What is the name of the boy horse. What are and how to choose the right nicknames for horses. Rules and prohibitions

Everyone already knows that 2014 is the year of the horse. And, for sure, many of you on New Year's Eve will put on something with a horse print or put on a mask, or even a whole horse's head. In order not to answer the question "who are you?" with the hackneyed phrase “a horse in a coat”, we suggest that you quickly study the list of the most famous horses and find yourself in it. And finally, stop confusing Bucephalus with Bolivar!

PEGASUS

The favorite of the Muses, the winged stallion Pegasus, according to ancient Greek myths, was born from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa when her head was cut off. He was the horse of Perseus in the episode of saving Andromeda and Bellerophon's accomplice in the murder of the Chimera. The horse flew at the speed of the wind, and before that it accelerated along the ground and knocked out springs with its hooves. This is how the famous source of Hippocrene at the Grove of Muses arose, from which poets drew inspiration. And Pegasus delivered lightning and thunder from Hephaestus to Zeus on Olympus. The Templars placed the image of a winged horse on their coat of arms as a symbol of contemplation, eloquence and glory.

TROJAN HORSE

From the school history course, everyone remembers that it was this horse that helped the Greeks win the war that began because Paris stole Elena, the wife of the Greek king Menelaus. The Greeks sailed to Troy, laid siege to the city, built a wooden horse, inside which, according to some sources, 50 of the best warriors of Sparta hid, according to others - 100, according to others - 23 or even nine. The naive Trojans, having taken a huge horse at the gate for a gift, brought it into the city, and at night the soldiers got out of the horse, opened the gate to the rest of the army and captured Troy. Virgil's half-line "be afraid of the Danaans, even those who bring gifts" has become a proverb, and the expression "Trojan horse" is now used in the sense of an insidious plan.

BUCEPHALUS

Bucephalus (from the Greek "bull-headed") - the favorite horse of Alexander the Great. According to legend, at the age of ten, Tsarevich Alexander was the only one able to tame this horse, and since then only Bucephalus allowed him to ride. Moreover, the horse always knelt down when he was brought to the owner. Alexander was madly in love with Bucephalus, took care of him and did not use him in battles. According to legend, the Persian barbarians kidnapped Bucephalus, but when Alexander threatened them with complete extermination, they immediately returned him to the owner. By the way, they say that this nickname was actually given to Alexander by his enemies, and he turned the arrows to the horse because of his disproportionate physique. It is also believed that Bucephalus was not afraid of anything but his own shadow.

UNICORN

This mythical creature symbolizes chastity. It is present in many mythological systems - more often with the body of a horse, less often - a goat, deer or bull, and in some places even with wings. The most unusual Persian unicorn is in the form of a three-legged white donkey with six eyes, nine mouths and a golden horn. But we are used to white, with blue eyes. Legends say that he is insatiable when pursued, but dutifully lays down on the ground if a virgin approaches him. In general, they say, it is impossible to catch a unicorn, and if it succeeds, then you can only hold it with a golden bridle. All its power, of course, lies in the horn, and healing properties are attributed to it in the treatment of various diseases and snake bites. Unicorns feed on flowers and drink morning dew. They are also looking for small lakes in the depths of the forest, in which they bathe, from which the water becomes very clean and acquires healing properties.

CENTAUR

According to Greek mythology, these are wild mortal creatures with the head and torso of a man on the body of a horse. Usually accompanied by Dionysus, they are distinguished by a violent temper and intemperance. In myths, centaurs are sometimes the educators of heroes, then, on the contrary, they are hostile to them. Chiron was considered the wisest centaur, who was almost always dressed, which emphasized his closeness to people. Sometimes the front legs of the centaurs were human - to enhance civilization. The centaurs fought tirelessly with their Lapith neighbors, trying to steal wives from their tribe for themselves. Once, the Lapiths invited the centaurs to a wedding, and the intoxicated guest offended the bride by starting the famous “centauromachy”. The centaurs fled defeated, and then most of them were killed by Hercules, and those who escaped heard the sirens, stopped eating and died of hunger. As a rule, the centaur is naked and armed, and in especially ancient images it is endowed with both human and horse genitalia.

