True confession time! What name for your horse ...

[Louise]

If it isn't bad enough that my Promise Mare's registered name is Guilt Trip (wonder why her stable name bears no relation to her registered name?), she is stuck with the nickname of Fuzzy Numbnoggin. For a TB, she grows a heck of a coat, hence the Fuzzy. The Numbnoggin comes from all the times when she was younger and dumber and managed to act like the stereotypical TB. Now that she is older, she has more sense, but, the name has stuck.

[jester1113]

I call my 4yo Old Man and my mare -- whom I unsucessfully tried to breed last year which just about put me in the poor house -- Momma.

[hastyreply]

I have one named Alabama Spirit, goes by Bama but we call him "Bam Bam" or "Damn Bam" or my favorite "Bamalama dingdong"

Katinka gets shortened to Tink or "Stinkytink" when she's bad.

[Sannois]

Where do I begin. Goober, Geeklet, Dweeble, Goobs, Fuzzface, OK and the worst one, Nurdball! Yes all one horse! my current one! His name is Truman!

[Vandy]

I used to have a big WB with rather large ears, named Roquefort. We called him Rokey-Dokey or sometimes Rokey-Donkey. My mom joked that my friend Nicole Gokey should buy him, so he could be "Rokey-Dokey-Gokey" My trainer called him "Fromage" or "Cheese-Wiz".

My big TB Cecil was "Squeecil" or "Squeezable" which was funny as he was about the least cuddly horse in the world. He was also called "The Big C" after his bout with cancer, tasteless I know...

It drives my SO crazy when I call my favorite TB "Baby Mikey" and "Baby Mike-Mike" (in "baby voice" of course), but then again I call the SO "Poops" or "Little Poops" so it's all relative I guess

[Keep Counting]

I leased a mare who was rather witchy. At the time the barn manager was also particularly witchy. Thusly, we called the mare by the barn manager's name (only when the BM wasn't around!).. bad I know but it was funny. Her barn name was Puddle, because she peed. A lot. And if she was pissed off when you were riding her she'd make it projectile.. kind of bizarre.

My old man is missing his front teeth, and has a lot of bumps and scrapes, his nickname has been "Hockey player" for a while.

[hunterprincess]

Buddy is spud, spuddy,hey you s#$% head ,the hunter prince, gorgous,saint buddy
Pokey is pokey joe,jo jo, okey dokey pokey
Summer is summertime,and lambchops(thats what i told my family i bought when i got her)

[fooler]

My 1st horse - Fooler had various names alluding to his lack of parentage Used most often when we didn't see eye to eye. Otherwise he was Foolah Foolah Boolah Boolah like the 'old' football fight song. Or Booger Bear
Effie my old TB mare is Mah-Dame or Big Buns (stand behind her & you understand)
Homer - TWH Gelding is Homer Bomer, amongst other names. . .
Cats Callie & Edwina are Calla-roshish (as in fierce) and Weinnie Beannie

Then there was a horse in England name Dillon. While tacking him for a lesson, with male instructor assisting on the other side, Dillon started acting up abit. So told Dillon to stop acting like a dildo. Well instructor immediately left the stall, while I was trying despartly to hide under the straw We had a good laugh over this several weeks later. Ah well - long time member of the 'Open Mouth - Insert Foot' club.

[Sandy M]

All my horses have always been called "fuzzy face." Dunno why. When I'm feeling silly, I'll just say, "Hey, get over here, you with the spots..." (in an affection tone, of course)

My old horse was grouchy even when he was young. His registered name was "Thunderblazer," but we often called him "Thundergrouch."

[A. P.]

"Idiot Boy", especially when, after calmly passing leaf-blowers, motor cycles, barking dogs, he spooks at the white line on the road, or his own shadow.

[HopelessHunter]

Ha, I just play with my horse's name until I come up with something to call her. Sometimes, a name just pops right out of my mouth on sight.

Her barn name is Phoebe, but I only call her that when she is doing something wrong. I usually call her Pheebes, Phebbers, etc.

She is also now getting used to "witch" (substitute w for b), weirdo, and dog. She also gets labelled a pig, but what horse doesn't?

[Drive NJ]

Our old Hackney horse (Morleen Ballantrae Prince) was known as Mel and one time, in response to his standard goofiness we called him Mel's Bells and it kind of stuck for his brainless moments.

Our first horse was a 3yo greenbroke mare with attitude. She was called Gillian and got the appropriate nickname of Pickle (Gill Pickle) That name definitely fit her.

