Black Horse Name Generator

A true black horse is rarer than it looks: most 'black' horses are dark bays or seal browns, and a genuine black coat with no brown at the muzzle and flanks, especially a non-fading black that stays jet through summer, stands out in any barn. Naming traditionally follows the coat. The classic barn names are Midnight, Onyx, Shadow, Raven, Ebony, Jet, Sable and Coal, with the foodie set (Licorice, Espresso, Guinness, Pepper, Molasses) and the gothic set (Salem, Morticia, Nyx, Poe, Nevermore) close behind. Literature supplies Black Beauty, Bucephalus, Black Bess and The Black from The Black Stallion, and for Friesians, the breed that is almost always black, Frisian names such as Tjerk, Sjoerd, Ymke and Frouke are the authentic choice.

Show names open the field up. Judges and announcers hear hundreds of names, so phrases with rhythm work best: Midnight Serenade, Black Tie Affair, After Midnight, Painted Black, Dark Side of the Moon, Queen of the Night. Spanish and Portuguese black breeds (PRE, Lusitano, Murgese) carry Azabache, Sombra, Noche and Carbón well, and words for black or night in other languages (Kuro, Noir, Schwarz, Svart, Siyah, Aswad, Dubh) give an ordinary idea a fresh sound. Ironic names like Snowflake, Casper and Marshmallow are a long-running joke that owners of black horses rarely tire of.