How to name a horse with the letter f. What are and how to choose the right nicknames for horses

The horse has been a faithful companion of man for more than one thousand years. Horses helped to cultivate the land, transported goods, participated in wars, were a symbol of prosperity and wealth, a source of pride. Animals not only have unique characters, but also names. Choosing a nickname for a newborn foal is not always the easiest thing to do - you need to take into account many nuances, the character and color of the animal.

The right nickname or zoonym for a horse is no less important than a name for a person. An outbred foal or a foal with no further breeding value can be called by any name you like.

However, for sports horses and horses of breeding value, there is a special regulation for the formation of a foal name.

Nickname formations in Russia

In Russia, the names for the following breeds of horses begin with the first letter of the mother's name, and the first letter of the father's name should be in the middle (Malpost - father Present, mother - Miropia). This is the rule for these breeds:

• Arabian Thoroughbred,
• Trakenenskaya,
• English Thoroughbred (English Horse),
• Oryol, American and Russian trotters.

The name for the foals of the following breeds is selected in the opposite way and begins with the first letter of the father's name, and the first letter of the mother's name should be in the middle (Crimson - father Breter, mother - Hortensia):

• Budennovskaya,
• Hanoverian
• Holstein,
• Donskaya,
• Terskaya.

For horses of the Oryol trotter, Don and Budenov breeds, only Russian names are allowed by the state stud book.

In the Akhal-Teke breed, the name of a foal can begin with any letter (Patron - father Paradox, mother Triad, Mangyt - father Gaygysyz, mother - Millet). Most often, Akhal-Teke horses are given Eastern and Turkmen names (Mikhman, Garayusup, Tykma-Serdar, Farukh, Yalkym, Taymaz).

The restriction also applies to the number of letters in the horse's name. For Orlovtsy, a maximum of 16 characters is allowed, and for an English Thoroughbred - no more than 27.

It is not allowed to give insulting and obscene nicknames, as well as repeat the nicknames of famous horses and use the nicknames of stallions and mares that founded lines and families (Aniline, Pion, Square, etc.). Akhal-Teke and Oryol foals are also forbidden to give an already existing nickname.

For a long time in the Oryol breed, nicknames were given to horses at the age of 3-4 years. The breeders carefully observed the development of the horse, its character, peculiarities in work, relations with other horses and people. The nickname was given individually and fully characterized this particular horse. So Polkan was distinguished by courage and strength, indefatigability in work, and Trifle was quite simple, but honest in work.

The rule for the formation of nicknames abroad

In European countries, there is a tradition to name a foal by the first letter of the father's name. This tradition is valid for many breeds, but is not mandatory, however, breeders prefer to adhere to this unspoken rule. The exception is the Trakehner and Dutch half-breeds. Among Trakenens, a foal is called by the first letter of the mother's name, regardless of the country of birth. In the Dutch breed, the foal is named after the year of birth. That is, foals born in 2008 receive nicknames for the letter D and so on. The tribal union of the Holstein breed adheres to the same rule. Nicknames for horses of girls and boys begin with the first letter of the year of birth. Only "X" and "Q" are not included in the alphabet, and "J" and "I" are combined into one group.

In the Hanoverian breed, the names of horses often go back to the names of sires, the founders of the lines. In the Oldenburg breed, there is a distinction for choosing the name of horses intended for sport and breeding. If a sports career is intended, the foal's name begins with the first letter of the mother's name. If fillies are bred for breeding, they get a nickname starting with the first letter of the father's name.

Horses of the Dutch riding breed are given nicknames consisting of a minimum of 21 characters. The nickname must be registered in the tribal union before the first of March following the year of birth of the foal. The owner writes down six proposed names for his horse on a special form and sends it to the Dutch riding breed association, where leading specialists choose one of the proposed nicknames and enter it into the official register.

Nicknames of horses are often supplemented by factory prefixes. So for Russian trotters in Russia, the prefix - Lok (Malvina - Lok), denoting the Lokot stud farm, is registered, the prefix - Shah is registered for Akhal-Teke horses born on the Shah-Teke (Gerkana-Shah) breeding farm, in Europe one of the most famous prefixes is Glocks - (Glocks Undercover), registered for horses owned by the largest breeder Gaston Glocks and his stable Glock Horse Performance Center.

In England and Ireland, there is no clear attachment of the nickname of a foal to the nicknames of the father or mother. Most often, a witty and associative nickname is chosen, which contains a whole story (I’ve Got A Bad Liver - literally “I have a bad liver”).

The Thoroughbred horse breed has the largest number of strange names and the largest number of restrictions, rules and prohibitions for the name of a newborn foal.

Racehorse named "Sit on the ass" (Sit on the ass)

It is forbidden to give an already existing nickname or a nickname consonant with it. More than a quarter of a million words have been included in the banned list, so breeders face a difficult task - how to name a horse and not fall under the ban. This is how horses with nicknames are born - Excuse My French (I apologize for my French), Under the table (Under the table), Egyptian Rose (Egyptian rose).

