NAMING

Naming something - a pet, a child, a car (..just me?) is always a stressful experience. No one wants to pick a crap name, so i'm sure you'll understand the relief i felt that the responsibility of naming the foal did not lie with me.

It was, however, always a topic of discussion. Pre-birth, you have no idea what the foal will be like - colour, personality, height, gender, conformation - they're all unknown. One of the only foal-related discussion topics available is the naming and, in my opinion, the best names suit the foal's personality and are cleverly related back to the sire/dam.

Whilst brainstorming for ideas one day, Laura, my mom and I were discussing the idea of 'Willo The Wisp' (get it? Wisp...Whisper..?) when I realised I didn't actually know what a 'Wisp' was. The following exchange went something like this:

"A wisp? It's like a fairy or something, isn't it?"
"Really? A fairy?|
"Yeah, it's like a sprite"

And there you have it. Sprite.

My dad meeting Sprite for the first time at 30 hours old.