KINNAR

This is a centaur in reverse: the body of a man, the head of a horse. Kinnars are semi-divine winged creatures. The first book of the Mahabharata says that the kinnaras were in the service of Indra and were celestial musicians and singers.

INCITAT

Favorite horse of Emperor Caligula. According to legend, Caligula first made the horse a citizen of Rome, then appointed him a Roman senator. They say that Caligula would have had time to make the horse a consul if he had not been killed. He loved this stallion so much that he built him a stable of marble and ivory with a golden drinker. Then he took him a palace with servants and utensils. Caligula declared Incitatus "the embodiment of all the gods" and ordered him to be revered. After the murder of the emperor, in defense of the horse, it was said that, unlike other senators, he did not kill anyone and did not give the emperor a single bad advice. But there was one problem: according to the law, before the end of the term of office, no one from the Senate, even a horse, could be expelled. Then Incitatu's salary was cut, and he was removed from the Senate as not passing the financial qualification.

HORSE OF PROPHETIC OLEG

The meanest horse in history. According to legend, the Magi predicted to Prince Oleg that he would die from his beloved stallion. Oleg ordered the horse to be taken away, lived without him for many years and remembered the prediction only four years later, when he died long ago. Oleg laughed and wanted to look at the bones, stood with his foot on the skull and said: “Should I be afraid of him?” At that moment, a snake crawled out of the skull and mortally stung the prince.

HORSE FROM THE GAME "LUCK"

BOLIVAR

This is from the story “The Roads We Take” (“Roads We Take”, 1910) by the American writer O. Henry. Bolivar is the name of a horse on which two friends could have escaped, but one of them, named Dodson, nicknamed Shark, left his friend and escaped on a horse himself. In his defense, he said: "Bolivar cannot bear two." Later, when Dodson became a major entrepreneur, these words became his motto, which he followed in his dealings with his business partners. In short, either you or you.

THE LITTLE HUMPBACKED HORSE

A small, humpbacked, but very frisky and smart horse from the fairy tale of the same name by Ershov. As usual, he helped Ivan in all matters, protected, entertained. Few people know, but the tale experienced all the vicissitudes of censorship - at first it was published with amendments, and in 1843 it was completely banned and was not published for 13 years. Pushkin praised The Little Humpbacked Horse, and Belinsky declared that the tale "has not only no artistic merit, but even the merit of an amusing farce."

RED HORSE

"Bathing the Red Horse" is a famous painting by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, painted in 1912 and brought him fame. The horse Petrov-Vodkin painted from a real stallion named Boy, and to create the image of a rider, the artist used the features of his student, a very handsome young man - the artist Kalmykov. Moreover, it was Kalmykov's work with red horses bathing in water that may have inspired Petrov-Vodkin to create his masterpiece. They say that the horse was first painted bay, and then the color was changed to red for greater resemblance to the colors of the icons. Now - in the Tretyakov Gallery.

Stretcher

An old, sick, wise horse from the story of Leo Tolstoy. In fact, the gelding was called "The First Man", and Kholstomer was a nickname. In the story, he tells his story to other horses in the first person. Due to a defect in the breed, Kholstomer was considered second-rate from childhood, although he was fast. Once he fell in love with a mare, but was immediately castrated. Then Kholstomer was presented to the stableman, but he turned out to be faster than the count, and he was sold, and then more than once. Kholstomer was killed in a ravine by a horseman, but his skin and meat were useful to someone, while one of his owners, an officer, although he was buried with pomp, lived a worthless, in general, life. The story was written in 1886 based on a true story.

WHITE HORSES

A cartoon beloved by all Soviet children about how the Teddy Bear gave his friends a new country - Tilimilitryamdia. (Screen, 1980)

HORSES OF THE RIDERS OF THE APOCALYPSE

Horsemen of the Apocalypse - a term from the sixth chapter of the Revelations of John the Theologian, the last of the books of the New Testament. There is still no consensus on what exactly each of the riders represents, but they are often called the Plague (on a white horse), War (on a red horse), Famine (on a raven) and Death (on a pale one). By the way, they are mentioned in the songs: Metallica “The Four Horsemen”, AliceA “Horsemen”, Rammstein “Der Meister”.