Often the name of the horse in the tribal and sports passport is different. This happens if the breeder gave the horse a dissonant name. So the eminent Rusty, multiple European and World Champion in dressage, as well as the winner of several Olympic games under the saddle of Willa Salzberg, was listed as Rotor in the tribal documents.

The history of Russian horse names

In Russia, the names of horses changed depending on the period, time, city and circumstances. In the pre-revolutionary years, there was only one prohibition - to call horses by human names.

In the course of a semantic analysis carried out by scientists on the example of the nicknames of the Orlov trotters of the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century, linguists identified several groups of names:

• Nicknames for the name of birds or animals (ermine, cuckoo, cheetah),
• Nicknames for the name of natural phenomena (Thunder, Comet, Rain, Fog),
• Nicknames formed from titles and professions (Lord, Khan, Teacher),
• Nicknames reflecting physical or moral qualities (Good-natured, Giant),
• Nicknames that have a mythical, bookish or foreign language origin (Venus, Mamai, Pegasus).
• Very often, names were supplemented with adjectives (Black Night, Old Dream).

Since the thirties of the century before last, in the nicknames of horses, a connection between parents and offspring began to be traced - the Danube from the Miner and Oak.

Nicknames of village horses

Horse names play a big role not only in the sports arena, but also in everyday life. For centuries, a horse has been both a transport and an assistant (working in the field, harvesting), so horses were often given sincere and simple nicknames, reflecting not only the good attitude of the owner, but also the features of the suit or character:

• Ryabushka,
• Henbane,
• Burushka,
• Sivushka,
• Igren,
• Burko,
• Chubar,
• Voronko.

People believed that the nickname subsequently affects the fate of the horse. So that the stallion grew up healthy and fast, he was given the nickname Wind or Bogatyr, and for the good-natured filly they chose the nickname Swallow or Zoryushka.

The funniest nicknames

The rules dictated by studbooks and tribal unions very often push breeders to invent not only unique, but also funny names and the palm in this belongs to trotting horse breeding. So officially registered horses with the following names:

• Hedgehog Fast,
• fortified river,
• Kasatik Azartovich,
• Let me try
• Gypsy Gadala,
• front entrance,
• Empty head,
• Golden Horde,
• Apogee of Love
• royal retinue,
• Fly Lihaya,
• Ukulele,
• beautiful check in,
• living memory,
• Pouring rain.

Names in history

In World history, there are many not only human names, but also the nicknames of horses, and the famous Bucephalus is not the only example of this.

Bucephalus

Bucephalus was the faithful and beloved horse of the great Alexander the Great. Translated from Greek, Bucephalus means "bull-headed". According to historians, the stallion really had a wide and slightly convex forehead. He was skittish and rather wayward, even vicious, and only Alexander the Great managed to pacify and saddle this noble horse.

Incitat

Incitatus was a favorite of another great emperor - Caligula. According to legend, the emperor loved and respected his four-legged pet so much that he first made him an honorary citizen of Rome, and then a Roman senator. Especially for this magnificent and strong stallion, a spacious marble stable with drinking bowls of ivory and gold was built. He even had his own servants.

Hambletonian

A lesser known but no less significant stallion, the Gumbletonian, founded the modern American Trotter breed. During his life he fathered more than a thousand foals! Most of the foals were stallions, and the names of the Gambletonian's sons Dictator, Happy Medium, George and Elixionir are still the most popular and frequent in the breed.

Rusk

Seabiscuit is a Thoroughbred stallion who became a symbol of hope for many Americans during the Great Depression. He was born as an unsightly and weak colt, no one expected him to win or any results in the races. However, the correct work of the new horse owner and trainer did the unthinkable - they turned Seabiscuit into an unbeatable racetrack fighter who won record amounts of money and also won the title of "horse of the year".

Absinthe

The legendary black Absinthe has long been a dressage horse with an unbeatable record. Under the saddle of Filatov, he won the personal gold of the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960. A bright and tall representative of the Akhal-Teke breed shone on the international sports arena for many years, although initially no one believed in the ability of this stallion. After his retirement, Absent continued his career as a stud stallion and left numerous offspring not only in the Akhal-Teke, but also in the Russian riding breed.

