Whether you are thinking of getting or have already got yourself a lovely horse, you will have various things on your to-do list. You will have to learn how to properly care for it, know the number of times it should be fed or taken for exercise in one day or how to give it proper grooming. However, those are certainly not the first problem to tackle, because deciding your horse’s name is!
As with any other pets, naming is often a difficult task as naturally you would want the best name for your new family member. You can relax because we will now provide you with some naming suggestions and a top list of good horse names!
Now check out our list of really good female horse names and male horse names that are most popular at the moment to pick the best one for your beloved four-legged friend!
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Female Horse Names
- Rosie
- Ruby
- Bella
- Molly
- Poppy
- Tilly
- Millie
- Lady
- Lucy
- Bonnie
Male Horse Names
- Jack
- Charlie
- Billy
- Harry
- Bailey
- Alfie
- George
- Murphy
- Bobby
- Paddy
Funny Horse Names
- A Tail of Intrigue
- Atom Ant
- Baba Looey
- Bamboozle
- Blonde Logic
- Blueberry Stirrup
- Bridle of Frankenstein
- Bridle Party
- Bridle Veil
- Buckmeister
- Buckorama
- Bugs Bunny
- Cant be Trusted
- Carrot Connection
- Celebrity Impersonator
- Classical Gas
- Colt Forty Five
- Comic Relief
- Cookie Monster
- Cousin It
- Cow Belle
- Designer Genes
- Designer Knockoff
- Dinner Belle
- Dirt Devil
- Dohickie
- Dot Calm
- Dust Devil
- El Kabong
- Electric Banana
- Electric Gait
- Fashionably Late
- Flat Broke
- Gait Code
- Gait Keeper
- Gaits of Heaven
- Gaits of Hell
- Galloping Gourmand
- Galloping Gourmet
- Garden Gait
- Glacial Pace
- Gone Bananas
- Hypno Toad
- Invisible
- Genius
- Looney Toons
- Mane Line
- Maple Stirrup
- Miss Behave
- Missile Toes
- Morbo
- Mr Knowitall
- Mucho Mula
- Nibbler
- Pasterella
- Pearly Gaits
- Popsicle Toes
- Redonkulous
- Rein Dance
- Royal Rein
- Scooby Snack
- Secret Squirrel
- Security Gait
- Sneaky Pete
- Snidely Whiplash
- Snorgle
- Sotally Tober
- Spider Pig
- Star Grazer
- Starving Artist
- Status Symbol
- Storm the Gaits
- Sugar Lips
- Thingamajig
- Thigh Master
- Top Banana
- Twinkle Toes
- Wackadoodle
- Zap Branigan
Race Horse Names
- Acceleration Force
- Acrostar
- Allegro
- Blockade Runner
- Bullet Train
- Comet
- Dart
- Escape Velocity
- Feet that Fly
- Final Velocity
- Fireball
- Flash Drive
- Flash Fire
- Flashback
- Full Sail
- Hasty Pudding
- High Speed Chase
- Hyper Drive
- Jet Stream
- Jet Wash
- Joy Ride
- Light Speed
- Max Acceleration
- Maximum Impact
- Pony Express
- Whistle
- Wink
- Radial Velocity
- Rapid Fire
- Rapid Transit
- Reckless Speeder
- Record Breaker
- Road Runner
- Rocket Fuel
- Shock Wave
- Shooting Star
- Shortcut
- Silver Arrow
- Silver Bullet
- Solar Wind
- Sonic Boom
- Sonic Flash
- Speed Demon
- Speed Indeed
- Speediac
- Speedy Deed
- Speedy Gonzales
- Starlight Express
- Straight Arrow
- Swift Justice
- Swift Kicker
- Swifty
- Swish
- Terminal Velocity
- Thrill Ride
- Time Traveler
- Tornado Buster
- Whiplash
- Whirlwind
- Wind Rider
- Wings of Glory
- Zipper
Horse Names Related to Magic and Dreams
- Allakazam
- A Little Magic
- Abracadabra (a word magicians use to suggest a magic change).
- Alchemist
- Alchemy
- Amulet
- Bibbity Bobbity Boo
- Card Trick
- Day Dreamer
- Daydream Believer
- Dreamgirl
- Dreamcatcher
- Dreams of Glory
- Dreams of Victory
- Dreamweaver
- Dreamy
- Escape Artist
- Fairy Dust (an essential tool for fairies).
- Falling Star
- Gandalf (J.R.R. Tolkien’s wizard from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series).
- Gloriana (the fairy queen from a 16th century English epic poem by Edmund Spenser).
- Harry Trotter
- Hermione
- Hocus Pocus
- Houdini
- Illusionist
- Impossible Dream
- Incantation
- Lucky Charm
- Charm
- Magic
- Magic Carpet Ride
- Magic Flute
- Magic Trick
- Merlin (King Arthur’s aide).