LOSHARIK

Losharik is a small horse made from juggling balls, voiced in the 1971 cartoon by Rina Zelena. The cartoon is, in fact, philosophical: Losharik is different from the "real" animals of the circus, so they constantly mock him, doubting his artistic talent. Moreover, they simply refuse to perform with him! The juggler is upset and also breaks off all relations with Losharik, and the horse leaves the circus. But the audience is outraged because they loved Losharik, and now the juggler, speaking, throws up his balls and, out of habit, folds Losharik again. Peace, friendship, applause. Cartoon animator - Yuri Norshtein ("Hedgehog in the Fog").

NIGHTMARE

It's not what you thought. Few people know that the English word “nightmare” (nightmare) literally translates as “night mare”. The story goes back to ancient Greece, where in the temples of the Great Mother there were two castes of priestesses: the priestesses of the day in red robes and the priestesses of the night (lamia) - in black. The clothing of the priestesses was a tight-fitting net woven from horsehair, and horsehair was woven into the hair of the priestess. Lamia left the temple only at night.
Only the most beautiful and passionate women, skilled in love, were chosen as priestesses. Any man could wish for one, but in order to possess a priestess, a man had to break the net on her body with his bare hands. Horse hair is very durable, and only in a fit of insane passion could a strong man do this. If he did not have enough strength, then punishment followed immediately. In the case of the day priestess, the loser was castrated, while the lamias gave the loser a kiss and at that time stabbed the dagger, which served as a hairpin in the hair, into the back, killing instantly. Lamia is the prototype of the night mare. In Greece and Rome, it was believed that at night a black mare appears at crossroads, and the person who sees her is waiting for either immediate death or great love. Thus, the lamias from priestesses turned into night ghosts. The Romans brought this with them to Britain, where the word mare, mare, also means maiden in Old English.

HORSE IN COAT

The famous horse from folklore. He even erected a monument - in the center of Sochi. An imposing horse in an expensive English coat, with a cup of wine and a trademark pipe in smoky horse teeth, sits with outstretched front limbs. The horse smiles with a broad horse smile: life, they say, is a success! The monument was created using a forge, a hammer, a sledgehammer and a welding machine from a piece of a water pipe weighing more than 80 kg. All this cost 120 thousand rubles and was financed by one kind person, and then the monument was bought by the city of Sochi.

PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE

This is a wild horse. Unlike other horses, she has no bangs, a short standing mane and long hair on her tail do not grow from the very base of the tail, but only on its lower half. She also has a long wavy coat and a larger head than a normal horse. The horse is named after the person who discovered this species - Nikolai Przhevalsky, a Russian traveler and naturalist who noticed an animal unknown to science in Central Asia. There are about 2,000 individuals in the world, and the Prague Zoo maintains the stud book of Przewalski's horses. In the early 1990s, as an experiment, several horses were released into the Ukrainian exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, where, surprisingly, they began to actively breed.

ROSINANT

The name of the horse is Don Quixote. The hero chose the name of his horse for a long time, because. it was supposed to indicate her past and present, corresponding to a new kind of activity and the status of the owner. As a result, he settled on the name Rosinante (“Rosin” - a nag; “ante” - before) - “a name explaining that before this horse was an ordinary nag, now, ahead of all the others, it has become the first nag in the world.” As you know, she was skinny to horror.

PONY

For example, from the famous Soviet cartoon "Pony runs in circles." It is about how a little pony lived in the zoo, who rolled children and dreamed of participating in a military parade. Once a general came to the zoo and decided to ride a pony. While riding, the general remembered his childhood and introduced himself as a little boy. And the pony realized that his job is to bring joy to children and adults, and what he does is no less important than participating in parades.