Nickname examples

For stallions and mares (alphabetical list)

• Avalon
• Avela
• Avatar
• Austria
• Abrek
• Asian
• Apricot
• Azbar
• Stock
• Akbash
• Alushta
• Baghdad
• Bavaria
• Baisad
• Balaklava
• Dagdan
• Danuta
• Daryal
• Player
• Zest
• Lagoon
• Lovelace
• Blade
• Lorgnette
• Lucca
• Magnate
• Magma
• Milan
• Mirabeau
• Muscat
• Murava
• Naples
• heavenly
• Seine
• Nocturne
• Novella
• Norton
• Olushka
• Oparis
• frame
• Oscar
• Siege
• Pavic
• Package
• Peacock
• Paikend
• pamella
• Rumaisa
• Sable
• Solomeya
• suffist
• Sumatra
• Sungari
• Sulima
• Luck
• Fabius
• Phagia
• Fabian
• Falcon

Choosing a nickname for a foal or an adult horse is not an easy task, but very pleasant for the owner. It must be remembered that the horse is a very intelligent, understanding animal, and it will be sensitive to the emotional and semantic coloring inherent in its name and in the way people pronounce it.

breed carrier

If we are talking about a thoroughbred animal, it must be taken into account that in breeding horse breeding there are certain principles for choosing a name for a horse - it must be connected with the nickname of the mother and father. The foal's name should begin with the first letter of the mare's name, and in the middle contain the initial letter of the stallion's name (for example, Clover from Beauty and Heather, Grace from Gypsophila and Caesar, Prankster from Pobeda and Karaguz). This rule applies to the nicknames of horses of the Vladimir, Arabian, Trakehner, trotter and thoroughbred riding breeds.

Regarding the horses of the Tersk, Don, Hanoverian, Holstein and Budyonnovsky breeds, the opposite rule applies: the first letter of the father's name gives rise to the nickname of the foal, and in the middle there must be the first letter of the mother's name (Danube from the Miner and Naiad).

For the offspring of the Akhal-Teke breed, a name can be used from the first letter of the nickname of the father or mother, at the discretion of the owner.

When choosing a nickname, do not use:

1. Names of famous thoroughbred horses and champions (Aniline, Pion, Absinthe), but you can name horses known in history and literature (for example, Goliath, Bolivar).
2. Names and surnames of people (names of historical characters are allowed, for example, Dobrynya).
3. Nicknames that use more than 18 letters.
4. Numbers or initials; unethical and obscene words.

When applying for a passport for a pedigree horse at the Horse Breeding Research Institute, a specialist in the relevant breed will check whether the name chosen by the owner for the foal meets the requirements for breeding records. In case of violation of the rules, the name chosen by the owner of the horse may be changed. This applies not only to foals, but also to adult animals.

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For a non-breeding horse, nicknames can be chosen arbitrarily, based on your own preferences. It can be just a word pleasant for the owner, or a characteristic of the color, temper, or even the place of residence of the animal.

There is a science that studies animal names - zoonymy, which classifies horse names into the following categories:

• a) names of animals, insects (ermine, tiger, bumblebee, panther, leopard, sable, dragonfly).
• b) the names of birds (Eagle, Falcon, Raven, Snipe, Vulture, Goose, Swallow, Swift, Hawk).
• c) names of objects or materials (Granite, Ash, Star, Fire, Diamond, Sapphire).
• d) names of natural phenomena (Breeze, Blizzard, Thunderstorm, Thunder, Coolness, Night, Dawn, Hurricane).
• e) positions, titles, professions (Bogatyr, Vityaz, Witch Doctor, Cavalier, Sorcerer, Merchant, Worker).
• f) characteristic or physical characteristics: (Buyan, Giant, Vetrogon, Strongman, Fast).
• g) the names of ancient or literary heroes (Achilles, Neptune, Ali Baba; Ajax).
• h) geographical names, ethnonyms (Arab, Bedouin, Cossack, Sebezh, Sydney).
• i) qualitative adjectives, as a description of appearance or character (Fast, Handsome, Proud, Funny, Bully, Invincible, Stubborn).
• j) relative adjectives that have passed to determine the color of horses (Bay, Brown, Red, Gray).

In backyard farms, foals are often given names that point to the names of their father or mother. In this case, either single-root words are used (Eagle, Eaglet, Eaglet, Eaglet), or semantic groups (Velvet, Atlas, Coarse calico, Satin - the names of the fabric; Mars, Venus, Saturn - the planets).

Literary hero

In Russian literature, there are many works dedicated to horses, their beauty, endurance, intelligence and sensitivity. The authors came up with a variety of names for them, sometimes comical, sometimes unusual.

In L. N. Tolstoy's story "Kholstomer" the horses Merchant, Vyazopurikha, Swan, Dobrohita, General, Mohammed, Darling are mentioned. In the novel "Anna Karenina" the horses of the main characters were called Gladiator, Arabchik, Karabakh, and readers liked the nickname Frou-Frou so much that it is used to this day, for example, in the names of sweets and shops. In real life, Tolstoy's favorite horse was called Delir.

In the tragic and poignant story of Chingiz Aitmatov, the main character, the pacer's horse, was called "Gulsary". In the works of A.P. Chekhov, there are such names of horses as Count Nulin and the Giant. In The Enchanted Wanderer N.S. Leskov named the horse Dido. In Mikhail Alekseev's story "Karyukha", horses are called Mike, Bulanka, Swallow, Ogonyok.

