Horses with "human" names

[Lintel]

We have a few human names at the yard I suppose nowadays people Call there children anything so anything goes as a human name!

 

[SatsumaGirl]

I have one. He's technically Ritchie (original spelling was Richy but changed by previous owner) but I tend to call him Richard.

 

[Spit That Out]

I just hope they let Brian keep his name, he looks a lovely boy...hope he passes the tests.

 

[Shavings]

I Have Levi.. Ironically 2 months after buying him my god son was born and also name.. Levi!

There is also the following names on are yard
Sally
Dermot
Jo
Jess
Max
Hidi

Would be worse names i once knew a horse called Piano !

 

[hoggedmane]

Mine have all had human names
most of the horses on the yard have human names too.

 

[tinycharlie]

Ours is called charlie which I love, I've known
Ben
Greg
Phoebe
Hal
Tia
Stella
Connor (or connie)
Several others too
I like human names and more unusual names too 😃

 

[Kokopelli]

I had an Andy he was super but did lead to some interesting conversations. "Just going to ride Andy, etc"

A lot of the horses we get where I work have people names, I think the Irish aren't very imaginativ.

 

[TelH]

I have Harold and Izzy and their mother Maud. I also have Elspeth, Lulu and Jazmyn. In fact of mine there is only Riva who doesn't have human name.

Over the years I have known horses called Tom/Tommy, Bobby, Clive, Charlie, Alice, Hazel, Tiffany, Sam, Sophie, Dylan, Jade, Bridget, Katie, Megan, to name a few; plus many years ago I remember 2 virtually identical little ponies called Phillip and Phyliss, the only way I could tell them apart was to look which was a gelding and which was a mare.

 

[Shantara]

I have Ned!

I have known

Archie, Marie, Sammy, Louie, Ted, Leo, Quinn, Barney, Steve, William...just to name a few!

 

[LadyRascasse]

Most of mine have been human names, Kody, Jack, Ralph, Joe, Gwen and Charlie. The only two that haven't were Jazz and Coco

 

[Deltaflyer]

I used to know a Giles - she was a mare !! I've known Norman (x2) Stella, Selina, Robbie, Nancy, James, Jamie, Sinead, Shiobhan, Charlie x 2, Many Pepes, Archie, Bodecia, Lizzy, Jodie, Ffion, Leo, Hugo, Romeo (technically a man's name) Fred, Freddie, Derry X 2, Trixie, Donna, Colin, Johnny, Steve, Peggy Sue, Jimmy... the list goes on.

Of my own, my current boy is Sam (not my choice!) My last was Ronan (a roan, go figure LOL) A mare I called Libby, a mare I called Kazia (Kaz).

I do think of all of these the most incongruous is 'Steve'

 

[maxapple]

All my boys had human names - I had a Joe, a Max and a Charlie

 

[Sophire]

Mine is called Sophie. I've never known another horse called that!

 

[_Annie_]

I have a Denzil! Didn't choose it, it came with him & he knew it so we kept it.

 

[Shantara]

I do think of all of these the most incongruous is 'Steve'

Hehe, I love Steve! He's the most gorgeous horse, doesn't look like a Steve, but he couldn't have any other name!

 

[sunnyone]

In the early days, I sometimes rode a grey dales mare called Blossom. I got a real surprise when, later on , I taught at a girls' school and found one of the students' names was Blossom too.

 

[Suelin]

I used to compete a pony called Susan years ago. I think the best one was a horse called Malcolm.

 

[milliepops]

All of mine have had human names. Holly, William, Reuben, Millie & now Kira too.
I wouldn't ever change them, not through superstition but because I've been happy with the names they arrived with.

 

[Katie :)]

I've got a Jack and I know a Clive, Norman, Dave, Ben, Maggie, Leo, Dan, Joey, Jeff, Sid, Murphy and many more from yards I've worked on. I find it can be quite funny going up to meet a new horse called a human name like 'Jeff' rather than something like 'Smartie' .... but I guess it's whatever suits. I wouldn't change my horse's name from Jack because it suits him and his passport name is a bit, lets say 'different'! However non-traditional names can suit horses, or they can just be comical, like one I know called Radish!

 

[burtie]

I've has a David, Sophie, Hannah, William, Barnaby and Herbie.

 

[exmoorponyprincess1]

We have all "proper" names except the Connie who is Ringo and we couldn't find anything that suited him better...the Exmoor girls stable names are Mabel, Kitty, Lily, Maimie and Effs who answers to Ethel; the sports horse is Mildred The girls names are like an old ladies tea party!

Ponies/horses with "proper" names from my past include Norman, Sam, George, Connor, Casey, Declan, Jack, Charlie, Robbie, Darcey, Heather, Donald, Rory, Dougall, Lucy, Carrie, Sasha, Heidi...the list goes on!

 

[hairycob]

I don't believe it - another horse called Clive!

 

[SoundTheBugle]

At my yard we have:
Charlie, Bonnie, Tommy, Brian, Josie, Boris, Paula, Jack, Sam, Harry, Megan, William, Lottie, Maisie, Rita, Dennis, Henry, Tilly, Rosie, Millie, Michael and Owen. We used to have a Dave and a Bobby as well

 

[Hippona]

I have a Toby.


I know a Phil, always makes me giggle.

 

[albeg]

I have a Robert (on his passport, not named by me), which usually gets a "Who calls a horse Robert?" whenever people find out his name.

When I got him I also got "Bob is a hairy cob name, he should be Bobby."

 

[Lucyloo25]

I know loads with human names, ive had a Tara, Sammy, Jessie and Theo!
Ive known a Fred, Ralph, Harry, Sid, Bert, Ernie and so many more.

 

[Escapade]

Never owned one with such a name myself, but a yard near me names the horse after the previous owner if it didn't come with a name and they're stuck for one!

Then there's a few well, just because - the usual Paddy's, Danny's, Charlie's and Betsy's etc., plus Elvis, Barry, Humphrey, Malcolm and Seamus :lol:

 

[Dazed'n'confused]

I've had a Chaz, an Alf and I call my homebred Hettie! Her 'proper' name is Heterna!
My friend had a mare called Suzie & now has one called Lizzie! I did know a cob called Bernard - totally suited him!!

 

[RockinRudolph]

Over the years I've known a few ...

Danny
Toby
Murphy
Harry
Bruce
William
Polly
Trevor
Adam
Maggie
Bertie
Finley
Hugo
Rhys
Bertie
Arthur
Tilly
Brian
Tommy
Oscar
Sam
Daphne

..and probably loads more!

 

[Crugeran Celt]

I have a Megan, Gwen and a Rosie so all human names. My niece's pony was called Eric.