Annabellarose
Well-Known Member
I, too, cannot stand to see a misspelled word in a horse's registered name. I cannot stand to see a misspelled word anywhere, really. I wish spelling and grammar would make a comeback! I don't mind a play on words in a horse's registered name or using something like "Dun" for "Done" as Jill mentioned, that can be cute/neat. I have not seen a name that offended me yet, but I have seen a couple of names that I would not have requested from a registry because I could see the potential for them to offend others. I have seen a lot of names that were just stupid (in my opinion). I don't mind to hear silly "pet" names for horses when I am at someone else's farm or at a show, but please do at least "try" when you choose a registered name for a horse. Someone (someone else, besides you) may want to show that horse or breed that horse in the future and that's where and when a horse's registered name is important. Both of my Miniature Horse mares have stupid registered names. They could be much worse, but they are stupid to me and I would never have picked them. I don't use their registered names at the farm, but I will have to use them for showing and breeding. I know someone that has a Quarter Horse stallion named Ol Bucket Head. The horse's head is not ugly. Why on Earth would you name a horse, any horse, that? Especially a stallion that you want to market for stud? I wouldn't name an ugly-headed gelding that. I just don't get it.