Merry Go Boy
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| Merry Go Boy | |
|---|---|
 Merry Go Boy | |
| Breed | Tennessee Walking Horse |
| Discipline | Show horse |
| Sire | Merry Boy |
| Grandsire | Roan Allen |
| Dam | Wiser's Dimples |
| Maternal grandsire | Giovanni |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1943 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Black, star and left hind sock |
| Breeder | Archie Wiser |
| Trainer | Winston Wiser |
| Major wins | |
| World Grand Championships in 1947, 1948 | |
Merry Go Boy (May 4, 1943 – July 7, 1967) was a highly influential Tennessee Walking Horse sire and two-time World Grand Champion. He is credited for producing the most desirable conformation type in his offspring.
Merry Go Boy was foaled on May 4, 1943. He was sired by the stallion Merry Boy, and out of a mare named Wiser's Dimples. Merry Go Boy was black with a white star and near hind sock. He was bred by Archie Wiser of Wartrace, Tennessee, and sold to Wiser's brother Winston for $350 when he was a few weeks old.[1] In 1944, Elroy Mallard from Georgetown, Kentucky bought a half-interest in Merry Go Boy. In 1948, Merry Go Boy was sold again to a Virginia owner for a then-record price of $55,000.[2] Merry Go Boy was euthanized due to arthritis on July 7, 1967, at Belfast, Tennessee.[3]
Career
Merry Go Boy won the weanling horse colt class at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in 1943. In 1944, he won the yearling colt class and the yearling championship. He won the two-year-old stallion class in 1945, and in the following year, 1946, won the three-year-old stallion/gelding junior stake and was then entered in the "big stake" or World Grand Championship, which he lost to Midnight Sun. However, Merry Go Boy won the World Grand Championship title a year afterwards, in 1947, and again in 1948.[4][1]
Merry Go Boy's last major win was in 1967, when he won the get of sire class at the Celebration.[5]