A. I. Kuprin dedicated the story “Emerald” to the fate of the running horse of the same name; other horses in the work were called Schegolikha and Onegin. In the novel “Burned Moscow”, G.P. Danilevsky describes in detail the fate of not only the main historical characters, but also their horses Eclipse, Zorka and Bars. Turgenev I.S. in the "Notes of a Hunter" mentions horses named Ermine, Falcon, Catch up, Peacock, Commendable, Beauty.

The great and mighty Russian language. The choice of beautiful and sonorous words is huge, and among them there is sure to be the most beautiful, sonorous and memorable to serve as a name for the most noble and close to man animal - the horse.

The horse has been a reliable assistant and friend of man for a long time. This beautiful graceful animal is distinguished by an amazing mind, obedience and, at the same time, a proud and freedom-loving disposition. To earn the love and devotion of a horse is possible only by vigilant care of it.

The choice of a name for a horse is very important, since the name, as our distant ancestors believed, is fraught with a magical beginning and largely determines the fate of its owner. That is why you should choose a name that will reflect the character traits of your pet, while bringing her good luck and sounding beautiful. Let's figure out how to name a horse.

Horse names: general approaches to selection

After purchasing a horse, you should decide whether it will take part in exhibitions, races and other official events. If yes, then you will need to apply for a passport, because without this document the "public life" of the horse will be impossible. And the passport will require full name, that's why it should be melodious. If there is no need to apply for a passport, you still have to think about the nickname of the animal, because this is your friend for many years, you will need to somehow affectionately address him.

The nickname of a horse has had a special meaning for a very long time, it expressed a secret meaning. After all, it was the horse that was the main assistant to both the peasant, and the brave warrior, and the proud prince. Each of them appreciated his horse, so they approached the selection of a name with all responsibility. Since the 19th century, the tradition of naming horses in accordance with the rules has spread.

Popular horse names

The most popular nicknames for mares in the country are:

These nicknames are quite common, so if you do not want to pass for the original, you can safely use any.

For stallions, you can also choose one of the most common names:

• Grand (a proud aristocratic name for a noble horse).
• Gray (a very popular nickname for horses of the same color).
• Bouquet and Wind (suitable for almost any gelding or stallion, they sound harmoniously, are perfectly remembered by both people and horses).
• Sirius (a beautiful sonorous name for a beautiful horse).
• Aramis (the proud name of a musketeer is ideal for a lean athletic stallion).
• Bonaparte (a classic option for those who are not ready to experiment with the horse's nickname, but want it to sound good).

If a horse is used in the village to perform work, then it will be a little strange to give it aristocratic names like “Gabriella”, “Marianna”, “Grant”, it will be much nicer and more interesting to choose a simple good nickname with a certain semantic load: Zoyka, Serka, Buyan, Ryzhka or similar. You can also use owls that came from a foreign language: Brown (brown), Black (black), Boss sound good.

But the name of a thoroughbred thoroughbred horse will need to be approached especially carefully, since there are a number of rules how exactly to form the nickname of a horse:

• The first letter of the horse's name is the same as the first letter of the mother's name.
• In the middle of the name, the first letter of the father's nickname must be contained.

Example! The horse's name is Nautilus, the horse's name is Theodora. According to the rules, their baby can be called Tornado.

Half-breeds must also be named according to the rules:

Varieties of nicknames

How to name a horse so that the name turns out to be sonorous and interesting, while being memorable? You can use the following categories of nicknames:

• From the animal world: Tiger, Leopard.
• From the natural world: Sunset, Dawn, Moon, Storm.
• Based on the characteristics of the character of the horse: Mighty, Strong, Terrible, Fighter.
• Using the title or position: Baron, Prince, Vizier, Empress.
• Geographical names: Paris, London, Europe.
• Using proper names from legends and myths: Andromeda, Hephaestus, Poseidon.
• Unusual harmonious epithets: Wavy, Velvet.
• Names that came to us from Ancient Russia: Aksinya, Zlata, Dobrynya, Miron.
• Names of precious stones: Topaz, Diamond, Turquoise.
• The names of horses known from history and literature: Bucephalus (the horse on which Alexander the Great conquered half the world), Rosinant (the horse of Don Quixote from the work of Cervantes), the mythical Pegasus, Incitatus (the favorite of the Roman emperor Caligula, who became a citizen of Rome and entered the Senate at the behest of a cruel tyrant), Bolivar (literary horse from the story of O. Henry).

Nicknames for horses alphabetically

For those who do not want the name of the horse to give rise to any direct associations, you can turn to any encyclopedic dictionary, where there is a list of names and choose an attractive-sounding nickname for your beauty (or proud horse).

A: Adelaide, Aurora, Athena, Alpha, Asian, Anabel. Or Ataman, Admiral, Cupid.

