which apparently means both beautiful or victorious. I have seen it spelled both Cadhla and Kyla so I’d go for the phonetic version so she wasn’t mispronounced all the time. I also like Fiadh but might use Fia, meaning wild.

 

[splashgirl45]

how brave of you, hope she is as good as she looks......will you go to your friends place for the schooling? is it wise to call her something which means wild ?

 

[Ample Prosecco]

I’ll let my friend get a feel for her, then I’ll go and have some lessons on her there. Then -all being well - she will come home.

 

[Poingsettia]

Chic, pronounced “sheek”?

 

[LouisCat]

Aoife or Niamh?
I love the jumping photo, such a honest head ?

 

[blitznbobs]

Shan ... a mythical irish spirit of some sort I think

 

[buddylove]

Lori - current Mayor of Chicago! Or Sybil, just because ?

 

[Sam_J]

Lovely horse! I wish you lots of happy times together.