PEDAL HORSE

Its history is known thanks to the diaries of Alexander the Great found during excavations. Before Bucephalus (see above), Alexander did not ride live horses, because his father was very worried that the prince would hurt himself. He was built a wooden horse with wheels, driven by pedals. The same horses were made for his friends, and they staged battles on pedal horses, imitating real battles. Perhaps, thanks to this, Alexander became a skilled commander. But now this phrase means a narrow-minded, stupid and stubborn person. And all because in the 50s of the last century, in the depths of the defense industry of the USSR, a horse was designed that combined wheels and a scarce bicycle. The product was called "pedal horse", but was soon discontinued as not functional. And the name itself went to the people, becoming one of the symbols of human stupidity.

SPIRITS

A horse from an American cartoon by DreamWorks Animation. In the 1870s, there were bloody battles between the American nation and the Indians, and on the banks of the American Cimarron River, a foal was born, who in the end will be called Spirit. When he grew up, he became the leader of the herd. And everything would be fine if one day the stallion did not decide to check what kind of light is visible in the distance and was not captured by people. But, of course, with his unbending will, he surpasses everyone who tries to conquer him. This is a fully drawn film that was nominated in several Oscar categories, but did not win a single award.

HORSES ON ANICHKOV BRIDGE

Anichkov Bridge is one of the hallmarks of St. Petersburg. In terms of general architecture - nothing special, but the sculptural group of Klodt "The Taming of the Horse by Man" made this bridge famous. Well, the horses themselves are famous for many. Including the fact that instead of the genitals of one of them, the author depicted the profile of Napoleon. And the thing is that at one time the emperor overshadowed Klodt's honeymoon with very persistent courtship of his young wife.

SIVKA-BURKA

“Sivka-burka, the prophetic kaurka” is a canonical helper character in Russian folk tales. Explanation: sivka - white, cloak - dark red, prophetic - wise, foreseeing the future, brown - fiery red. This is a beautiful heroic horse (not to be confused with the Humpbacked Horse).

FIRST MOVIE HORSE

This is the first horse to be photographed galloping. Someone argued with someone that the horse, when galloping, does not come off the ground, and the second said that it flies up at a gallop. There were no movie cameras then, so they put a lot of cameras with ropes along the wall. The jockey rode a horse along the wall, breaking these ropes, and a bunch of shots were obtained, from which they made up a moving film and proved the flight phase. In fact, this horse played an important role in the development of cinema.

GWINGHM

This is a fictional horse with a mind similar to a human. The country of the Houyhnhnms is described in the fourth part of Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels. The Houyhnhnms are vegetarians, eating oats and dairy products. Their main virtues are friendship and goodwill towards all their fellows. They never lie, and the Houyhnhnms have no words for "lie" or "deceit" at all. They do not know diseases, they die without suffering. Part of the Houyhnhnms, less gifted by nature, worked as servants, but this is the only social inequality in their society.

HORSES LEVISE

These are horses from the famous label that appeared on Levi's jeans in 1886. According to legend, the creators of the brand heard about how one engineer tied the cars with jeans when their coupling broke during the journey, and safely reached the nearest station. Then the brand owners decided to conduct a similar experiment and successfully tested their jeans for strength with horses.

THREE WHITE HORSE

Choose anyone. But in principle, as Mayakovsky said, “we are all a little horse, each of us is a horse in his own way.” Especially in the coming year.

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The birth of a foal is a long-awaited event on the farm. Regardless of whether a beautiful riding horse or a small pony was born, the animal must be given a nickname. Before you name a horse, you should decide on its purpose on the farm. The names of horses participating in breeding or international competitions are selected in accordance with established standards.

Ordinary farms try to choose nicknames, the meaning of which can improve the character traits of the animal. It's no secret that many horse breeders believe that an affectionate nickname will help improve the relationship between a person and a stallion.

Criteria for choosing a nickname

There are many ways to choose a name for a foal. However, first of all, the nicknames of horses depend on the following factors:

• whether the stallion is involved in a breeding divorce;
• whether the breed of the animal is sports and whether the horse will take part in official competitions.

