Merry Go Boy #431336

(Reprinted from The Heritage Tennessee Walking Horses Website)

Merry Go Boy was sired by Merry Boy, out of Wiser's Dimples. Winston Wiser paid his brother three hundred fifty dollars for the colt when he was only a few weeks old in 1943. As a weanling, he was the winner of the Weanling Horse Colt Class at the 1943 Celebration during a morning show. Three classes later, he was reserve to the weanling filly, Frances Langford. This was the only time he was defeated in his class during his lifetime. He wond both the Yearling Colt Class and the Yearling Championship at the 1944 Celebration. He was the winner of the Three Year Old Stallion and Gelding Class and the Junior Stake in 1946.

On the following night, as a junior, he entered the big stake and was beaten only by Midnight Sun. The grand show stallion came back again in 1947 and won the World Grand Championship. He repeated his victory again in 1948.

Merry Go Boy as a conformation model for the 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 had many times been cited for his top performance.

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 died on July 7, 1969.