B: Goddess, Bagheera, Ballad, Beauty, Fast. Or Rebel, Noble, Bard.

B: Venus, Sorceress or Woland, East, Lord, Wizard, Babylon.

G: Mistress, Galaxy, Gothic, Harmony. Or Gallant, Proud, Duke, Gambit, Count.

D: Deianira, Diana, Lady, Dakota, Kind. Or Joker, Dante, Don Diego, Dragon.

E: Egyptian, Blackberry. Or Yermak, Elisha.

W: Josephine, Giselle, Life, Pearl. As well as Priest, Lot, Pearl.

Z: Villainess, Asterisk. Male options: Zigzag, Astrologer.

And: Empress, Isabella, Emerald, Spark. Or Ideal, Ishmael, Player.

K: Cleopatra, Clementine, Witch, Caramel. Or Crystal, Prince, Cavalier.

L: Beloved, Liliana, Laguna, Ribbon. And also Lovelace, Legionnaire, Lucifer, Lucky.

M: Magic, Dream, Milady. Or Monarch, Tycoon, Dreamer.

N: Tenderness, Norfet, Nemesis. Or Neptune, the Beloved.

A: Octavia, Octave, Orbita, Olivia. Orlando, Mischievous, Opal.

P: Poetry, Paula, Paulina, Pamela. Or Prestige, Poseidon, Perseus.

R: Rumba, Regatta. Or Ronald, Ricardo, Robin Hood.

From: Seraphim, Skazka, Sylvia. Or Symbol, Sable, Sapphire.

T: Tiana, Mystery, Mysterious. Or Triumph, Title, Tornado, Typhoon.

W: Threat, Clever. Or Hurricane Unique.

F: Fantasy, Flora, Themis. Or Phoenix, Fast and Furious.

X: Chrysanthemum, Christina, Charisma, Holly. Or Cold, Caliph, Hunter.

C: Queen, Princess, Gypsy. Or Centurion, Caesar.

H: Enchantress, Black, Silver Fox. Or Chester, Champion, Chaly, Chernysh.

Sh: Naughty, Chocolate. Or Whisper, Naughty, Nimble.

SC: Generosity or Generous.

E: Erina, Erica, Emotion. For Standard, Epithet, Elixir.

Yu: Yulianna, Judith. Or Jupiter, Junior.

Me: Yaroslavna, Yagodka, Rage. Or Jaguar.

We have given only a few examples, in general, the list of beautiful nicknames for horses is quite impressive.

Consider, what nicknames for horses are absolutely not acceptable.

In choosing the nickname of a horse, the owner is practically unlimited, unless, of course, we are talking about a thoroughbred breeding individual. Therefore, you can safely show your imagination, the main thing is that the chosen name caresses both your ear and the ear of the animal.

The horse is a very intelligent and loyal animal, which has long been valued by the owners primarily for these qualities, and not just for appearance. When choosing a name for your pet, it was customary to focus on the character traits and features of the pet. Nicknames of horses cannot be called only by names, so selecting them is a responsible task.

The country has not yet officially issued a law, according to which each horse must have documents confirming his identity. But when carrying out events for the sale, transportation of animals and, if a decision is made to participate in competitions of various sizes, then one cannot do without a passport.

If you bought a horse without documents, they should be done by contacting the All-Russian Research Institute of Horse Breeding (VNIIK). Animal passports issued before 1991 are considered invalid. The proof of ownership of the horse is always the act of sale, and on its basis, VNIIK will give you new papers.

There are tribal and sporting passports. The most expensive documents will be needed for Arabian horses older than 3 years. You will have to pay almost three times cheaper for official papers for Donchak, Budennovets, Trotters, Thoroughbreds. For a horse that does not belong to a specific breed, that is, a crossbreed, you can order the so-called “yellow” documents - this is a passport for a pleasure or sports horse.

How to register an animal

To identify and register a pet with the authorities, the owner will need to order a document, a graphic and written description of characteristic signs, and obtain an identification number and nickname.

Carrying out the procedure of genetic examination of origin is relevant for breeding stallions, as well as accounting for identified animals on the farm, registration in the State Book in accordance with the breed. You will need to register your pet in the Animal Registry, issue and receive a passport for it. This makes it possible to obtain information about the change of owner, farm, identification data of a horse, death, slaughter or disposal of individual individuals.

The verbal description of the animal in the document includes the nickname, names and numbers according to the Code of Civil Procedure of the father and mother, color, gender, date of birth, special signs - on the head, neck, body and limbs, traces of injuries. With a graphic description, each of the signs - spots, marks, etc. - is marked with a certain color.

How to choose the right nickname

The names of horses have never been perceived as simply an identification of an animal, but were full of meaning. For pets and breeding noble horses, names have long been selected that carry a colossal semantic load.