The fact is that representatives of the tribal branch or participants in international competitions must be named according to certain standards. If the horse was born to work in agriculture, then the nickname can be chosen according to the taste preferences of the owner. Typically, names for farm horses are influenced by the following traits:

1. Appearance. The name of a horse can be influenced by an unusual color or characteristic spots on the body.
2. Animal breed. If the horse is a representative of a pure breed, but was rejected due to some inconsistencies, then you should not give the animal a common nickname. Experienced breeders claim that the discrepancy between the appearance and the nickname can affect the fate of the horse.
3. The nature of the stallion. Nicknames for quiet horses are selected with soft syllables, excluding sharp letters. For active fidgets, you can choose sonorous nicknames that they will gladly respond to.

There is a sign according to which the name of a horse predetermines her whole life.

That is why horse breeders are afraid to give their pets such nicknames as Trouble, Buyan, Woe, Plague, Bad Weather or Death. It is believed that such nicknames of stallions can spoil the character of the animal. This can also be explained scientifically. The fact is that a person pronounces words with a negative connotation rudely and harshly, because of which the horse may think that he is being scolded.

This happens unconsciously and can greatly spoil the psyche of the horse. On the contrary, horse breeders pronounce warm and affectionate nicknames softly, thanks to which the stallion calms down and happily goes to the owner.

Sometimes horses are named after famous figures. You can often meet the horse Julius or Attila, since these nicknames give the animal masculinity. A female nickname should be softer than a male one and is often associated with beauty and grace.

Anthroponyms for horses

Sometimes a horse owner uses human names to name an animal. More than 20% of horses around the world are named after outstanding personalities or simply harmonious human names. Common Russian names among equids:

• Arkasha;
• Vaska;
• Sidor;
• Bear;
• Vasilisa.

However, horses cannot be called by their full human name, as this is considered unethical towards other people. The exception is foreign names, which are very popular among horse breeders. So, nicknames for a young boy's horse can be as follows:

• Scott;
• John;
• William;
• Caesar;
• Napoleon;
• Lincoln;
• Genghis Khan;

Females can also be named after great figures or simply by foreign nicknames. There is such a list of nicknames for horse mares:

• Cleopatra;
• Mary;
• Betsy;
• Mulan;
• Ishtar.

Many owners believe that naming a pet as great figures will make the pet more resilient to life's challenges. However, you should not call the horse by its full name too often in this case, as the owner may unconsciously use too harsh intonations.

We must try to come up with an abbreviated nickname for the horse so that he feels affection and care in his voice. An example of this is the nickname Bonnie shortened from Napoleon.

Onomasticons

Not the last place among the nicknames of horses is occupied by onomasticons - names in the creation of which the color of the animal's coat plays a role. For many breeds, the suit is a characteristic distinguishing feature, so the name of the horse may contain a hint of the color of the stallion.

Among the standard colors of the horse are the following:

• Ginger;
• Bay;
• Voronoy.

The rest of the animal colors arise for various reasons. Most often it is the mixing of genes of different breeds and incomplete dominance.

Names for young horses, depending on the exterior, may be as follows:

1. For bay stallions, the nicknames Gnedko, Gnedoy or Gnedukha are suitable.
2. A horse that has a black suit is usually called Raven, Night, Darkness, Crow, Funnel, Chernysh.
3. Names such as Ryzhik, Rusty, Liska are suitable for red horses.
4. If the suit is dominated by black and white, the horse can be called Sivka, Gray, Bunny.
5. Nicknames for small brown foals can be: Burka, Burena, Brown.
6. Light red wool will serve as a reason to call the stallion Kaurka or Kaurym.
7. The names of horses with black spots sound like Chubary or Dalmantin.

Most of the name by suit has Turkic and Arabic roots. The reason for this is the Tatar-Mongol invasion, which affected horse breeding in Eastern Europe.

Sometimes the names of horses associated with color are chosen in foreign languages. So, you can meet horses with the names White, Black, Bianca, Rosso, Gray, Brown.

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Nickname associated with the nature of the animal

The name can be chosen based on the nature of the foal. Quiet and calm males can be given names such as Tishka, Tikhon or Oasis. Non-playful girls are called Bunny or Silence.

