Changing a 10 yo horse's name?

equine.trailrider · 06-07-2008, 07:24 AM

My new horse's name is Miss Wendy Glow. She's been called Wendy but I know so many people named Wendy, I'd like to call her something else. Any suggestions?

breburtch · 06-07-2008, 07:27 AM

Does she Know her name?

If so try to find something that sounds simiular

Like mandy
candy
windy
cindy
mindy
dandy
penny
pandy
lol thats all I can think of that sounds close enough the wendy not to confuse her

blueberry · 06-07-2008, 07:34 AM

Does she respond to her name?? If not, you can call her whatever you want. If she does, go with Breburtch's suggestion to go with a name that sounds similar. She gave some good suggestions

Knightrider · 06-08-2008, 05:26 AM

My friend rescues pit bulls and places them in good homes. She says an animal can learn a new name in about two weeks. She ALWAYS changes the names of the dogs and says they have NO PROBLEM learning the new name in a very short time.

I just about always change my new horses' names. The names are super important to me and I want something that REALLY appeals to me. I have changed the name to just about every horse I've ever gotten. They learn the new name really fast.

So don't hesitate to name her anything you like. She will learn it with no trouble. And there is NO BAD LUCK in changing a name. I can prove that with some of my wonderful horses.

Thunderz Gurlz · 06-09-2008, 12:36 PM

I changed pogo's name.. Her name was Cocoa. She now knows Pogo.

Slim Pikkens · 06-09-2008, 04:04 PM

Trendy ???

DriftwoodAcres · 06-09-2008, 04:24 PM

Something similar would probably help

What color is she?

equine.trailrider · 06-09-2008, 09:03 PM

She's a black and white paint. Sorry, I only have the sale pic and it's not very good. She went right off to my trainer for a month for a refresher. Here she is:

HorseLVR · 06-09-2008, 09:15 PM

WOW!!She's really pretty. I think she'll eventually learn whatever name you decide to use.

Wolfie · 06-09-2008, 09:32 PM

Beautiful horse. I don't think any horses know their names.

Saelym · 06-09-2008, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfie

Beautiful horse. I don't think any horses know their names.

That's not true.. my friend's Arabian gelding Apollo knows his name very well, he responds to it and nothing else.

If she does know her name, then change it to something similar. If not, then anything goes. She is gorgeous!

ahlihaff · 06-10-2008, 05:41 AM

She is very pretty.

breburtch · 06-10-2008, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfie

Beautiful horse. I don't think any horses know their names.

Thats not true at all. every horse I've owned knew there names and would come when called but only if you said there name.
Lots of horses know there names, just like dogs and cats

nickie · 06-10-2008, 10:00 AM

I changed my 13 yr.old geldings name from Rascal to Rascalla. (After a horse in my favorite Disney movie "The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit". He does just fine. Some say there is an old "barn tale" that it's bad luck to change your horses name. But I don't believe in any of that. It's your horse do what you want.

FLQuarterhorse39 · 06-10-2008, 10:02 AM

I bought a 17 year old mare, and her name was Margie, and i changed it because i was a 9 year old kid and margie sounded like my grandma.

She relearned her name in a few days.

Changed it to Josie.

Freedomnchrist · 06-10-2008, 10:05 AM

Wow....she took my breath away!

What about Mindy??????

horsemom4 · 06-10-2008, 12:23 PM

She is very beautiful...!!!! I would name her Windy or Breezy....or I always like to name cats and horses after birds or flowers...something from nature...Chickadee, Meadow Lark, Hawk (one of my geldings is named Hawk), or Clover.

I have only changed the name of a horse once. Only because her name was Lady and we had had another wonderful horse with the same name...so I changed the new horses name to Strawberry because she is strawberry roan.

I wanted to name my French Bulldog Sui, because she looks like a pig but we have a friend named Sue and I thought she might be offended.

Good luck to you naming your horse!