Even today, domestic horses sometimes come up with simple “everyday” names - Serko, Zoika, Glashka, Buyan. You can display a character trait or appearance in a nickname, for example, Weiner or Black - in a foreign manner.

Thoroughbred and sports horses are another matter. Naming them, it is customary to adhere to the rules. The nickname must begin with the first letter of the mother's name, and in the middle contain the initial letter of the father's name. For example, if the horse was called Arab, and his companion was Insidious, then their offspring should have a name similar to Karavan.

The requirements for nicknames for half-breed horses are not so strict. But in any case, they must begin with a capital letter of the father's name. The names of sports horses often contain information about a stable or a club. For European countries, this feature has long become the norm. Now it becomes clear why the nicknames of the local horses are often long and difficult to pronounce.

The tradition of giving nicknames to horses according to the rules dates back to the time of Russian trotting horse breeding - the 19th century.

Based on the emotional nature of the horse, it is permissible to call the Fighter, Mighty, Brave, Terrible, Strong, and so on. The names of birds and animals can be displayed in nicknames: Tigress, Leopard, Eagle, Tap dance. The names of natural phenomena are also used - Roll, Sunrise, Blizzard. It is possible to use the name of the position or title - Bogatyr, Vityaz, Queen and the like. Character traits can be displayed in the name - Dobryak, Buyan, Grumble. The terms of horse breeding are popular - Voronaya, Bay, Gray. There are anthroponyms - Neptune, Roland, Andromache, as well as toponyms - Paris, Brazil, America. Beautiful epithets have found their embodiment in the nicknames Wavy, Shaggy, Velvet, Handsome. In our country, old Russian nicknames for mares and stallions are loved - Zlata, Aksinya, Pelageya, Prokhor, Tikhon, Lukyan. You can find the names of precious stones - Turquoise, Amethyst, Topaz.

Forbidden nicknames

When thinking about the question of how to name a horse, keep in mind that there are forbidden names. These include the nicknames of famous producers or ancestors of famous offspring. It is unacceptable to name your horse after the name or surname of famous personalities without their permission. It is not recommended to give a pet a name that consists of more than 18 characters. You can’t give your horses nicknames that are contrary to the principles of morality and humanity.

After all, it becomes clear that it is not so easy to give a name to a newborn foal. Consult with your family and stop at any one name. If a potential future champion has been born, on whom great hopes are placed, it would be better to choose a nickname for him, taking into account the opinions of all breeders.

Interesting historical facts are associated with the nicknames of horses that have become famous for something. For example, the faithful companion of the epic hero Ilya Muromets was called Burushka-Kosmatushka in a literary work. And the colleague of the well-known Alexander the Great was a stallion named Bucephalus - “bull's head”, if we take a literal translation from Greek. A horse named Rosinante from the book of Cervantes, if you translate his nickname from Spanish, will turn out to be an ordinary “nag”. In the work of O. Henry called “The Roads We Choose”, a stallion called Bolivar appears before the reader.

A good nickname is the key to success

If we talk about the nicknames of horses from a to z, then today there are a great many options.

You can choose beautiful nicknames for your pets if you use any encyclopedic dictionary.

Names starting with the letter A: for girls, these are Artemis, Amazon, Antalya, Alpha, Neat and others, and for boys - Ataman, August, Admiral, Vanguard and the like.

On B - Bagheera, Fast, Goddess, Ballad, Lady and Leopard, Noble, Rebel, Bracelet, Bard, Beads.

On B - Warsaw, Eternity, the Sorceress and the East, Vivaldi, Woland.

On G - Harmony, Mistress, Bitter, Engraving and Gloss, Gallant, Horizon, Genius.

On D - for example, Worthy, Friendly, Delta and Friend, Jean, Don Diego.

On E - Europe, Egyptian, Caustic and Yenisei, Ermak, Egypt.

On F - Desired, Josephine, Pearl and Lot, Painter, Cruel Priest.

On Z - Asterisk, Fun, Dawn, Villain and the West, Zigzag, Funny, Astrologer.

On I - Spark, Empire, Zest, Emerald and Ideal, Tempter, Impulse, Ishmael.

On K - Marten, Copy, Cleopatra, Cobra and Prince, Crystal, Cavalier, Sorcerer.

On L - Flyer, Beloved, Ribbon, Logic and Okay, Lovelace, Lamanche, Legionnaire.

On M - Dream, Magic, Milady and Maestro, Monomakh, Dreamy.

On N - Norway, Tenderness, Nefertiti, Nimesia and Neptune, Incomprehensible, Beloved, Temper.

On O - Orientation, Ottawa, Orbit, Olivia and Orpheus, Orlando, Mischievous, Fireheart.

On P - Pentogram, Parabel, Poetry, Perspective and Perseus, Poseidon, Glimpse, Prestige.

On C - Arrow, Fairy Tale, Symphony and Serpentine, Sapphire, Stimulus.

