The Arms of Kim L. Fry - The Armorial Register.

These arms provide a nod to existing, ancient, arms of the name which often feature a white horse courant (running, or galloping). Here the horses are passant (walking toward dexter (the viewer's left) with the right forehoof raised and all others on the ground).

The Heraldic Badge of Kim L. Fry.

The field is blazoned as "en cousu"; in heraldry, cousu (French for "sewn" or "stitched") is a blazon term used to bypass the rule of tincture (which forbids placing colour on colour or metal on metal). It indicates that an ordinary (most commonly a chief) is placed alongside the field, like a patch sewn onto a garment, rather than superimposed on top of it. This has allowed the armiger to place the white horses on a multi coloured field of his choice.

The badge mirrors the main charge of the crest which both pick up the theme of freedom. No chain can hold the falcon and he is about to rise and fly free.

There is a clever heraldic pun (traditionally called canting arm or armes parlante) found in the coats of arms belonging to various branches of the Fry family. In British heraldry, the coats of arms for the Fry surname (such as those from Wiltshire and Devon) prominently feature three white horses running in a row ("Gules, three horses courant in pale Argent"), often paired with horseshoes.

The pun functions on two distinct linguistic levels: The primary pun is a play on the breed of the horse. A famous breed of European draft and driving horses is the Friesian, historically spelled Frison, which is the French translation of "Friesian". The English term derives from their region of origin, the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The breed's oldest recorded name dates back to the 16th century when the famous stallions were referred to as Phryso. From this we can see how the heralds of old used their wit to link the breed to the name "Fry". Therefore, placing "Phrysos" or "Frys" (horses) on a shield for a person named "Fry" was a direct, phonetic visual joke on the surname.

The Secondary pun is Freedom, which is again referenced in the armiger's crest, badge and motto. The surname Fry derives from the Middle English word frie (or the Old English frīo), meaning "free-born" or "generous". Historically, the wild horse has been a universal symbol of absolute liberty, independence, and freedom. This allows the coat of arms to act as a double-layered rebus: it sounds like the name ("Fry"/Friesian) and symbolizes the definition of the name ("Fry"/Free).

Because heraldic puns were highly popular, different branches of the Fry family adapted this specific horse imagery across centuries. Heralds in the medieval and Tudor eras were notoriously fond of these "jokes" in visual form, making the Fry horse arms a classic text-book example of canting armory.

The Latin phrase "Liberum Nati" translates to "Born Free." Whilst it reflects the cant behind the name, its intent is to expresses a strong commitment to autonomy, liberty, and the natural, inherent rights of the individual.