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Haha Julie. I got great suggestions here for names for my little black bay colt, but alas, I never did settle on one. So, I passed along the problem! I sold him and his new "mom" has named him Leonardo. They are quite happy with each other and he now has a real name.

 

chris

Julie Fuller <natira121@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hey guys, this ought to be fun......
>
> I have a new mare. She is appy/mustang, built just like a short draft 
> horse. Seriously, she is 13.3 and has size 2 feet! She is mostly 
> white, with a bit of chestnut roaning. Her ears are chestnut, and her 
> front legs from the knees down. She's got a nice thick white mane and 
> tail.
>
> She is spoiled ROTTEN, having been an orphan, and bottle fed by a woman 
> who was terrified of her by the time she was two. That was 8 years 
> ago... this mare hadn't been touched since then until Heidi and I 
> hauled her home last month, where she is rapidly learning how to be a 
> horse.
>
> The trouble is, her name is FLIRT! Which absolutely does not work. 
> She's not a flirt... she's pushy, spoiled, stubborn and more handsome 
> than pretty.
>
> I usually name my horses after characters in Star Trek... any version. 
> I
>  thought of calling her "Ro" after Ro Laren, but that doesn't work... 
> sounds too much like No, or whoa, and I'm likely to be yelling at her a 
> lot. *grin*
>
> So, I'm going to let all you wonderfully creative people give me 
> suggestions... I can't keep calling her Flirt, or Fat Mare (cuz she's 
> not, anymore) She needs a name soon, as I am now starting to break 
> her, and gotta have something to yell! *grin* It doesn't have to be 
> Star Trek related.... it can be anything, so long as it fits.
>
> Just to give you a bit of an idea as to her personality, yesterday we 
> put a saddle on her for the first time. She couldn't have cared 
> less... and I wasn't timid with it. I flung it up there, letting 
> everything flap and smack. Not a twitch. When I tightened up the 
> cinch, she let out a squall like a bronc stallion! My daughter and I 
> were in hysterics! She did that twice, but never made a move to kick 
> or jump... she didn't even hunch. She may be
>  opinionated, but she's 
> not one to put a lot of efort into pitching a fit.... so far, anyway. 
> And we've done a lot of stuff to try to push her buttons. She gets 
> !pissed!... so pissed you'd think she just blow up, but she doesn't.
>
> She does something else when she's really pissed: she arches her neck, 
> opens her mouth and shakes her nose side to side, letting her tongue 
> flap. It's hysterical!
>
> Anxiously awaiting your suggestions,
>
> Julie with Natira, Sparrow, Jynxie, Tai, and to-be-renamed Flirt
>
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Chris Paus

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