I do. Not the horse’s name, but all my halters have my last name. They do not go with the horse when I sell, but most of mine are imports so I send them in the nylon halter with the import ID tags on it.
Everything I own that can have a nameplate does. It makes it much easier to keep track of your stuff when it has your name on it.
I was taught to do as PNWJumper describes: Every horse has a nice leather halter with their show name on it. That’s what goes to the shows, shipping and with the horse to the new buyer.
But all the rest of my tack has a tag or similar with my last name on it so that that tack stays with me. If I sell a saddle with a name plate on it, I take that off before I ship it.
The idea is that the halter identifies the horse and (by being leather) keeps him safe in transit. The tack, which is not horse-specific, gets labeled so that it all stays with me. The whole system is just about what is practical, OP.
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Every horse I buy is intended for me, and only when they don’t work out in my program do I offer them for sale. So each horse has a nice higher-end leather halter with a nameplate with their barn name on it. That goes with them if/when I sell the horse. If the owner wants to call the horse something else, they can change the nameplate or whatever, I don’t care. At least the horse went off with a nice halter like I still care about them.
My tack, (bridles, saddles, etc) all have nameplates with my last name on them)
