Here is a sample of what Coco's registration papers would have for pedigree information.When choosing a registered name, the owner/breeder has the choice of which names of sires and dams they would like to use.
It is common to choose bits and pieces of the most commonly known names. For example, Coco's paternal grandmother, Genzana, was named partly after her sire genuine Doc, and partly after her mother, Zan Parr Jetta (Gen+Zana).
It is also common for the owner/breeder to name the horse after a specific characteristic that the foal may display within it's first few hours or days. For example, Hollywood Dun It would get "Hollywood' from his sire, and the "Dun" part from his colouring (he was a buckskin coloured dun).
If you take a look at (Peanut) Smart Like Jac's sire, there is one name in brackets. The formal registration papers that a horse has for identification would be it's American Quarter Horse Association papers. If the horse was a Paint, it would be it's American Paint Horse Association papers. In this case, the horse is a quarter horse and registered under the name Sugar Bar Buckaroo. The horse was also shown with the National Reining Horse Association where a competition license is required. Most owners choose to have the same name on both papers but in this case, the horse was named Jac Be Quick for it's NRHA competition.
Larger breeding operations often opt to include their intitials or brand in the name, (ie. HH Coconut Jac, HH could stand for Hayes Horsemanship and/or be the brand). The initials and brand serve as an advertisement wherever the horse is seen or wherever the name is announced.
Sometimes a foal can be named something totally different than it's sire and dam, grandsires and granddams. Often times, popular celebrities, song lyrics or movies are incorporated into the names. Owners can get quite creative with their name choices and turn them into a play on words.
When applying for a registration, the name choice must be 20 characters or less including spaces, and with no punctuation. The application paper has space for 6 name choices listed by priority from one to six. If none of the name choices are suitable, or if they are all in use, AQHA will name the foal.
The FUN Part:
We are looking for name suggestions!
Remember: 20 characters or less, preferably a name that is derived from one or more names on the pedigree chart or specific to Coco's colour and characteristics.
So, make your suggestions, and we will check to verify whether or not they have been used already. We will have a vote to find the top six choices which will be sent out on the registration application. From there, we will have to wait anxiously for AQHA to send back the official papers and reveal the official name choice!
Suggestions so far:
Dun it Quick and Perfect (will have to be modified, exceeds 20 characters) DunItQwikNPerfect
Dun it Smart and Perfect (see above) DunItSmartNPerfect
Jac Dun it (not available)
Cracker Jac Dun It (not available)
Dun It Like I'm Smart (see above - no punctuation) Dun It Like Im Smart
DoubleJacontheRox
Gens Smart Like That
Jacked up on Jac
Cracker Jac Smartie
Smart Like CrackerJac
Genz Gone and Dun it
Coconut Jac
Been There Dun That (not available)
You Don't Know Jac (not available)
Lightly Dun (not available)
Git R Dun (not available)
Zebra Jac
Jac Dun It Perfect
Hollywood Jac It
Dun Smart
*Names marked with, "not available," are names that have been taken already in the AQHA database.
Tell us your name suggestions and we will post all of them on this page as well as on our facebook page.
Happy Naming!
