One of the fun parts about having foals is naming them but this can lead to frustration if a name has already been taken. A new feature on the ApHCC web site is the "Appaloosa Name Look-up" whereby you can do a search to see if your "never-before-thought-of" name turns out to be a "very-much-in-use" registered name.

With a growing database of approximately 40,000 registered names you will delight in creating endless lists of names that even contain a part of the name you are considering, for example; you want to name your brand new foal "Sunshine". You type the name in the search bar and hit the submit button. As the search engine scans the database, the name Sunshine appears in the results window which means the name is taken. But alas, not only does the name Sunshine appear, so does every name in the database that contains the word "Sunshine"! With an even more tenacious desire to use the word Sunshine, you think up the name "Sunshine's Desire". You check again, and receive a message that says ***no matches***. This means victory for you and your foal now has an official name! The next step is to download and complete a registration form from our web site, take some photos and pop it in the mail box.

Naming your horse has never been easier! Try our search tool and become a real Appaloosa name detective.