JoesLove · 06-10-2008, 12:28 PM

My horse knows his name. His name is Teddy, so if I say that or ted-o or one of his other nicknames he will respond to it.

GodsGifts · 06-11-2008, 01:26 PM

My horses know their names and I changed both.

Mya's name use to be willow. She now answers to Mya as well as her nickname Monkey.

Max's name use to be Jack. He now knows Max as well as his nickname Handsome. I'm sure any animal can learn any word as long as you use it enough.

I have a dog that I rescued. Apparantly for 17yrs he was known as Timmy when I got him I changed his name to Petey. He now answers to Petey as well as Little Man and Little Buddy.

DappleGrayMyWay · 06-11-2008, 02:37 PM

I changed my mare's name to Pepper. She's about 15 or something close. She's probably had three or four names in her life. She knows her new name...honestly she doesn't care what I call her as long as it's me and I have treats

You can teach any animal to recognize certain sounds to react to, names are just a human invention that they learn to associate with the positive attention that comes with you. Petting, food, treats, rubs, games...they like it, and that sound you make goes along with it, so they learn to look at you or move towards you when they hear it. I've had pet rats learn their names. Cats and dogs pick it up easily. Cows, pigs, goats, horses...any one of 'em.

Her registered name is only one place you can start for finding ideas. What do you want to call her? She is gorgeous by the way

Hope her refresher is going well and we get updates on her soon!

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06-07-2008, 07:24 AM
equine.trailrider Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 984	Changing a 10 yo horse's name? My new horse's name is Miss Wendy Glow. She's been called Wendy but I know so many people named Wendy, I'd like to call her something else. Any suggestions? __________________ -I'll Take A Cold One. Make It A Draft! visit me at http://www.freewebs.com/sunshineacres Visit my horse forum at: http://michiganhorsechat.proboards.com/index.cgi

06-07-2008, 07:27 AM
breburtch Started Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ennismore, Ontario Posts: 2,910	Does she Know her name? If so try to find something that sounds simiular Like mandy candy windy cindy mindy dandy penny pandy lol thats all I can think of that sounds close enough the wendy not to confuse her

06-07-2008, 07:34 AM
blueberry Yearling Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: great lakes area Posts: 921	Does she respond to her name?? If not, you can call her whatever you want. If she does, go with Breburtch's suggestion to go with a name that sounds similar. She gave some good suggestions __________________ Proud horse mom to: Genie the beauty queenie (4yo QH) Tess the best (6yo QH) "To err is human, to forgive is equine"

06-08-2008, 05:26 AM
Knightrider Yearling Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hildreth, Florida Posts: 552	My friend rescues pit bulls and places them in good homes. She says an animal can learn a new name in about two weeks. She ALWAYS changes the names of the dogs and says they have NO PROBLEM learning the new name in a very short time. I just about always change my new horses' names. The names are super important to me and I want something that REALLY appeals to me. I have changed the name to just about every horse I've ever gotten. They learn the new name really fast. So don't hesitate to name her anything you like. She will learn it with no trouble. And there is NO BAD LUCK in changing a name. I can prove that with some of my wonderful horses. __________________ "It's better to be hopeful than cynical, because you have to live in the same world either way, and if you're hopeful, you have more fun." Barbara Kingsolver

06-09-2008, 12:36 PM
Thunderz Gurlz Seasoned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South West Michigan Posts: 4,871	I changed pogo's name.. Her name was Cocoa. She now knows Pogo. __________________ "Don't be afraid to go after what you want to do and what you want to be. But don't be afraid to be willing to pay the price"

06-09-2008, 04:04 PM
Slim Pikkens Seasoned Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,047	Trendy ???

06-09-2008, 04:24 PM
DriftwoodAcres Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 734	Something similar would probably help What color is she? __________________ I've seen my horse a million times. And yet, everytime I see her, she still takes my breath away.

