Terrible names

[pistolpete]

Daddies money!!

 

[ycbm]

One of mine is called potato ?.

I like that ?

 

[windand rain]

A little section A stallion I knew a lot of years ago was called Gaylord again not an acceptable name today Times and fashions change year on year

 

[Keith_Beef]

The worse name I heard was 3D, which sounded like VD over the tannoy

Could be worse.

"Mike Hunt... Who wants to see Mike Hunt in action this afternoon?"

 

[millikins]

One of mine is called potato ?. A sire in her pedigree is called Gay Fantasy, at the time a fine name, now is a bit funny.

Potoooooooo's or Pot-8-O's was a very famous early TB Apparently a semi literate groom was responsible for the odd spelling.

 

[Gloi]

Some people don't do their research do they? Mother's little helper was the valium dished out to depressed/bored housewives in the 60's which gave rise to some severe addictions.

As the song goes

 

[millikins]

Been a Stones fan for many years, that's how I'd heard of it

 

[Caol Ila]

Could be worse.

"Mike Hunt... Who wants to see Mike Hunt in action this afternoon?"

It is worse. When OH was in high school, their regular bus driver was called Mike Hunt. The guy could have called himself Michael, Mick, Mickey, but he didn't. As you can imagine, all these teenagers found this infinitely amusing. Apparently, he took early retirement. I bet.

 

[J&S]

"Some people don't do their research do they? Mother's little helper was the valium dished out to depressed/bored housewives in the 60's which gave rise to some severe addictions."

Being of this generation....... i think it was librium, not valium!!!

 

[Mustard]

I have a little Welsh A called Toad. His registered name is Windwillow Kimble, and windwillow plus his big dark eyes took us to Toad.

On human names, I came across a Wayne Kerr years ago.

 

[thefarsideofthefield]

We went to view a horse who was called 'Grey Mare' which I thought rather sad. She was a very nondescript horse..

Made me think of the song by Don Maclean ' The More You Pay ' ,
( which we always knew as ' The Grey Mare ' ) . Makes me cry every single time I hear it - saddest song ever written about a horse ??

 

[Cloball]

It was benzedrine first then valium and librium... Erm liberally prescribed. Drug use is quite geographical maybe librium was favoured where you were.

"Some people don't do their research do they? Mother's little helper was the valium dished out to depressed/bored housewives in the 60's which gave rise to some severe addictions."

Being of this generation....... i think it was librium, not valium!!!

 

[windand rain]

Or valergen dished out to non sleeping kids and older babies

 

[Velcrobum]

Or valergen dished out to non sleeping kids and older babies

I think you mean Valergan as Valergen is an oestrogen drug!!
Valergan is an anti-histamine which causes drowsiness.

 

[windand rain]

I think you mean Valergan as Valergen is an oestrogen drug!!
Valergan is an anti-histamine which causes drowsiness.

sorry didn't know how you spelt it the doctors prescribed it for my son as a toddler to help him sleep after an accident left him with pain

 

[Scarlett]

My Appy is called Pinky. Passport name Euphoria. Out of a mare called Irish Twinkle who was known as Purdy. All terrible names!!!

I had a Pinky. She was an exracer and her racing name was Pinky too. I didn't think I'd keep her so I never changed it, and by the time I'd admitted that I wasn't letting her go it was to late to change it.

 

[Brownmare]

My Appy is called Pinky. Passport name Euphoria. Out of a mare called Irish Twinkle who was known as Purdy. All terrible names!!!

I have a cow called Pinky! She is black ???

 

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"Some people don't do their research do they? Mother's little helper was the valium dished out to depressed/bored housewives in the 60's which gave rise to some severe addictions."

Being of this generation....... i think it was librium, not valium!!!

It was..... Although I only know that can watching The Queen's Gambit ?


Although i do know that Valium's LD50 is really high, more than double that of librium (so librium overdose is a lot more likely), and valium is considered moderately less addictive as its withdrawal symptoms aren't as extreme or unpleasant.

 

[HorseMaid]

I had one called Disgrace II, and he really was!!!

 

[Meredith]

My first pony was passported as Razor Ruddock! named after an Irish footballer I think, but still a pretty terrible name for a pony!

Not Irish, English
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Ruddock

 

[cobgoblin]

Woggy!

 

[FFAQ]

Our dog has become known as Winky. Her name is Rosie, but my husband started calling her stinky winky because she used to love rolling in anything nasty, and then it got shortened to Winky and it's unfortunately stuck ?

 

[Caol Ila]

A friend got a nameless weanling, and we started calling him "Weensie." His owner was struggling to choose or commit to a name, and it stuck. For a really long time. And he was a warmblood, so not that weensie after a while. When she finished uni and moved states (and thereby yards), she finally gave him a real name because yeah, she didn't want him to be "Weensie" forever. I think the horse was about three by then.

 

[photo_jo]

At the moment there is an Irish hurdler called Mine Me Will He and a French bred English trained chaser called Fantastikas

 

[chaps89]

My mares registered name was downright odd - Son Sweet Pea ?
Maybe if she’d been a colt/gelding? But she was definitley a mare ?
Apparently she was named Mary before I had her (the lady who I bought her from changed it) it wouldn’t have suited her one bit!

 

[druid]

Mankini. Which the yard unfortunately shortened to Manky. Poor old git, he was a saint of a horse too!

 

[HighFive]

Had an ex racehorse, who's dam had the word Petite in her name. He was called, Son of Petite. I renamed him Sir Real

 

[SheriffTruman]

Had a Dutch horse whose passported name was Tiet Over - I believe that tiet means teat ? which seemed odd!

Yes, it does mean "titty" in colloquial. In several dialects it also means "time". Seems more logical, because "titty over" doesn't mean anything. Though I wouldn't want to name my horse "Time Over" either.

 

[jumbyjack]

My cob came as Dobbin, that's her on my avatar, she certainly did not match the name as she would chase anyone out of her field. A 15·2 massive cob charging towards you was not funny!

 

[Fluffypiglet]

Back at a riding school when I was younger they got a very small pony in and the YO allowed the kids to name her. She became Mega-po ??.