Active horses should be given suitable nicknames. Stallions can be called Wrath, Invincible, Leader or Champion. Names for girls' horses are things like Rage, Strength, or Victory.

Sonorous names will help from an early age to distinguish strong individuals by vocal intonation. Often horses with powerful names become leaders in the herd.

Names depending on the time of year

Sometimes, as a nickname, I use the characteristic signs of the time of the year when the horse was born:

1. Autumn foals will be nicknamed September, Rain, Fog. For females, you can use nicknames such as Autumn, Zhelka, Oktyabrina.
2. In winter, boys are called Snowball, January, Frost, Ice. For mares, Snowball will be good names. Winter, Snowflake, Snowstorm.
3. Males born in the summer are recorded under the following nicknames: Sun, August, Rozhka. Girls are better called Augustine or Heat.
4. Spring young are given soft nicknames. Boys are most often called May, Brook or Leaf. Girls are awarded nicknames such as Grass, Capel or Lilac.

Nicknames of horses in honor of natural phenomena

Sometimes the color or character of an animal can be similar to a natural or weather phenomenon. So, sometimes stallions can be called Meteor. Hail, Tornado, Volcano, Sunset, Granite.

Names for mares can be: Comet, Thunderstorm, Element, Zorya.

Such nicknames have been given to horses for a long time in the hope of endowing them with the same qualities that natural phenomena have: speed, strength and endurance. The horse named Wind, according to horse breeders, will be faster and more maneuverable, and the stallion Skala will better endure hard work.

Nicknames associated with the peculiarity of the origin of the animal

Sometimes the place of birth of the animal can serve as the basis for the name. So, the names for boys' horses can be such as Amur or Irtysh, and for girls, the nicknames Volzhka or Onezhka are suitable.

Sometimes a nickname is given depending on the purebred breed. A mix can be called a Bastard or a Serf, while for pure breeds the names Lord, Earl, Emperor, Master, Duchess or Countess will go.

Other naming criteria

Often the basis of the nickname for stallion horses can be food. Sometimes there are males named Sugar, Ginger, Medok. Nicknames for girls' horses in this case sound like Toffee or Berry.

The nicknames of the foal on large farms are selected according to the letters of the alphabet to avoid inbreeding: Adele, Athena. Apollo, Beatrissa, Bernard, Buran, Viscount, Vendetta, Veronia, etc.

Sometimes nicknames are chosen in honor of favorite creatures or characters from mythology: Pegasus, Dragon, Icarus, Ares, Aphrodite, Gorgon.

Beautiful nicknames for horses are obtained if the names of stars and planets are used to create them: Aldebaran, Centauri, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, Castor, Orion, Andromeda.

Sometimes derivatives from notes or chords can be chosen as a nickname: Domino, Rhea, Rem, Fai, Quinta, Tertia, Septa, Nona.

Good nicknames for horses are the names of various colors: Astra, Chamomile, Poppy, Orchid, Tulip.

Sometimes characters from books or plays are chosen as the name of horse breeders. However, it is better to choose heroes with a good fate. If you name a horse after Hamlet or Kazbich, this can make life difficult for the animal.

Criteria for choosing a name for a breeding or sporting stallion

There are certain rules on how to name horses that are intended for breeding. The name of a foal from thoroughbred horses must be combined in itself with the names of the parents. The first letter of the cub's name must match the first letter of the mother's name, and the middle letter must match the father's name.

For example, if the female is called Cassandra and the male is Mirage, then their cubs can get nicknames such as Kasmir, Kameo, Kemil or Kama.

Sometimes finding a suitable nickname is difficult, because the letters may not match.

If the foal's parents are winners in sporting events and have a long pedigree, then the cub may receive a double name, which is recorded in the animal's passport. The name is written depending on which of the parent horses has achieved great honors. A cub whose parents do not compete is usually referred to by the same name.

Not always sonorous nicknames should be used in everyday life. This applies to show and breeding breeds. The stallion, which according to the documents is listed as Maximus Jacques-Geron, in life can be a simple Max.