On T - Tiara, Mysterious, Mystery and Title, Patient, Typhoon.

On U - Delight, Threat, Clever and Pattern, Ember, Unique.

On F - Fantasy, Flicka, Flora and Furious, Faraday, Phoenix.

On X - Chrysanthemum, Artist, Sly and Caliph, Hunter, Cold.

On C - Gypsy, Queen, Tsunami and Centurion, Citrus, Candied fruit.

On H - Enchantress, Black, Silver Fox and Chaly, Chester, Churchill, Champion.

On Sh - Chocolate, Prank, Chanel and Naughty, Shakespeare, Whisper.

On U - Generous, Generosity and Generous, Sherbet.

On E - Emotion, Erika and Elbrus, Standard.

On Yu - Utah, Junior and Jupiter, Yumrak.

On I - Berry, Jasper and Yariy, Jaguar.

This article provides only some examples of horse names. In fact, of course, there are many more. And each of them is unique in its own way.

Video "The most famous horses"

This short video will introduce you to the ten most famous horses and, of course, you will recognize their nicknames.

A horse is an animal that has been helping a person for many years in housekeeping. Some people treat with great trepidation not only the purchase of a foal, but also the choice of a name for it. It may seem that choosing nicknames for horses is quite simple. What is there to think, took, and called Zorka or, perhaps, Glasha. And indeed, for an animal kept in a village economy “for the soul”, this may not be of particular importance. However, nicknames for sports and breeding horses are chosen according to certain rules that must be taken into account.

There is an opinion that the fate of a horse depends on its name, so many seek to get close to their animal with the “right” nickname, which will predetermine its future life. Therefore, boys and girls try to approach the choice of nicknames for horses responsibly, choosing something suitable for the appearance, character of the animal or endowing it with the desired qualities.

Here are a few classifications, based on which you can choose names for horses, stallions and mares:

• in appearance: Velvet, Shaggy, Beauty, Grace;
• by character: Buyan, Fighter, Angel, Weasel, Thunderstorm, Ladnaya or Lada;
• names of birds and other animals: Swallow, Swan, Dove, Eagle, Golden Eagle;
• gems: Amethyst, Opal, Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise;
• natural phenomena: Buran, Roll, Sunrise, Blizzard, Thunderstorm;
• by color: Red, Bay, Crow, Snow White, White Bear, Fifteen;
• nicknames of horses, consonant with the name of the area: Rio, Paris, Brooklyn, Volga, Yalta.

In addition, a domestic horse living in a village or village can be given a beautiful old Russian name. The horse can be called Zakhar, Lukyan, Miron or Prokhor, and the filly Zlata, Pelageya, Aksinya or Thekla.

When choosing a nickname for homemade mares and stallions, you are only limited by your imagination. However, when registering a breeding animal or a sports champion, you need to choose a name taking into account certain rules. Which ones we will explain in detail below.

Pedigree is an important criterion for choosing a name

For a thoroughbred horse with a pedigree, the name is usually chosen by the breeder. Therefore, you don’t have to think about how to name a foal: you can immediately find out how he was nicknamed by looking at his veterinary passport. The general rules for naming offspring are such that the name of a foal must necessarily include the capital letters of the nicknames of its parents. And most often the letters from the name of the father are at the beginning of the nickname of the stallion. For example, if the horse was called Velvet, and the mare was Yalta, then the newborn stallion may be called Buyan.

There are also some internal rules. For example, the name of the Oryol trotters should not have more than 16 letters, and it is forbidden to use more than 27 letters for thoroughbred horses.

Here are a few more rules that are used to name thoroughbred stud horses:

• stallions of trotting breeds, as well as thoroughbred riding, Arabian and Trakehn breeds, the first letter in the name should be the capital letter of the mother, and in the middle the first letter of the father's nickname should be used;
• in the offspring of the Don, Budenov, Terek, Holstein and Hanoverian breeds, on the contrary, the letter of the father's nickname is used first in the name, and only then the mother's;
• nicknames for stallions and mares of the Traken breed first began with the paternal letter, and then the rules were changed, deciding that the capital letter should be transmitted from the mother;
• the nicknames of the horses of the Alkhateke breed allow both options.

If you are considering how to name a breeding horse, then you should definitely consider that using the names of stud horses is prohibited by the rules. Names for horses, mares and stallions of an offensive nature and their transcriptions, as well as nicknames included in the international protection list, are also not accepted.

When it comes to naming sport horses, the name of the club or stable to which they belong is often added to their names. Such rules are accepted throughout Europe. Therefore, among horses of foreign origin, names consisting of four or five words are so common.

If you are especially interested in sports horses, then we suggest watching the Global_star_TV_Russia video channel, where they will talk about their features and how to care for them.

Tribal and domestic horse: what is the difference in names?

