if i adopted a horse, and say the horse is 6 or 7, and had the same name for his whole life, can i rename him?
i have a horse name that i really like and i want him to be named that.
2007-02-21 08:46:03 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Oh yes. My horse is 3 and I adopted her and she had been called Beauty since the day she was weaned from her mother and I renamed her Razzington (Razzy). She responds perfectly. Give it a shot. At the beginning I called her Beauty so she would get used to me. Now she basically responds to anything I tell her because she knows my voice!
2007-02-22 14:27:02 · answer #1 · answered by razzy_horse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Horses, or animals in general, learn their name by hearing it over and over again. If you adopt this horse, everytime you see it or are around it, call it by the name you want. After a while it will learn it, because it know that you always call it that, Trust me, and try it, it'll work. Now if this horse was like 15 or 20, I'd stick with the old name. But hes pretty young, so give it a try!
Good Luck with this horse. Hope it works out for you!
2007-02-21 09:10:15 · answer #2 · answered by HorseyGurl101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definintly rename. =) Filly: Luna Amy Lacy Kara Krystal Armani Talia Tasha Sarah Star Rose Maura Chrissie Lulu Lanie Chloe Greta Tessa Blossom Aurora Sunrise Amazing Grace (Grace) Lucy Layla Mandy Katrina Abby or Abigail Summer Kat Alicia Emily Layla Julianne Joni Gypsy Cami Buffy Loreli These are some show names or registered names. Filly: Rose Petal Last Hope Red Dusk Sunny Day Lead the Way Brighten up my Life A Shoulder to Cry On Little Lucy My Immortal (Evanesance song, you could call her Emmy) Follow Me I can think of some more later. Gypsy is a pretty name tho. lol.
2016-03-29 06:04:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its really up to you. I was raised real old fashioned though by people who told me that renaming a horse is bad luck. I don't know if its true or not- but in my 53 years I have never renamed a horse to find out.
2007-02-21 09:05:28 · answer #4 · answered by silvaspurranch 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can rename it. Horses, unlike dogs, really don't know their names, to tell you the truth. At our barn, they rename their horses most of the time when they get them.
2007-02-21 15:27:49 · answer #5 · answered by Miso 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to ask the people if it is easy to get used to a new name or not. My dog had a name for a year but then we changed it and he learned it in time
2007-02-21 08:50:18 · answer #6 · answered by Bailey T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go ahead and change the name. Your horse will adjust in no time!
2007-02-21 13:29:59 · answer #7 · answered by dressage.rider 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would go for it if the horse ignores you even after a few months it won't weork but you should try a name that starts with the same letter or has the same amount of syllables
2007-02-21 09:46:38 · answer #8 · answered by iluvspaghetti6 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can, horses do learn their names over time, mine learned theirs quickly because I can't whistle so I just stand by the fence screaming their names when I want their attention (my grey always walks over to me when I scream his name) "dinner" or "breakfast" at the top of my lungs has them all charging in.
2007-02-21 09:47:24 · answer #9 · answered by nokhada5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep! Horses don't always respond to their names anyways, but I ride a horse Satin(Arab, 22yrs) and I call her Midge(t) and she figured it out pretty easily.
(She's a dressage horse, with her owner in college. I'm out 2-5days a week)
2007-02-21 11:28:47 · answer #10 · answered by Eventing Star 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