350+ Perfect Pony and Horse Names for Riders
How to Pick a Name for Your Mare, Stallion, or Gelding
We love horses! They are beautiful, intelligent, powerful, and graceful animals. Horse lovers know that a special horse or pony speaks to your heart, and they deserve a name that will celebrate how special they are.
Whether you have a mare, a stallion, or a gelding, there are some great name ideas out there to suit them. Here you'll find names for spirited horses, gentle horses, wild horses, and reliable horses. Whether an Arabian or American Paint, a Peruvian Paso, mini boy, or grade horse . . . a gelding or mare, there is a special name just for them.
Tips for Picking a Name for Your Horse
When picking a name, consider your personality and your horse's personality, because a bond between a horse and their human is so special—two become one:
- Coat Color: Is your horse black, bay or brown, chestnut, palomino, buckskin, sorrel, cremello, smokey, silver, champagne, gray, lilac roan, honey roan, or bay roan?
- Coat Pattern: Is your horse roan, dapple, flea-bitten, pinto, tobiano, calico, sabino, splash-pattern, spotted, speckled, snowflake, frosted?
- Personality: What is your horse's personality? What behaviors define them? Do they remind you of an element of nature or a character from a movie? Maybe they remind you of a famous horse? A famous racehorse? A famous person? Maybe your horse is graceful, strong, bold, goofy, stubborn, fearless, loving, gentle?
- Activity: Is your horse a draft horse? Sport horse? Pony? Western? English? Well-traveled?
Great Horse Names for Mares
Abigail
| Audrey
| Cascade
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|---|---|---|
Acorn
| Aurora
| Cassie
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Alaska
| Autumn
| Celeste
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Alexa
| Azure
| Cher
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Amber
| Bindi
| Cheyenne
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America
| Black Beauty
| Cleo
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Angel
| Bonnie
| Clover
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Apple
| Brooke
| Coco
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April
| Cake
| Daisy
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Astrid
| Candy
| Dancer
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More Unique Name Ideas for Mares
Darling
| Evita
| Galaxy
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|---|---|---|
Dawn
| Faith
| Gemma
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Desire
| Fancy
| Gigi
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Dina
| Fantasia
| Gina
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Dolly
| Fara
| Ginger
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Dora
| Fern
| Goldie
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Dream
| Fiona
| Gracie
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Dreamer
| Flicka
| Gucci
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Dutch
| Friday
| Gypsy
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Ebony
| Gaia
| Haley
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Halsey
| Hope
| Kylie
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|---|---|---|
Hannah
| India
| Lacy
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Happy
| Ivy
| Lady
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Harriette
| Jade
| Layla
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Harvest
| Jazz
| Lea
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Hazel
| Jelly
| Lily
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Heart
| Jewel
| Lola
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Heaven
| Kara
| Lottie
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Holly
| Kasmir
| Luna
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Honey
| Kiwi
| Madeline
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Madonna
| Mylie
| Pebble
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|---|---|---|
Mango
| Nelly
| Penny
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Maple
| Nevada
| Pilar
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Marigold
| Nutmeg
| Pina
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Melody
| Onyx
| Pippa
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Memory
| Paisley
| Pippi
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Missy
| Paris
| Poppy
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Misty
| Peace
| Prada
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Moonlight
| Peach
| Prim
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Morgan
| Pearl
| Queenie
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Cool Name Ideas for Female Horses
Raven
| Sage
| Spring
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|---|---|---|
Rhianna
| Sequoia
| Star
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Robin
| Serenity
| Starlight
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Rose
| Shadow
| Stella
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Rosie
| Shasta
| Strawberry
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Roxy
| Sierra
| Sugar
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Ruby
| Silver
| Suki
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Rune
| Sky
| Summer
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Sable
| Sol
| Sundance
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Saffron
| Spirit
| Sunny
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Tess
| Unity
| Winter
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|---|---|---|
Thorn
| Valley
| Wild Heart
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Tiara
| Victoria
| Wish
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Tori
| Violet
| Xena
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Trinity
| Willow
| Yuki
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Twighlight
| Winnie
| Zoe
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Great Horse Names for Stallions and Geldings
Ace
| Barley
| Bodie
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|---|---|---|
Apollo
| Baron
| Bolt
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Aries
| Beau
| Boston
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Arrow
| Beethoven
| Bugs
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Artie
| Billy
| Buzz
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Asher
| Biscuit
| Cajun
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Astro
| Black Jack
| Caleb
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Austin
| Blazer
| Calvin
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Axle
| Blizzard
| Cash
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Barkley
| Blue
| Chevy
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More Horse Name Ideas for Stallions and Geldings
Chief
| Danny
| Falcon
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|---|---|---|
Chip
| Dash
| Fargo
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Cisco
| Davis
| Fizz
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Clyde
| Diego
| Flame
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Colby
| Doc
| Flash
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Comet
| Doctor
| Forest
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Cosmo
| Domino
| Fox
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Cupid
| Dylan
| Frankie
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Dale
| Echo
| Frisco
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Dallas
| Elvis
| Fritz
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Gandolf
| Hershey
| Jet
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|---|---|---|
Gator
| Hidalgo
| Junior
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Ghost
| Highlander
| Jupiter
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Gilly
| Houston
| Kid
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Gizmo
| Huey
| King
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Glory
| Inferno
| Knight
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Gunner
| Ireland
| Laredo
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Gus
| Jack
| Legend
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Harvey
| Jag
| Levi
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Hawk
| Jax
| Lightning
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Best Horse Names for Male Horses
Little
| Matrix
| Orion
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|---|---|---|
Logan
| Maverick
| Peanut
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Lone Star
| Mighty
| Pepe
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Lotto
| Mozart
| Pheonix
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Lucky
| Neptune
| Pickle
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Mac
| Nitro
| Pirate
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Magic
| North
| Pisces
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Major
| Oasis
| Polo
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Malibu
| Ocean
| Pumpkin
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Maroon
| Oliver
| Ranger
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Rascal
| Russel
| Sirius
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|---|---|---|
Rebel
| Rusty
| Sol
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Red
| Sailor
| Solar
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Reggie
| Salem
| Solaris
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Ridley
| Sammy
| Sonic
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Ringo
| Saxon
| Stout
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Rio
| Scout
| Sweetie
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Rocky
| Shiloh
| Tahoe
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Romeo
| Sid
| Tampa
|
Rush
| Sidney
| Tango
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The Biggest Horses in the World
Tanner
| Toronto
| West
|
|---|---|---|
Teddy
| Tito
| Whiskey
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Theo
| Tux
| Wolf
|
Thor
| Vegas
| Yukon
|
Thunder
| Ventura
| Zinc
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Tiger
| Viking
| Zippy
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Tigger
| Wesley
| Zues
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More Reading
- The Great Debate: Mares vs. Geldings
A horse expert goes into details. "Like English versus Western riding, one of the most debated topics among horse owners is if they prefer mares or geldings."
© 2019 Layne Holmes
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