| When you buy an older horse, it will already have its | | | | one that was born when the night was full of stars, |
| name. However, when a new foal is born, you have to | | | | could be Night Star or Bright Stars. You can also look |
| choose from pony names, which may include the | | | | at the pony itself and think about its physical attributes |
| stable name or a variation of the mother's name. | | | | to give you help in finding a name. Maybe the pony is |
| Whether you will be registering the pony as a racer or | | | | very docile and patient, in which case it could be called |
| you just want to enjoy riding it, you need to give it a | | | | Patience. If it runs around and wants to play with the |
| good strong name. Most people prefer two syllable | | | | other ponies, then you might decide to call the pony |
| names, rather than official sounding names of two or | | | | Troublemaker. If there are any unusual markings on the |
| three words. When you choose short names that are | | | | pony, this might help you in choosing a name. It may |
| easy to say, there is less chance that you will shorten | | | | have a star shape on its head or its ears may be a |
| the name to a nickname and that will be the only name | | | | different color. It may have long legs are different |
| the pony responds to. | | | | colors or have spots of white or another color on |
| | | | | them. |
| Before you name the pony, try it out. Try calling it out, | | | | |
| which may seem funny calling out a name on a | | | | If you decide to choose a name for your pony from |
| pasture to a horse that isn't there, but it will give you an | | | | the horse registry, then you have to abide by certain |
| idea of what it will sound like when you do start calling | | | | rules. You may have a name chosen for the pony, but |
| the pony. Think about how it sounds when you | | | | since two registered ponies cannot have the same |
| combine it with other words that you will use when | | | | name, you will have to make another choice if that |
| talking to the pony, such as commands. It is possible | | | | name is already registered. Other rules of registering a |
| that when you say the name in conjunction with words | | | | pony have to do with the breed of the horse. You |
| used in training horses, the two do not sound good | | | | may have to choose a name beginning with a certain |
| together and may even be a sort of tongue twister. | | | | letter. Most registered names have a limit in the |
| | | | | number of letters that the name can contain. Even if |
| You can also try to give your pony an elegant name, | | | | you don't want to register the pony, looking at the list |
| such as those who are in shows and movies. The | | | | of registered names will give you ideas you can work |
| time of day that the pony was born can give you | | | | with, such as using two registered names and using |
| some inspiration, such as a pony that was born just as | | | | them as one name. |
| the sun came up could well be called Morning Glory or | | | | |