Very important question!

[trinityofone]

First, thank you so so much to everyone who wished me congratulations or best wishes on my new job. The first day went pretty well, although I'm mostly too zonked to write about it in detail. Suffice to say, I could do well to open a running tally:

Trin's Exciting Career in Entertainment Journalism!

DAY ONE

+Articles written about actresses and their dogs: 1
+Articles researched about Lisa Edelstein's "secret" past as a Club Kid and James St. James gal pal: 1
+Number of incoming phone calls messily fumbled: 1
+Glamorous celebrity interviews conducted: 0

But now--on to the truly important question!

What should I name Rodney's horse?

I know, I know--me and horses tend to make for a worrisome fic combo, but I'm trying my best to finish my reel_sga fic, and as I'm adapting The Searchers, this issue cannot be avoided. So...any thoughts on the name of Rodney's equine? Or, for that matter, Cadman's?

*is serious, adult-type person*

Comments

[agentotter.livejournal.com]

I think the horse's name would depend largely upon the universe you're talking about. Like, you said this Rodney's not so much a scientist? And maybe wouldn't be making certain references? I mean, is this an AU set in the old west or on another planet or...? 'Cause that would make big difference; a lot of names that people give horses are region- or nation-specific (like "Dakota" or "Indiana"), or they're Biblical or they're references to cultural things (like "Trigger" or "Comet" or other famous-type Hollywood horses).

But, if Rodney's more a utility guy -- if his horse is a working ranch horse, and not so much a pet -- he might not even refer to it by name. For instance, when talking to other horse people you might often say "my mare" instead of "Mrs. Snazzlepants" or whatever your horse's name is. In fact, when I'm writing cowboy types on horses I often end up referring to the horse mostly by color or by gender or both, like "the bay mare" or "his gelding" or whatever.

All of that said, I think Rodney should ride a gelding named Brisco. I totally wanna have a gelding named Brisco one day.