For equestrian sports, there are a number of restrictions regarding the name of the horse:

1. The names for stallion horses should not be the same as the names of the ancestors of known breeds.
2. You can use the name of a famous person with his personal permission, which must be formalized.
3. Nicknames that contain more than 18 letters are also prohibited.
4. Due to an offensive or unethical nickname, a horse is not allowed to compete.

After choosing a name for the horse, it should be registered with the official departments. Both the horse and the breeder must be assessed by experts. To do this, the foal is subjected to a thorough examination, documentation is collected for his parents and medical certificates. All three animals take a blood test to confirm the relationship, and if it is positive, the foal is given a passport with his name. Next, the nickname is entered in the stud book. This procedure is especially strictly observed with rare breeds of animals. In this case, all live horses entered in the stud book are under the supervision of special committees.

Conclusion

The name plays a big role in the life of the animal. The selection of a nickname largely depends on the characteristics of the horse. There are established criteria for sporting and breeding breeds. Ordinary farm horses are called soft nicknames with positive coloring by their owners. Often, when choosing a name, horse breeders are repelled by external factors, the breed or character of the stallion.

Sometimes beautiful names are involved in creating a nickname for stallions, but the animal cannot bear the full human name due to ethical standards. Horse names should not be associated with events or phenomena that are negatively perceived by a person: this can affect the character of the horse in later life.

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 the 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 experts 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 Oryol 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 incredible - turned Seabiscuit into an unbeatable racetrack fighter, winning 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
• Promotion
• 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

The choice of a nickname for a horse is often based on its external characteristics and physical data. The name can become the most important factor on which the fate of the animal will depend.

How important is it to choose the right name for a horse?

For a horse, you need to choose the right nickname, because, like a human name, it carries some information, special characteristics and influence on the future. For these reasons, the name of the animal is chosen only consciously. For example, a domestic horse that is useful in the household should be obedient and meek, with a short temper. Accordingly, her name is given an easy pronunciation. You can call such horses Quiet, Smirny.

Another meaning is taken by the names of tribal horses, in which the nickname should characterize the entire pedigree. Usually, the information that is put in the name indicates the reputation of the plant, heredity in the breeding line. In this case, the breeder needs to be aware of the rules provided for such situations.

Rules for choosing a nickname for breeding horses

For breeding horses, the name is chosen to accurately reflect its pedigree. Be sure the initial letter must be the same as the name of the stallion's mother, and in the middle of the name must contain the first letter of the name of the second parent.

For example, if a stallion is born from a mare named Insidious Lady and from a father named Arabesque, then the animal can be called Karagez, where the first letter “K” is on behalf of the mother and the middle letter “A” is on behalf of the father.

For half-blooded horses, names are chosen according to somewhat different, more relaxed rules. In this case, the first letter of the stallion's nickname will be the initial letter of the father's name. The names of horses participating in high-level sporting events may also contain information about the stud where they were born, or about the stable or club where they trained and grew up.

Names for sport horses

If you look inside the stud book of a horse of any sports breed, it becomes clear that earlier the nicknames of animals, although not always, characterized the clear characteristics of the owners. Names were chosen to emphasize the merits and individuality of the horse.

Today, instead of romanticism, pragmatism has come to replace it. Loud and bright names of animals are not so often heard, now it is customary to select them “according to the dictionary”, taking into account the need to introduce suitable letters. This approach is the result of industrial horse breeding, where the name is perceived more as a factory number and stamp, rather than carries an important meaning.

On the territory of Russia, they somehow try to preserve the sonority of nicknames for horses, while abroad animals are called long and awkward names. It is especially fashionable to “attribute” the names of stables or factories, owners, companies to horses. Such a horse name can tell little about the animal itself, and it is rarely possible to understand from the nickname who is in front of you: a horse or a horse.

Double nicknames

Usually double nicknames go to breeding animals - it allows you to highlight the characteristics of both parents or the features of the team, if this is an animal of a sports breed. More often, a double nickname is entered exclusively in the animal's passport, but in reality they call it a diminutive name. Such double nicknames are considered very popular today: El Cid, South Wind, Mini River, Mr. Gray.