06-09-2008, 09:03 PM
equine.trailrider Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 984	She's a black and white paint. Sorry, I only have the sale pic and it's not very good. She went right off to my trainer for a month for a refresher. Here she is: __________________ -I'll Take A Cold One. Make It A Draft! visit me at http://www.freewebs.com/sunshineacres Visit my horse forum at: http://michiganhorsechat.proboards.com/index.cgi

06-09-2008, 09:15 PM
HorseLVR Long Yearling Join Date: May 2006 Location: Robertsdale,Alabama Posts: 1,349	WOW!!She's really pretty. I think she'll eventually learn whatever name you decide to use.

06-09-2008, 09:32 PM
Wolfie Coming two Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: US Posts: 1,543	Beautiful horse. I don't think any horses know their names.

06-10-2008, 05:41 AM
ahlihaff Seasoned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Western MA Posts: 4,562	She is very pretty.

06-10-2008, 10:00 AM
nickie Yearling Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Beautiful California! Posts: 711	I changed my 13 yr.old geldings name from Rascal to Rascalla. (After a horse in my favorite Disney movie "The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit". He does just fine. Some say there is an old "barn tale" that it's bad luck to change your horses name. But I don't believe in any of that. It's your horse do what you want.

06-10-2008, 10:02 AM
FLQuarterhorse39 Yearling Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MacClenny, Florida Posts: 961	I bought a 17 year old mare, and her name was Margie, and i changed it because i was a 9 year old kid and margie sounded like my grandma. She relearned her name in a few days. Changed it to Josie. __________________ If you want a stable friendship, get a horse.

06-10-2008, 10:05 AM
Freedomnchrist Greenbroke Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,299	Wow....she took my breath away! What about Mindy??????

06-10-2008, 12:23 PM
horsemom4 Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern Minnesota Posts: 732	She is very beautiful...!!!! I would name her Windy or Breezy....or I always like to name cats and horses after birds or flowers...something from nature...Chickadee, Meadow Lark, Hawk (one of my geldings is named Hawk), or Clover. I have only changed the name of a horse once. Only because her name was Lady and we had had another wonderful horse with the same name...so I changed the new horses name to Strawberry because she is strawberry roan. I wanted to name my French Bulldog Sui, because she looks like a pig but we have a friend named Sue and I thought she might be offended. Good luck to you naming your horse!

06-10-2008, 12:28 PM
JoesLove Weanling Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 403	My horse knows his name. His name is Teddy, so if I say that or ted-o or one of his other nicknames he will respond to it.

06-11-2008, 01:26 PM
GodsGifts Weanling Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cornwall, Ontario Posts: 418	My horses know their names and I changed both. Mya's name use to be willow. She now answers to Mya as well as her nickname Monkey. Max's name use to be Jack. He now knows Max as well as his nickname Handsome. I'm sure any animal can learn any word as long as you use it enough. I have a dog that I rescued. Apparantly for 17yrs he was known as Timmy when I got him I changed his name to Petey. He now answers to Petey as well as Little Man and Little Buddy. __________________ Animals Are Family We Choose For Ourselves

06-11-2008, 02:37 PM
DappleGrayMyWay Long Yearling Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NC (Asheville) Posts: 1,499	I changed my mare's name to Pepper. She's about 15 or something close. She's probably had three or four names in her life. She knows her new name...honestly she doesn't care what I call her as long as it's me and I have treats You can teach any animal to recognize certain sounds to react to, names are just a human invention that they learn to associate with the positive attention that comes with you. Petting, food, treats, rubs, games...they like it, and that sound you make goes along with it, so they learn to look at you or move towards you when they hear it. I've had pet rats learn their names. Cats and dogs pick it up easily. Cows, pigs, goats, horses...any one of 'em. Her registered name is only one place you can start for finding ideas. What do you want to call her? She is gorgeous by the way Hope her refresher is going well and we get updates on her soon! __________________ My sanity is with my horse, and if you see them, please send them back to the barn. Tule Pepper Dillon Blog : http://tulepepperdillon.blogspot.com/