If it concerns this animal, which is not registered with the club and has no value as a breeding animal, then you can think of a name for the horse yourself. The nickname for such a pet can be whatever your heart desires, but, as mentioned above, it is better to choose something that suits its character or appearance.

Sports and thoroughbred horses most often have a certain nickname given to them according to certain rules inherent in the breed even before they are acquired. However, no one forbids you to come up with a diminutive form for your horse, which you can call it at home, in your stable.

We select a nickname

And so that the choice is not so painful, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the table, which presents the most popular and beautiful nicknames for horses.

Letter of the alphabet	Mare	Stallion
BUT	Adele, Agatha, Aurora, Watercolor, Angel, Anabel	Agate, Diamond, Excitement, Admiral, Vanguard, Cupid
B	Bagheera, Storm, Fast, Bronze, Beauty, Barcelona	Bucephalus, Berkut, Baikal, Shine, Bingo, Boston
AT	Venus, Flare, Spring, Vanilla, Virginia, Wave	Babylon, Wind, Volt, Volcano, Lucky, Turn
G	Harmony, Galaxy, Gerda, Havana, Hera, Gothic	Earl, Hermes, Gambit, Grand, Hypnosis, Hollywood
D	Dakota, Haze, Jesy, Marvelous, Dune, Share, Lady	Dalgo, Smoke, Joker, Dragon, Dante, Drift
E	Blackberry, Eurasia, Eva, Eyra, Essi, Enata, Evi	Elisha, Unicorn, Yesaul, Egypt, Elman, Euro
AND	Pearl, Geneva, Jacqueline, Jazel, Firebird, Jasmine	Pearls, Jacques, Jargon, Lots, Geron, Zhora
W	Asterisk, Zlata, Riddle, Marshmallow, Cinderella, Strawberry	Sunset, Zenith, Zigzag, Zador, West, Zodiac
And	Empire, Spark, Spain, Izzy, Toffee, Illusion	Hidalgo, Emerald, Raisin, Emperor, Bend, Player
To	Comet, Caramel, Classic, Drops, Cinnamon, Cuba	Kaito, Coral, Crystal, Prince, Chestnut, Camelot
L	Lagoon, Legend, Lavender, Moon, Liberty, Lyme	London, Lapis Lazuli, Lucky, Light, Lord, Liverpool
M	Magic, Dream, Monica, Melody, Tangerine, Muse	Mustang, Mirage, Marseille, Muscat, Magnet, Moment
H	Night, Narnia, Nirvana, Tenderness, Reward, Nika	Jade, Nepal, Nemo, Neptune, Narcissus, Nick
O	Olympia, Omega, Olivia, Orbit, Autumn, Joy	Orion, Twinkle, Oasis, Oracle, Orpheus, Halo
P	Pandora, Palette, Prague, Poem, Victory, Prairie	Paris, Pegasus, Prince, Sundae, Perseus, Pluto
R	Rainbow, Rebecca, Romance, Riga, Joy, Rada	Dawn, Ruby, Raphael, Rico, Record, Ralph
FROM	Scarlet, Sakura, Freedom, Arrow, Snowflake, Fairy Tale	Spirit, Sapphire, Salvador, Secret, Sultan, Tornado
T	Mystery, Taiga, Shadow, Tequila, Cloud, Tavria	Talisman, Fog, Tamerlane, Titanium, Texas, Topaz
At	Luck, Smile, Una, Ultra, Whitney, Umka	Hurricane, Success, Pattern, Uranus, Uno, Will, Unicum
F	Fortune, Fantasy, Fiesta, Pistachio, Philadelphia, Foxy	Phoenix, Fovarite, Fast and Furious, Flash, Fabio, Fart
X	Chloe, Charisma, Chloe, Khokhloma, Helza, Holly	Hugo, Harley, Chill, Hunter, Hachiko, Hell
C	Tsunami, Queen, Celeste, Tsukeriya, Zinnia, Candied fruit	Caesar, Citrus, Cent, Cyclone, Cerberus, Zirconium
H	Seagull, Chelsea, Chayra, Cherry, Miracle, Nigella	Chester, Black, Wizard, Champion, Chess, Chiki
SH-SH	Chanel, Prank, Chocolate, Scotland, Cher, Joke	Storm, Shaman, Chance, Sheriff, Sherwood, Silk
E	Elinor, Elsa, Abby, Ashley, Era, Emotion	Everest, Eclair, Eclipse, Eragon, Standard, Effect
YU	Yuki, Juno, Yuna, Unity, Yuta, Yulka	Jupiter, Eugene, South, Eunice, Yuldash, Yuton
I	Clear, Berry, Jasper, Yaraya, Java	Amber, Jaguar, Hawk, Yamal, Iago, Yarik

Video "How to choose the right horse"

Before you buy a foal and choose a name for him, you also need to know how to choose the right one. Participants of the video from the FORUMHOUSE channel will tell about this, as well as what kind of care this animal will need.