Naming a youngster...where do you begin?

[FestiveFuzz]

So it looks like I may have purchased a gorgeous chestnut colt, well I will have once he passes the vet check. Trouble is he has no name, neither stable or registered, so where do you begin in picking a name?

My childhood self thinks all her dreams have come true and would have had a list of names a mile long to choose from. Adult me on the other hand has spent the last two weeks referring to him as Carrot and I'm afraid if I keep calling him that for much longer it'll stick once he arrives 😂

 

[AdorableAlice]

If you can't name him via his sire/dam lineage I would wait until you have had him in the yard and got to know him. Once you have his character a stable name will the easy. I bought a foal by Embla George whose registered name was Embla Buccaneer, I absolutely refused to have his stable name as Buck just in case he lived up to his name as a mature horse !

He started off being called 'Foalie' or the George colt. George stuck in the end. Your foal should have a passport if even if he is classed as 'unnamed' on it. His microchip and markings will be on it.

 

[pistolpete]

Jasper!

 

[Pinkvboots]

Do you know his breeding? Then you could use part of his sire or dams name to help you decide.

 

[Pinkvboots]

A photo might help us think of a stable name

 

[FestiveFuzz]

Do you know his breeding? Then you could use part of his sire or dams name to help you decide.

Here's his breeding if it helps at all...

 

[daffy44]

Different stud books have different specifications eg KWPN start with a specific letter per year, a lot of german studbooks require the foal to start with the same initial as the initial of the stallions name etc. So find if there are specific requirements for the official name according to the studbook the foal is registered with, the stable name, just go wild!

 

[FestiveFuzz]

And this is the little chap...

 

[MotherOfChickens]

wow FF, what a stunner!

 

[FestiveFuzz]

wow FF, what a stunner!

He's absolutely gorgeous but then again I am pretty biased! I've been trying not to get too excited after what we went through with Poppy but fingers crossed he'll eventually take over from M as my main dressage prospect.

 

[Micropony]

He's lovely! And what's wrong with Carrot?

 

[be positive]

Here's his breeding if it helps at all...

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I think it needs to start with a D or Des, then looked to see if there was a rose, from mum, beginning with either and came up with Danse du Feu or Dance of Fire, either could work with his colour, he has a lovely expression in the photo, hope the vet check goes ok.

 

[Northern]

I suck at names, but Destacado means "Outstanding" in Spanish and Rosenrot is "rose red" in German. Not sure if that helps! Congratulations, I hope he passes vet check and comes home soon

 

[FestiveFuzz]

He's lovely! And what's wrong with Carrot?

Ah see my trainer likes Carrot too. I just kinda feel it's more of a nickname.

 

[FestiveFuzz]

I think it needs to start with a D or Des, then looked to see if there was a rose, from mum, beginning with either and came up with Danse du Feu or Dance of Fire, either could work with his colour, he has a lovely expression in the photo, hope the vet check goes ok.

Love those names and actually works well with OH's stable name suggestion of Dante 😁

 

[neddy man]

Red Robber , Red Hot, Criminaly Red, Just Red, Desperately Red, Best Red, Toping Red, Super Red, and tons more and plain Red for short

 

[The Bouncing Bog Trotter]

If you like Carrot, grab yourself an online seed catalogue and go for a variety of carrot......edited to add that I found a variety called Burpees Short and Sweet....probably not the image you are looking for....

 

[AdorableAlice]

What a nicely bred and very attractive foal. Good luck and much success with him. Give him a nice name for the future when it appears on the big board at the nationals !

 

[KittenInTheTree]

Google suggests that meanings of "Destacado" include "outstanding" and "interest". The dam's name translates as simply "rose-red", which ties in with a German fairy tale. Based on that, I'm going to suggest "Outstanding Legend" as a possible name.

 

[Micropony]

Ah see my trainer likes Carrot too. I just kinda feel it's more of a nickname.

I am a bit odd, but I like the idea of a horse with pretty fancy breeding and a really unpretentious name. But then I have one myself so will freely admit to being biased! Most people like more formal grown up names, I know.

 

[JFTDWS]

Non-serious suggestions:

Alabastor Moody. Mad-eye for short.
Rubinstein's Monster.

In reality I would just keep calling him Carrot. Mine is often called Captain Carrot, and she has proper names of her own.

#ReasonsWhyIDon'tGetToNamePonies

 

[FestiveFuzz]

What a nicely bred and very attractive foal. Good luck and much success with him. Give him a nice name for the future when it appears on the big board at the nationals !

Thanks so much! After last time I'm scared to dream too big but I'm secretly hoping he'll be the one I get to GP with.

 

[Asha]

What a gorgeous foal . Very elegant , Fingers crosses the vetting goes well . Good luck with him x

 

[be positive]

Thanks so much! After last time I'm scared to dream too big but I'm secretly hoping he'll be the one I get to GP with.

You have to have dreams so why not make the most of them, it will be a long wait so no point in aiming too low.

 

[FestiveFuzz]

If you like Carrot, grab yourself an online seed catalogue and go for a variety of carrot......edited to add that I found a variety called Burpees Short and Sweet....probably not the image you are looking for....

I'm seriously poop at picking names so my brain just went he's bright orange...like a carrot and that was that, but deep down I'd like to give him a "proper" name I guess.

 

[FestiveFuzz]

Non-serious suggestions:

Alabastor Moody. Mad-eye for short.
Rubinstein's Monster.

In reality I would just keep calling him Carrot. Mine is often called Captain Carrot, and she has proper names of her own.

#ReasonsWhyIDon'tGetToNamePonies

🤣🤣🤣 Love the first two, although I feel in reality he'll end up as Captain Carrot!

 

[Asha]

Love those names and actually works well with OH's stable name suggestion of Dante 😁

I’ve just googled carrot varieties , and there’s one called Nantes , so swop the N for the D , so he has the first letter of his sire and you have what your OH suggested

 

[JFTDWS]

You could do a lot worse than Captain Carrot. He knows all the rules, and has a knack for being obeyed...

 

[FestiveFuzz]

I’ve just googled carrot varieties , and there’s one called Nantes , so swop the N for the D , so he has the first letter of his sire and you have what your OH suggested

He'll be very happy if Dante sticks 😂

 

[only_me]

“Come on Eric” would be a fab name for a GP horse 😂

“Hint of Carrot”

“Pumpkin spice”

“Designer carrot”