Help! My Horse Needs a Great Show Name.
A few weeks ago I posted on my personal Ace blog that I needed to come up with a show name for my boy. His registered name is Ace Brown, which just isn’t going to cut it for getting attention in the show ring. I like something a little more creative and meaningful. And I know there are a lot of you reading my blog who might just have some ingenius ideas for me. So, would you be willing to help me out?
I realized that I do need to nail down a fun show name for Ace sometime soon so that I can go ahead and get my USEF and USHJA memberships. I was being silly and googled his name. This is what a site about baby names said “Ace” means:
The boy’s name Ace a-ce is pronounced ayce. It is of English origin, and its meaning is “number one, the best”. A nickname given to one who excels. Also an English surname meaning “noble”. Connotations of superiority come from the fact that ace is the playing card with highest face value. This may derive from the Latin “as”, the name of a coin of low value. The term “flying ace” goes back to World War I when planes were both novel and hazardous.
I like it! When I got him, I figured Ace was an OK name (compared to some of the terrible ones out there), so I’d stick with it. Ace Brown, on the other hand, I’ll have to live with as his registered name but not his show name!
Here are some of my favorite suggestions from the last time I brought this up:
From OnTheBit
- Aces Wild
- Ace Of Hearts
- Winning Ace
From Abner’s Mom
- Chocolate Ace
I also kinda like the classy, one-word names like Authentic or Solitare. I’d love to find something like that with Ace in it. And I want it to fit his personality.
Not asking much, am I?
If you haven’t seen it already, check out the article Stacey at Behind The Bit wrote on guidelines for choosing a show name. I like them, and am trying to abide by them in my own endeavor.
Ace is a very smart, very social horse. He learns quickly but sometimes likes to challenge me. He is incredibly sensitive and very aware of the tiniest adjustment I make in my aids, position, or body language. He is respectful of me and the other horses in his herd, but he also demands their respect. He has a one track mind if he discovers treat in my pocket. He won’t pay any attention to what I’m asking if he knows it’s there. He poops in his water bucket if he’s cooped up in a stall for long. He knows what he wants and he’s pretty good at getting his point across.
His parents’ names are Decorata and Chisos.
So, what classy, catchy name can I give him?
I’m terrible at coming up with great names.(Just ask my kids), anyway, I’ll give this some thought and get back to you.
GreyHorseMatters – Hey, isn’t one of your kids named Jacquie? I kinda think that’s a nice name.
A few additional ideas I got from Twitter friends include
Aced
Aces
Graceful
CyberspAce
I see that his sire and dam have names with great potential for announcers to mangle. s riff:
Innerspace
Ace of Swords
Flying Ace
Hidden Ace
Outer Space
Bay Ace
Brown Ace
Decor Ace
Sturdy Brace
Charming Ace
Loyal Ace
Gambler’s Ace (sounds more western)
Ace Inhibitor (uh oh – that could be iffy)
Or …
Something that uses ACE as initials, like …
Advanced Corporate Endeavor (ugh)
Apples Cook Evenly (oh no – but you get the idea.)
A Charming Equine
(I’m fixated on “charming.)
Fun game!
I like your idea of a one-word name with Ace in it, so I plugged Ace into a rhyming dictionary:
Embrace
Backspace
Aerospace
Boldface
Interface
Or if you just want “ace” somewhere in the word, try going to http://www.onelook.com and entering *ace* (with the asterisks) in the search box. You’ll get a zillion words, mostly medical, but maybe there’s something good in there.
Good luck!
— ORIGIN Latin as ‘unity, a unit’. This is actually what the latin as means…the coin thing applies to coins of all values.
Any horse/rider team needs to be unified, be one…Maybe you could fit this in somehow?
I am awful at names so I am going to stick with the easy one words that have nothing to do with his name
Audacious
Confident
Kinetic
Oddity
Genuine
Deuce
Avant Garde
Trenchant
Yeah, im not so good at naming either. But I think it should have something to do with his smarts…though i zero ideas of how to do that. :p
How about:
I am having serious mental block…but let’s see what other masterpieces i can come up with…
Ace King or King of Aces
OOH! I love this one: Poker Face!! Yep, that’s a winner.
ugh now that I have thought of such an amazing name, all others pale by comparison.
Hmmm…Outrace?
Apex?
Yep mental block….and just so you know, im not an egomaniac…usually. Just kidding! But i seriously LOVE the name Poker Face.
Thanks for all of your wonderful suggestions! I’ve got some great ones from all of you and some other sources and will either update the original post with my favorites or write a new one.
My horse needs a show name asap. We call him Monty, and I used to show him as Montana. I recently purchased him and got his papers. His sire’s name is Exelaris, and his dam’s names is Skipa Sand Star. Monty is a quarter horse, and I want to incorperate Montana somehow. Anyone have any sugestions?
maybe
ace case
outerspace
ace space
stuff like that
My favorite is Ace of spades.
Acer
Aces Diamond Rio
Warrior Ace
Other names for Ace:
Well Decorated Ace
Raise an Ace
Phantom Ruler
Court Martialed Ace
Decorated Dancer
For Corrie,
After checking both pedigrees I have a name or two for you.
Impressive Montana Star
Impressive Montana Lad
Conclusively Montana Dude
Montana Sand Bar
I hope this helps you.
I used to ride a horse named “Lost in Space” haha