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Of course you can name a horse: RCMP wants children’s help naming foals

Kids 14 and younger encouraged to suggest names starting with ‘A’ for Musical Ride horses
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The RCMP Musical Ride’s Name that Foal contest is back, with children 14 and younger across Canada encouraged to send in their suggestions by April 26, 2024. (White Rock RCMP/X photo)

Have a talent for naming horses?

The RCMP wants to know.

The Mounties’ Name the Foal contest is back, open to children 14 or younger across Canada.

This time, all names must begin with the letter ‘A.’

White Rock RCMP posted about the event on X, tagging local elementary schools to alert any students who think they might know some great names for the foals born in Ontario, on a farm where horses are raised for the RCMP Musical Ride.

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Tricia Weel

About the Author: Tricia Weel

I’m a lifelong writer, and worked as a journalist in community newspapers for more than a decade, from White Rock to Parksville and Qualicum Beach, to Abbotsford and Surrey, from 2001-2012
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