We started naming foals using a theme with the first foal crop from Gold Luck.  That was in 1996.  That year, I also started the tradition of putting an "h" as the second letter of the foals' names.  The Hanoverian Society didn't allow duplicate names.  I would name my foals when they were born and then find out I didn't get my desired name when the registration papers were issued many months later.  I was sick of not getting my desired name, so I added the silent "h" to my name request.  This worked great with names beginning with G (Gold Luck), L (Loerke), W (Welcome S) and some other letters from frozen semen pregnancies.  Then Shakespeare RSF was licensed and we bought Sir James.  The "S" became "Sh" and now the names make no sense.  Now I breed German Oldenburgs.  I am known across the USA for names with the second letter h, so I have continued it.  Naming themes in the past have been:  exclamatory, cities, musical, drinks, movie stars, countries, scientific, nautical, literature, occupations, people names, foods and spices, candy and confections, wild west, movies, fashion, games and recreation, and last year's theme- bodies of water. Send me your ideas for this year.  When we choose a theme, I'll post it here and then I'll need your help in making up a list of possible names to choose from.  Quinnten is leaving RSF (boo-hoo). 

Quinnten- funny face!

Dressage at Lexington 2013- Dheputy named Show Grand Champion

  

Dressage at Lexington 2013- Dheputy named Show Grand Champion

He has accepted a job with Hilltop Farm in MD to be involved in their raising and handling program.  We wish him all the best, and we are all so proud of him.  He is the best handler of in hand horses out there and he has been so unbelievably valuable to RSF over the last 5 years.  It will not be the same without him here.....