Registry of the ASHBA Section IIII. Registration H. Names:
1. Each horse for which Application for Registration is made must be given an acceptable name which does not conflict with the name of any other horse registered with the Registry, living or dead, and which is approved by the Registry in its discretion. A conflicting name is one which is judged to be too similar to an existing name either in spelling or pronunciation, e.g., Black Knight/Black Night.
Adding “A”, “An” or “The” to an existing name or removing “A”, “An” or “The” from an existing name is judged to be too similar. The Registry may consider waiving this requirement for horses with the same or similar names with a foaling date of 40 years or more prior to the request date that (a) do not have registered progeny, or (b) are not designated Saddlebred Record Champion horses, World Champion horses, or Reserve World Champion horses.
2. The name may not exceed 35 characters, including letters, spaces and punctuation.
3. It is recommended that three name choices be provided on the application in order of preference.
4. The Registry reserves the right, in its discretion, to accept or reject any or all of the names submitted, whether for reasons of conflict or good taste, and also reserves the right, but is not obligated, to correct obvious misspellings.
5. The following are not allowed as part of a horse’s name:
Numerical prefixes or suffixes:
- Numerals;
- “Jr.” and “Sr.” as suffixes;
- Diacritical marks;
- Punctuation marks as prefixes;
- Initials added as a prefix or suffix to a name already in use, e.g. Wing Commander G.G.