Usually, the nickname contains up to 16 letters, sometimes it is allowed to call the animal by a name, where there are about 27 letters, more - you can’t!

Name depending on individual characteristics

Usually the nickname for the horse is selected based on its individual characteristics. It is believed that the selection of a name according to this scheme is the easiest. Often based on the appearance, character and main color of the animal.

There are three main colors accepted today: red, black, bay. There can be quite a lot of colors, in fact, as well as various spots, marks on parts of the body. For example, a mare named Asterisk may have a spot on her forehead, the shade of which differs from the color of the main suit.

The mass of the animal is no less important, and the behavior of the horse is of particular importance. If the foal is active and frisky, almost does not sit still, such names as Veterok, Element, Energy, but not Quiet or Quiet, will suit him. If the horse is squat, it can get such a name as the Kid, high - Goliath, Gulliver.

They also pay attention to the color of the coat, they can call horses by such names: Chernysh, Gypsy, Coal, Bay, Redhead, Squirrel, Snowball, Crow.

Most Popular

Especially popular earlier and today are nicknames that are sonorous and easy to pronounce. Often, after any films appear on the screens, such “favorite” names of heroes are assigned to their animals. So there are horses with the names Sirius, Belyanka, Gray, Martha, Karat, Bella, Aramis, Rapunzel, Shrek, Fiona, Bond, Boni, Athos.

Depending on the origin, horses are given such interesting and amazing nicknames:

• Russians. Berry, Varyag, Dawn, Clear, Burushka, Bogatyr, Dream, Snowstorm, Swallow, Raven, Yakhont, Ashes.
• Arabic. Sahara, Bombay, Narsil, Vizier, Nuga, Dastan, Leila, Jin, Remira, Zephyr, Osman.
• English. Diana, Boy, Gloria, Merlin, Ophelia, Vincent, Amanda, Gray, Liberty, Golden, Camellia, Duncan.

Nickname table alphabetically

If you can’t find a suitable name for your animal, a dictionary with a variety of names can help with this. The table shows the names not only for horses, but also for horses. Such a list is convenient in that all variants of names are arranged alphabetically:

Forbidden names and nicknames of celebrities

If the purchase of a horse is carried out for amateur riding, then in this case only personal preferences, imagination and taste are important. But it’s another matter if the horse was bought to participate in competitions and the horse has a known pedigree used for breeding purposes, which is of pedigree value.

You cannot name an animal whose name contains obscene words, as well as well-known names of stallions included in the international protected list.

Most of the horses went down in history together with their owners. Many have become popular due to their sports victories:

• Incitation. Horse of the Roman Emperor Caligula. The emperor appointed his horse as a senator, due to which he became famous.
• Bucephalus. Alexander the Great rode on a horse, who managed to tame the animal, reaching 11 years from birth.
• Hyperion. A stallion born at Lord Derby's famous stud. More than once the animal won in sports competitions.
• Copenhagen. The horse was carried in the saddle by the Duke of Wellington. Winner of many sports competitions.
• Weigold. Multiple winner of international competitions. A mare born in Oldenburg.

Today on the Internet, choosing a name for a pet is not a problem. In the search bar, they drive in “horse nickname generator”, and follow the link. A random name can please the owner, and you don’t have to rack your brains to choose a suitable nickname.

Also, when choosing a name, other criteria are followed. For example, horses are named after precious stones, for example, Amethysts, Ambers, Diamonds are found in the stable. Or they call animals, giving them the names of natural phenomena or winds - Typhoon, Sarma, Blizzard, Bora, Samum, Breeze.

Farmers often turn to:

• stars and constellations (Orion, Sirius, Andromeda, Cassiopeia);
• famous people (Nelson, Aurora, Yarmak);
• mythical heroes (Perseus, Artemis, Athena, Zeus).

There are many more ideas and options. The main thing when choosing to include fantasy, thanks to which you will be able to choose a completely unique, unusual nickname for your animal.

Some horse breeders are ready to share their secrets about how they named the horses in the farmstead:

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