Really, really wrong horse names...

AprilBlossom said:
I went trekking in the lakes as a teen and remember being asked my ability, so I told them I was pretty competent, to then hear 'colours?' with a questioning tone - just as I was about to reply 'I don't care what colour it is' I was ushered out and slung up onto a...you guessed it...skewbald! Worst.name.ever.

My dog narrowly escaped being named 'Didier Dogba' - can you guess what football team OH supports?! :D
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How long ago was this? I work at a trekking centre in the lakes and we have a skewbald called colours :P
 
I've ridden a Bart, Simon, and a Wesley. My now retired show horse is Sam. Reschooled a Valerie (too sweet a name for that pesky mare! :p) Know a farm that has Frick and Frack, both chestnut geldings with similar markings. Friend of mine owned a Timmy. My cousin had a Dalton for a while. I showed against a Bruce in several classes.
 
I know someone with a pony called Fanny...hmm

My mare is called Shannon, well shan, but shannon is good to shout when angry!
Called my 4 year old ozzy as he is like Mr Osbourne, laid back and a bit out of it!

Had a Franzy, because I got her from a guy called Fraz and didnt know what else to call her!
Had a bob, Oscar, Kellogs?, Blue, Lola, Ginger, Snip, Ice, Pie?, Diesel (liked that name), Bruno, Frank, Rosie, Clipper?, Spirit, Rocky, Robin and I rode one called Craig :/
 
We have 2 donkeys, Dave and Poppy. All our Shire mares have had "people" names: Karen (we called her Caz), Jane, Vicky and Caroline. A friend used to have an 18h2 Shire gelding with the registered name Gladiator. He was always called Gladys.
 
Lol lucyc, it was about ten years ago - quite a fun little steed, but very spooky in the school - it was either part of, or used by center parcs and I remember having to cycle up a VERY steep hill to get there! :D
 
I have Brenda, Dudley and Nellie. I have known horses called Josh, Lemon Pie, Puffin, hopscotch, Tommy (it was a mare) and my yard had a phase of naming horses after Lord of the Rings characters, so we had Strider and Frodo among others. Puddifoot and Slim were also on the yard. We had a cremello who was initially named Malibu, before having it changed to Mr Custard (as in Cowardly...)
My friends Polo ponies often have the best names - off the top of my head, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, kitkat, Flake, Elvis, Presley, Beaujangles, McNugget...the list goes on!
 
Been thinking of more I knew...
Selle francais called frog
Strapping colt called prancer
Trevor
Walter
Ryan
Jock

When you get thinking you remember loads! Still think pea brain in winner though! Poor thing!
 
I LOVE this sorts of names for animals. My horse is Olive and my dog is called BARRY. I would love to call a horse Malcolm or Wayne.

The only foal I ever got to name became CYRIL!
 
Several of my friends and acquaintances have horses with great names:

Cuddles: 16.2'ish, flea-bitten grey sport horse (gelding)
Sexy: mahoosive coloured shire cross (gelding)
Hippo: cob (mare)
Rhino: cob (gelding)
Maggot: 17hh bay sport horse (mare)
Surprise: 16.2hh, dapple grey ex-race horse/TB (gelding)

Our little share mare (black welsh sec D cross) was called Nelly. When I was horsehunting I tried one horse called Stan (also used to ride a Stan) and another called Elvis.

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A friend of mine has a horse called Stevie. Its named after a footballer and his passport name includes the player's surname too. Won't say the whole name as he is not my horse. He is fab tho'
 
Love these name. my horse called Edgar. have known and ridden a Walter, Frog and a horse called bones! oh and a barry. there is a lovely big hunter up the road called Buffalo Bill. :)
 
One of the dressage horses in the Olympics was called Clive (can't remember which country he was from). And of course, you can't forget Princess What's-her-name's horse, Digby. Love it.

I've owned a horse called Angie. I've also, at various times, known Toby, Tony, Richard, Dan, Victor, Lexi, Tom, Roy, Dave, Annie, Bill, Oliver, Joe, George, Tara, Tommy Joe, Molly, Tim, Teddy, Desiree, Zac, Duncan, Lucy, Bob, Sam, Josh, Barry, Louie, Max, Croppie, Seamus, Erika, and worst of all, Bubba.
 
Yep, still reading these and thinking a big chunk of them are perfectly nice normal names :o Or going, 'Hey, my horse is/was called that' (or making notes for naming future horses) :D
 
my horses passport name is Kizzi i just had visions of a fat chav stood there shouting her in from field "kiz-eh" so i call her Kiz :) x
 
My OH had a horse called Brian. He had to change it to Ryan otherwise he and horsie would have had the same name! :D

I personally don't like 'people' names for horses, yet have inherited some with the names! Have had Freddy, now Donny and our shetland is called Izzy. I don't count Fabio as a people name as its foreign so sounds better!
 
I've known a Lucy, Jack, Steve, Elizabeth, Midget, Little Pete, Big Steve, Dave, Winston, George, Colin, Conor, William, Kenneth, Mrs M, Betty.

The Horse I shared was called Steve, his showname was Big Steve, I used to snigger everytime the owner took him to a show and they annouced on the loud speaker. Heres ....... ..... riding Big Steve!! she changed his name to Jack after lol.
 
Hmm at our yard we have a: Norman, Cyril, Duncan, Harry, Basil!
Known quite a few odd ones though...Mystery, Midday, Interpol, Gammon?

:D

ETA: My aunty named her horse Fanny :)
 
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