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MERRY GO BOY
1947 and 1948 W. G. Ch. |
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MERRY
GO BOY #431336 |
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Merry Go Boy was sired
by Merry Boy, out of Wiser's Dimples. He was bred by Archie
Wiser of Wartrace, TN. He was foaled on May 4,1943 on the Wiser
Farm. Winston Wiser paid his brother $350 for the colt when he
was only a few weeks old. Go Boy was black with a star and a
near hind sock. As a weanling Merry Go Boy was the winner of the
Weanling Horse Colt Class at the 1943 Celebration during a morning
showing. Three classes later, he was reserve to the weanling
filly, Frances Langford, in the Weanling Championship. This was
the only time he was defeated in his class during his lifetime. |
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He won both the
Yearling Colt Class and the Yearling Championship at the 1944
Celebration. That year, Elroy Mallard of Georgetown, KY
purchased a half interest in him. |
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R. W. Norman of
Salisbury, NC bought a one third interest for $6,000 just prior to his
winning the Two-Year-Old Stallion Class at the next Celebration. |
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Go Boy was the winner
of the Three-Year-Old Stallion and Gelding Class and the Junior Stake
at the Celebration in 1946. |
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On the following night,
as a junior, he entered the big stake and was beaten only by Midnight
Sun. |
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The grand show stallion
came back again in 1947 to win the World Grand Championship. |
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He repeated this
victory again in 1948. This was the first Celebration to be held
on the then new Celebration grounds. He was purchased just prior
to this event by C.C. Turner of Broadway, VA. |
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Merry Go Boy was a conformation model for the Tennessee Walking Horse
breed. The expression, "As fine as Go Boy", indicates the high
regard in which he was held for his appearance as well as his ability
to perform the gaits. One of the first things noted about him
was his extreme nodding action. He had three distinct and
perfect gaits and has many times been cited for his top performance. |
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This
famous show horse was the sire of 3 World Grand Champions - Go Boy's
Shadow (1955 & 1956), Go Boy's Sundust (1967), and Go Boy's Royal Heir
(1968), as well as an impressive number of World Champions.
He was the grand-sire of Sensational Shadow, World Grand Champion in
1971. In the 1960 Breeders National Futurity, 24 out of 46
ribbons were awarded to weanlings and yearlings sired by Merry Go Boy.
Nothing appears to be known about what happened to all these colts
when they were put under saddle, though.
Merry Go Boy in 1950
photo courtesy of Tim
Beckman
from
SkiesRBlue Stables
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----- Original Message -----
From: kaspareck
To: walkerswest@walkerswest.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:40 PM
Subject: Merry Go Boy
He is a fuzzy snapshot of me riding Merry Go Boy in November of 1964,
bareback and in a halter. I think he was about 23 years old then and
still wonderfully smooth and rhythmic. I was about 16 years old and
showing my walking pony, “El Cid” often against Ray Beech and his pony
at the time. SW just tossed me up on Go Boy and said take him for a
spin…it was one of the life moments you treasure and hold dear…I was
in total awe of this great horse.
Charlotte (Neill) Kaspareck
Formerly of Windy Acres Farm, Tuscumbia Alabama
Now of Williamsburg Dressage, Williamsburg, Virginia |
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Merry Go Boy died on July 7, 1969,
a few short years after his illustrious rival,
the "Horse of the Century", Midnight
Sun. |
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PHOTOS
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**Please note: All photos that are not
specifically accredited otherwise, are courtesy of
Dr. Bob Womack,
author of "Echo of Hoofbeats." If you have photos of Merry
Go Boy that you would like added to this page, please forward them to
Walkers West.
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