Anyway, we headed out- no traffic and today's showers knocked the dust back so it was a nice little ride. I opted to leave the dogs home until I get to know her a bit better.
Riding a new horse out alone from her new home is a pretty good test too, and she passed with flying colours. She is curious but calm on the trails.
She's a long strided mare, so different from the horses I usually ride. Doesn't seem to walk out with energy but that may change when I start riding with others- next week.
I have her on Step 8 to help her regain some weight as well as Hoffman's minerals and all the grass hay she can eat. And I hand graze her after we ride. Once we move she will have her own grazing paddock - I foresee fencing in my future this fall!
Smell the roses, don't eat them!
Meanwhile I am still racking my brain for a name for her. Start firing suggestions this way please!
Something feminine, a little bit Western would be nice, or something classic. Not a name that plays on her colour (like Goldie, Brandy, Sunshine etc.)
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Western/Southern names.....Annie, Myra, Etta, Cheyenne, Ava, Cassidy, Dallas, Ginny, Rita, Zella, Luanne, Abby, Twila, Addie, Tillie, Clara, Sadie, Rhetta, Cora, Dinah.
Lytha- have thought of several of those and ruled them out, mostly because of association with other people or animals. Others I like but they don't suit her- like Cheyenne and Dallas. Keep the names coming!
Mirage
Rapunzel or Pocahontas...Wildflower...sounds like you are getting along well:)
Old western cowgirls: Annie Oakley, Bellle Star, Calamity Jane...
Lucille...
Betsy, Ruby, Sage, Sierra, Ellie Mae, Dixie, Candy...Daisy, she's yellow and white like a daisy! Delta Dawn, Amber. Okay, now I've given me a headache! I hope you figure out a name soon!
Jezebel...
Lucky Penny
Lazy Susan. LOL! Sorry.
I'm looking for a one word name, that reflects her good nature and beauty. Her registered name is Solanos N Jac.
If she likes the rain, name her Seattle. Prettiest city name ever. And no animal/pet/blogger has it yet, right?: ) If you want the Native American original version, it's Sealth, ("selth") but that's not so pretty. Seattle's too big a name for my cat, so I named her after a main street/island in Seattle, Mercer. Which is naming a cat after a place that is named for an explorer person....*lol* Ok sorry I'm out of ideas for your fabulous new mare. I like to name horses after their ancestors, even the call names, so what about Jacque? You could pronounce it french to be fancy.
I know, you like one or two syllable names. You're like me.
Solanos presumably has something to do with the sun? Sunny? As in disposition. Or some form of Jackie; Jacquie, Jacqui...
More names... Dream, Angel, Concha (I don't know why but I really like that one)
Laney
I'm no good at names, if they're lovely, I call them lovely. Beautiful was beautiful. Congratulations though. She really is LOVELY!
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