tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post5597365371569102882..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Pet names for our horsesStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-42694079000503694342008-10-04T09:00:00.000-04:002008-10-04T09:00:00.000-04:00I like Kanucklehead :-). At the Devon breed show t...I like Kanucklehead :-). At the Devon breed show there were a lot of babies by the stallion Sir Wanabi--accent on the second syllable, Won-AHHH-bee. The first announcer was pronouncing it Sir Wannabe (accent on first syllable along with unfortunate connotation). It was rapidly corrected.Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-58388373738758962102008-10-04T08:57:00.000-04:002008-10-04T08:57:00.000-04:00My little horse's name is Khanalee after his grand...My little horse's name is Khanalee after his grand sire, Khemosabi. It's pronounced like canola--Kh-NA-lee. Once when I was at a show, the announcer said, "Kha-na-LEE," and I thought "Who? You're not that sophisticated."<BR/>Variations are Kh-nuckle for Kha-nucklehead, but lots of times when I call, it's "Hun-NEEE!"<BR/>I have 3 horses that are all named Khanalee at feed time. Everyone comes Kitty Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993868991117800584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-44426052789964266972008-10-03T18:19:00.000-04:002008-10-03T18:19:00.000-04:00I LOVE applejuicer, leave it to farriers...I LOVE applejuicer, leave it to farriers...Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-19073885378881970182008-10-03T18:17:00.000-04:002008-10-03T18:17:00.000-04:00My mare's reg. name is Princess Spright, so of cou...My mare's reg. name is Princess Spright, so of course when I got her she was called Princess.<BR/>My best friend thought that was hilarious as I am SO not a "girly girl". <BR/>I call her Cessa usually but she also gets Baby Girl, Baby Doll, Bug, Punkin and other lovey names.<BR/>Our gelding's reg. name is Super Raincloud. We call him Applejack, which is a really handy name b/c if he's bad you cdncowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055181472294995601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-68308047383021472532008-10-03T17:43:00.000-04:002008-10-03T17:43:00.000-04:00I think hearing about horse names is pretty funny....I think hearing about horse names is pretty funny. So many wacky combinations. "Bimbo's Crazy King" is pretty bad. The AQHA world has some goofy names as well... <BR/><BR/>My old gelding was Jackson, which I liked. He often misbehaved, I started calling him Jackass instead. I had to be careful who was around when I said that!<BR/><BR/>My new horse is Rusty - his barn name was Jessie before and Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736592362765508427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-11844355227562012432008-10-03T14:50:00.000-04:002008-10-03T14:50:00.000-04:00My horses' show name is Solitaire but his barn nam...My horses' show name is Solitaire but his barn name is Monty. <BR/><BR/>His nicknames include: Monster, Beast, Beastie, Bubba, Buddy, Beemer, Scooter, Filthy Animal and "the Gigolo" (my husband's nickname for him).SolitaireMarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05573053727692879169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-473276038221980962008-10-03T13:55:00.000-04:002008-10-03T13:55:00.000-04:00Some of the names people come up with are just awf...Some of the names people come up with are just awful. You kind of wonder what they were thinking at the time. We prefer names that fit the horse and are not too complicated. Although I never liked Dusty's name(every palomino in the world must be named Dusty), I tried changing it to something I liked better, but then she ignored me and wouldn't even look at me if I called her by her new improved Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-64055372987227864072008-10-03T13:14:00.000-04:002008-10-03T13:14:00.000-04:00My TB's track name was Track Beau after his father...My TB's track name was Track Beau after his father Track Baron. Ugh. Every horse I've known that's gone by Beau has been gray and batshit crazy. He was a bay and... slightly crazy. The place I got him had him for a year and called him David because "they ran out of horse names so they had to use human names". I renamed him Jingles after a plastic rocking horse I had as a child. He went by chickenriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15332700988740410559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-46533131832938363922008-10-03T12:31:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:31:00.000-04:00My horse's real name is Drezden, which is what we ...My horse's real name is Drezden, which is what we call her usually. But then there's:<BR/>Drez-zee<BR/>Lezy Drezy ( thanks mom )<BR/>Big Mare<BR/>Bear Mare<BR/><BR/>My sister's ottb is Dynasarge. He's decidedly not a "Sarge", so he became Captain Ramius ( as in Hunt for the Red October ). Which turned into Rami and more often Ramidoodle.<BR/><BR/>And then we have Pony the Pony.<BR/><BR/>Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203611762503036829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-39205548110529523082008-10-03T11:16:00.000-04:002008-10-03T11:16:00.000-04:00It's a good race horse name, I suppose, but I'm a ...It's a good race horse name, I suppose, but I'm a priss about drinking and alcohol. Initially I changed it to Harvard (show name) which is so impossibly pretentious I can't believe my judgement was that bad a mere 9 years ago. Live and learn...Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-16003859402440099332008-10-03T09:52:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:52:00.000-04:00"Bimbo's Crazy King" is truly awful. However, I th..."Bimbo's Crazy King" is truly awful. However, I think Harvey's registered name is pretty amusing. I can understand your desire to change it, thought. My TB's name was "Mr.Cornell." What are you supposed to call that for short? Corny? *shudder* He wound up getting nicknamed "Smot," which probably wasn't an improvement, but fit him to a T. His new owner calls him "Mo."spazfillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165692758574924371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-91913045248853289392008-10-03T08:45:00.000-04:002008-10-03T08:45:00.000-04:00"Bimbo's Crazy King" that is just awful!Well Arman..."Bimbo's Crazy King" that is just awful!<BR/><BR/>Well Armani's real name is "Adel Armani". The "Adel" prefix is from his trakehner mother "Adel Arrhan". I usually call him just "Mani" for short. Really creative huh? I didn't care for it when I got him, but he already answered to it, and it is different. I'm sorry to admit I tend to tease him with pet names like "Mr. Stinky" and "Chubby Butts". 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