show name?

[Shemmyboy]

hey guys My pony in dun and his name that we use is Shemmy, but what show name should we use? I have entered him in 2 shows as Simply Shemmy, but howabout Been there, Dun that? Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appruciated~~~:angel4:

[appaloosahunter]

well i like simply shemmy or simply shem - both are very simple and very cute. but if you want to get away from that then i suggest you don't go in the direction of Been There Dun That (infact i wouldn't do 'dun' anything unless your very creative because that is used repeativly and is now boring). also remember a show name doesn't have to do with a horses barn name. my horse's barn name is Hilton and his show name is Infamous. another horse i ride's barn name is Dakotah but his show name is Kodak Moment. and Baytovin's show name is Symphonic or Simple Symphony - according to where were showing. lol. also the horse i'm gonna hopefully buy, his name is Lil' Red, and his show name is Wishbone or Wishful Thinking according to what year the show was in or whatnot.

anyway a few suggetions are:

Shemmy Winsom (prounounced Shemmy Win Some (as in win some blue ribbons))
Shemmy Winstons (ponounced Shemmy Wins Tons)
Fair Game
Invitation Only
Gossip
Proper Grammer
Long Way Home
Strictly Business
Pocket Change
Mane Attraction
My Romance
Rhyme and Reason
Above And Beyond
New York Minute
What Curefew
Winsom Money (win some money)
Rags To Riches
Yours Truly
Remember The Laughter (there's already a hunter with this name but it's the most georgeous name ever)
Show Down
About Time
Keep Me Posted
Mochamotion
Master Plan
Democrat
Democratic
Hits The Spot
Taking Chances
Quick Question
Mister Meister

okay that was more than a few - but you have your decisions now.

[lovechick]

just a curious question... whats the point of these names?

[appaloosahunter]

the purpose of show names in general? or mine.

if your talking of mine then the reason is because (i think) they're fun, interesting and different.

in general show names are used for distinction in show. like if every horse called Buddy in the world showed under the name Buddy wouldn't it be a bit confusing?

[Shemmyboy]

any really cute names?? cause he's cute.

[Shemmyboy]

here's a photo of him if it doesn't come out oh well
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Robin.SORTASPEEDY/My%

[RodentBoy]

nope, nothen, i bet he is cute tho...

[Ballydoyle]

what a CUTIE!!! Shemmy Boy would be a cute show name.
Shimmy Shemmy
Shemmy Star
Jazzy Shemmy.......... i could go on forever

[lovechick]

well i was watching some race, and they have the weirdest horse names, which I have to say unfortunately, I didnt like any of them, there are names like "Bring me money" or "Leap over the moon", whats up with that? some dont even make sense, and is that a real name, how can u call a horse with the name that looks like a sentence..

[appaloosahunter]

well those aren't show names those are registered names. very confusing. lol. but yeah a lot of racehorses have rather odd/creative names because all thoroughbreds have to have different registered names and so a lot of the 'normal' ones are taken. but some of the names are awesome.

like for example. i know a horse off the track, his registered name is Kazoo Slew. we call him Kazoo though. and we show him under French For Perfect. it's really quite strange but you know.

[Ballydoyle]

10s of thousands of thoroughbred race horses are registered in the US every year, so the Jockey Club must have naming standards. here are some of them-
1. A horse's name must be of 18 characters or less (including spaces, commas, etc.)
2. A horse must not be named after another famous thoroughbred. (i.e. secretariat, Citation.)
3. A horse may not carry the same name as another horse that has raced or been to stud in the past 15 years.
4. A horse may not be named after someone without that person's written consent, and may not be called after someone like Hitler or Jesus.
and those are just a few!!!! thus the strange race horse names

[MagnoliaFly]

Most horses have a registered show name and a "barn name" that everyone calls them. Its not unusual for a horse to have letters that represent the stable and then a long name that includes the sire and dam and then another word for the personality, color or just something cute the owner came up with. And something else that is interesting, when a new owner acquires a horse that they dont like the name of, they'll just change it. So a horse could have several names throughout its' lifetime.

[lovechick]

yeah, and I dont really think it matters, cause most of the horses dont respond to their names anyways..

[appaloosahunter]

actually, in my experience, more horses than not do recgonize their name. at least their barn name. i can think of only two horses of the many horses i've ridden that didn't come to their name. and those horses were two yearlings.