- Miracle
- Mr Sandman
- Revelation
- Spell
- Sirius Black
- Soothsayer
- Sorcerer
- Sugar Plum Fairy
- Suspended Belief
- Sweet Dreams
- Tinkerbell (fairy from James M. Barrie’s book Peter Pan).
- Talisman
- Titania (the fairy queen in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
- Zodiac
- Wonder
Western Horse Names
- Abilene
- Alamo
- Ambush
- Amigo
- Apache Brave
- Bandido (bandit in Spanish).
- Bandit
- Bandolero (another name for bandit in Spanish).
- Bat Masterson
- Billy the Kid
- Butterfield (the name of a stage coach line in the American west).
- Chester
- Cheyenne
- Chief
- Chief Buffalo Hump (a Comanche chief).
- Cimarron
- Dakota
- Denver
- Deringer
- Desperado
- Diamondback
- Drover
- Durango
- Dusty
- Geronimo
- Ghost Rider
- Gold Rush
- Gun Fighter
- Gun Slinger
- Gunfight
- Gunplay
- Gunsmoke
- Jack of Diamonds
- Laredo
- Lone Ranger (He was a Texas Ranger. Lone Ranger’s horse name was Silver).
- Mirage
- Marshal Dillon
- Maverick
- Outlaw
- Peace Pipe
- Pecos Pete
- Quick Draw
- Rattler
- Red Sky
- Reno
- Ricochet
- Rio
- Rough Rider
- Rowdy (Clint Eastwood played Rowdy Yates in the TV western, Rawhide).
- Roy Rogers
- Rustler
- Santa Fe
- Sarsparilla
- Scout
- Sedona
- Sheriff
- Showdown
- Sidewinder
- Sierra
- Silver Bullet
- Smoke Signal
- Six Shooter
- Stampede
- Sunset
- Tex
- Texas Ranger
- Texas Star
- Tin Star
- Tomahawk
- Tombstone Rose (the largest rosebush in the world is in Tombstone, Arizona).
- Tonto (Tonto was the Lone Ranger’s Native American partner. In the TV series of the 1950’s the character was played by a Mohawk named Jay Silverheels).
- Trail Blazer
- Trail Boss
- West Wind
- Whisky
- Winchester (the gun that won the West).
- Zorro
Female Horse Names Inspired by Flowers
- African Daisy
- Anemone
- Blackeyed Susan
- Bloom
- Blossom
- Bluebell
- Buttercup
- Camellia
- Cherry Blossom
- Dahlia
- Daisy
- Dandelion
- Flower
- Ginger
- Heather
- Hollyhock
- Honeysuckle
- Hyacinth
- Iris
- Jasmine
- Lavender
- Lily
- Lily of the Valley
- Lotus
- Marguerite
- Marigold
- Mimosa
- Morning Glory
- Pansy
- Passion Flower
- Peony
- Petunia
- Posie
- Queen of the Night
- Rose
- Rose of Sharon
- Rosebud
- Rosie
- Snapdragon
- Snowdrop
- Star Flower
- Star of Bethlehem
- Sweet Pea
- Tiare
- Tiger Lily
- Toad Lily
- Tombstone Rose
- Touch Me Not
- Tulip
- Viola
- Violet
- Windflower
- Yellow Rose of Texas
- Zinnia
There are more than one ways to find a good name for your horse. First of all, you can try to create a unique name for it by yourself. You can name it after your favorite actor or actress, some objects that you like, a word that reminds you of a happy memory, or just about anything that reflects your hopes or your personalities.
It is more common for horse owners to name their pet according to its physical traits or temper. For example, a horse with beautiful jet-black hair can be named “Darkie”, and a gentle and elegant female horse may be called “Duchess”. You can search for white horse names if you have a white coated horse or you could search for black horse names if he is darker. In this way, you can think of many horse names for your new friend.
Nevertheless, if you still cannot choose any good name on your own, you can just take a look at our horse name list and pick out one that you think is most suitable. Whether yours is a mare, colt, stud or gelding, male or female, you will find a perfect name for it here.
Believe it or not, the most popular and most-loved horse names recently are often traditional ones and not the exotic or extraordinary ones. This must be because most people think of their horses as real family members and therefore would want to give them more humanlike names.
As a result, more and more horses go by good horse names such as Charlie, Bella, Jack, Harry or Molly, reflecting that they are part of the family.
If yours is a girl horse, you might want names with the ‘e’ ending sound, such as Rosie, Poppy, Lady, Lucy or Bonnie. These kinds of name often sound nice and girly enough for your little girlfriend.
On the other hand, if yours is a boy horse, your best choices are usually traditional humanlike names that are clearly meant for boys. For instance, you can name him Billy, Bailey, George, Bobby or Paddy. Check out our male guinea pig names for more unique name ideas.
You can also get some fun horse name ideas from our guinea pig names page. Although those names are not meant for horse they sound great and could be used as horse names anytime as well.
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