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I would include his gen as he's a 5G I'd name him something like 5G Black Snow or something I'd combine some form of a mix from names of his ancestry.

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This foal is bootstrap (uneven) so I'd have no idea how to name this one

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The rest are foundation horses so they don't need anything special you can but 1G in their name but it doesn't matter. Name them what you want

I, personally, use song titles and lyrics from one of the online lyrics sites, but I do mix and match, like SandyCreek does, as well.

I LOVE naming horses! People are tired of hearing me say that, I'm sure, but I enjoy it too much to let it bother me!

Personally I don’t name anything but foundTion horses, and they are designated as “f” followed by their name. So sorting them is easy in the lab for straw sales.

Show horses have their Id number.

My generation horses are listed by generation, black liver or liver, genes, paper, and whether they are superior to parents, and finally their number.

2g bl snfkpkp a sup #

This would be a Hom dp(black liver) colt. He carries one copy of snowflake and two copies of kp. He is a papered and superior to sire.

This way when looking at my horses I can dig out my Hom dp horses before my het dp for breeding or pastures. I use “l” for liver on het dp horses.

But like everybody else says whatever works for you!

zDivine Wine IN

So far I have named all my horses based on the information I've received from everyone in the comments. I am using a letter code in front of every horse's name to sort easier. r=Stallions
w=broodmares z=show mares e(eZ if show horses)=neutered or spayed. And after that I put their name(example-5G rNorthern Dancer) and then I put their level abbreviation and then their paper abbreviation.
So for example my stud is named 5G rNorthern Dancer GP S
5G for 5th generation r for Stallion GP for Grand Prix and S for Star! zDivine Wine IN(z for show mare and IN for inhand) Also I don't have an upgrade rn so she doesn't have her paper level in her name!
If you have any suggestions on how to make it better please do!

I don't generally name mine. Just in case you want some MORE ideas, here's how I name my horses.
I have several different lines: Axiom (AX), Chocolate (CMB), Mushroom (MU), Nacre (NA), Nexus (NX), Onyx (OX), and Watercolor (WC).
Studs will get names (I use a Character Name Generator web site) but mares only ever get their ID number. I include a short abbreviation of which genes they have, so that if I am choosing from the pasture drop-down menus I can decide between this stud and that without opening their individual pages.

One of my foundation Axiom boys: AXG1 Chylotl 5373169 XBXR (AXG1=Axiom Generation 1; Name; ID#; XBXR=het axiom blue, het axiom red)

My foundation for the Chocolate herd: CMB1 Cherry Mocha Breve 5349377 His name says it all, with no need for gene codes - he's a Cherry Drop foundation with hom Chocolate and Splash M (Macchiato).

From the Mushroom herd: MUG3s 5460449 DPhMU (MUG3s=Mushroom generation 3 superior to sire (or dam if appropriate); ID#; DPhMU=het DP and hom Mushroom) The lowercase h indicates homozygous. This one is hom DP and het Mushroom: MUG4s 5223027 hDPMU.

This stud really has too many genes to list, so he got a memorable name instead WCG1 Dragoculum 5294116, and this one will get the same shortly NXG1 5325396 hNXWCNAOX

I also have some studs who see very infrequent use whose names basically include their color and any fun genes.
zG1 3505540 Blue Rn App I13 hPr
zG1 4425470 Liver w10 hMU hCHN
zG1 4679942 Silver Bay I3 19
zG1 5174480 Cnut Sps Olw GhoPum

All offspring get comparison tested, and the "s" added to their prefix (ie. MUG3s, AXG2s) if superior. I cull any AGA foals to the show barns.