| Horse names, specifically registered show horse | | | | 4. Eliminate the spaces or change punctuation if |
| names or race horse names can be more difficult | | | | possible. In some registries In The Money and |
| to come up with than one might think. Pegasus or | | | | Inthemoney are considered two different names. |
| In the Money might come easily to mind, but | | | | Check the rules to be sure for your breed. |
| registered names have to be unique, in addition to | | | | 5. Add a title. The Duchess of Magic or Captain |
| conforming to each registry's individual | | | | Magic is another way to change a popular name. |
| requirements such as the number of characters | | | | Use color as an attribute. Sometimes incorporating |
| allowed, use of punctuation and numerals, etc. The | | | | color (often of the particular horse) will work, |
| American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), the | | | | such as Black Magic or Golden Magic. |
| largest equine breed registry in the world, has | | | | 6. Use other adjectives. Lofty words can elevate |
| recently recorded its five millionth quarter horse. | | | | a very popular name to a new level. How about |
| The number of U.S. thoroughbred horse | | | | Glorious Magic or something not quite as lofty, but |
| registrations is approaching two million, and | | | | perhaps better known Big Brown? |
| registered Arabians and qualifying Arab crosses | | | | 7. Mine popular culture. If none of these devices |
| are just over 1 million. With so much competition | | | | suits you, and you really want a name no one |
| for the perfect horse name it might feel like all | | | | else has ever used popular culture is where to |
| the good ones are already taken. There's a good | | | | look. It's possible to walk through history just by |
| chance they are, after all nothing's new under the | | | | following race horse names which have recorded |
| sun, but here are a few tips for personalizing that | | | | snippets of popular culture. Here are some |
| great horse name that someone else has already | | | | examples from The Jockey Club's thoroughbred |
| snagged so it can be registered as a unique name, | | | | registry. Prohibition, Flapper, Model Z Ford, |
| and where to look for good horse names no one | | | | Television, Enola's Little Boy, Sock Hop, |
| has yet recorded. | | | | Doubleoseven, Teleprompter, Hula Hoop, Beatles |
| 1. Use the possessive. If you want to use a name | | | | Rhythm, Woodstock, Monster Mash, Sky Jack, |
| like Magic you could try registering My Magic or | | | | Star Wars, Bug Zapper, Laptop Computer, Matrix |
| Christine's Magic. Using a last name or a stable | | | | Reloaded, Beautox, Brangelina, and President |
| name in the possessive almost assures | | | | Hillary.There is a gold mine of new horse names |
| uniqueness, such as Eastwood's Magic. | | | | floating around in our everyday language, and |
| 2. Use pronouns and the name as an attribute. | | | | although there are already a slew of Dot Com's |
| He's Magic or He's a Magician might do the trick. | | | | and one Dot Calm in the thoroughbred registry |
| Some quarter horse lines have changed the | | | | (see suggestions above) there are many other |
| spelling and used this device as sort of a breed | | | | possibilities. How about Prosh Pony, Fuzzy Logic, |
| trademark such as Heeza Magician. | | | | Blogger, Computer Geek, Ric Rolled, Outsourced |
| 3. Change the spelling. Majick would sound the | | | | Horse, or Nibbler? All are taken from current |
| same and might be available when Magic was | | | | events and culture, and none are registered with |
| already taken. | | | | The Jockey Club at the time of this writing. |