[War Admiral]

Avery is often "lovingly" referred to as:

Fat Boy
Old Fat Fool
Evil Old Horse
Rank Old TB
Old Grouch
Poisonous Old Snotrag
Wise @$$
Grumpy Old Carnivore

...And yes, "Hannibal Lector" has been known to come into play as well.

And those are the more or less polite ones!

(Why all the vitriol, you may ask? He's soooooooo much fun in the crossties, that's why. With TB's, there are times when you need to give as good as you get.)

[amdfarm]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CarolinaGirl:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by amdfarm:
I have a percheron mare that's as wide as she is tall and I lovingly dubbed her Chunky Monkey or Chunk Monk and it stuck. Her real name is Ebby.

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This made me think of a pillow I got for my mom. As we are both on supposed to be on diets (although finals time is killing mine) and I told her before I gave it to her that I meant nothing by it other than I thought it was hysterical. Anyway it was a little black pillow and in hot pink lettering it said:
I don't skinny dip, I chunky dunk!
I saw it at the store and cracked up and just had to buy it! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Oh my, that is too funny!! Hope your mom didn't take it personally.

L.

[amdfarm]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JoZ:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by amdfarm:
Typically I like those one syllable names because they're easier to say, but I always end up adding to them to make it longer. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I have that problem too! Two of my horses have one-syllable names... poor Imp became Impster and Maus (pronounced Mouse) became Mousemeat (why, I ask you?).

I also have a bad habit of just doubling the first syllable, hence Ginny = Gin-Gin, Shaya = Shay-Shay, Tedi = Ted-Ted... ad nauseum! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It must be a sickness.

I have a kitten named Mouse and you guessed it, I call her Mouse-Mouse or Mouser... *sigh*

And then what do I do to those "long" names? Make them shorter. I have a mare named Tina, pretty simple, yes... I call her T. When she had her filly and couldn't think of a name, I called them T N T. She ended up w/ Tawni for a name. I call her Sweet T or Miss Thang.

[Mariposa]

My horses are Marro Marques (gelding), who I call, Casey, Quesadilla Maria, Case, and Marky-Mark

And La Mexicana Bonita (mare) who I call Chiquita, 'Quita, Truckita, and Quita Mosquita

And I call both of them Goofus, Doofus or Soofus some of the times.

[Dreamsmom]

I have two horses, barn names Dream and KJ.

Dream has a few nick names, Mr. Sexy or just Sexy, and Handsome.

KJ has been called Mr. Stinky or Stinky and when he has his moments s#@t head.

A fellow we show with has a stallion who's registered name is Impster. When we first met him, he was standing in the aisle, getting the horse ready for a class. The horse wasn't behaving and he wae growling IMPSTER at him. I didn't hear him properly and started laughing. Hampster???? From that day it has stuck. When ever I see him with one of his foals, I always have to ask if it is a "Hampster" baby.

[Prairie]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by barbarachloejosie:
Praire, I LOVE your J Dubya. He looks so vibrant and healthy.


Barbara <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


Thanks! He's my best buddie these days!

[snbess]

Ok, I'll bite.
My mare (OTTB of almost 9 years - she's 13) is Best Decision Yet. Her barn name is Bess. However, she seems to have acquired the nickname "Princess". As in (said by my trainer at clinics), "How is the princess feeling today?" Gives you some idea about her temperment. She CAN BE very sweet and focused and can give us exactly what we ask for. OR she can decide that really she would prefer to not work today and if we want to really insist, she might just decide that the dog sitting next to the chairs is very spooky. And then, of course, if cajoled properly, she can go back to being a happy camper again. So now at home, she's Bess or Bessle or, if she's in a mood, she's Princess.
Sandra

[sid]

My stallion, Argosy (aka "Andy"), acquired the nickname "Andy Rooney" when he gets impatient and ticked off and he doesn't get his own way...of course then it evolved to "The Roonster".

Boleem, is Bo-bee (why is adding "bee" so addictive?)

Sundance has lived with being called "Chucklehead" or "Gooflah" for about 16 years, poor guy. He really hasn't been a chucklehead and truly goofy since he was age 5.

Another of my horses, King's Dominion has a barn name of "Kingsley". However, the little daughter of a fellow who worked for me and just loved him couldn't pronounce Kingsley and could only say "Klink Klink". It stuck...what an awful nickname for a nice dressage horse, eh?

All of my 21 have their own affectionate and/or descriptive names...but these are the most ridiculous.