Go Boy's Shadow was a

Tennessee Walking Horse The Tennessee Walking Horse or Tennessee Walker is a breed of gaited horse known for its unique four-beat running-walk and flashy movement. It was originally developed as a riding horse on farms and plantations in the American South. It is ...

stallion who won two World Grand Championships in the years 1955 and 1956. He was the last horse to repeat win in his breed for nearly fifty years.

Life and career

Go Boy's Shadow was a black

stallion A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated). Stallions follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" nec ...

by Merry Go Boy and out of

Merry Walker Merry Walker (foaled 1939) was a Tennessee Walking Horse mare. She gave birth to the show horses Go Boy's Shadow and Rodger's Perfection, who won three World Grand Championships between them. Life Merry Walker was foaled June 18, 1939, in Murfr ...

. He was foaled in

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, on the farm of Dr. Porter Rodgers. At the age of four months he was sold to

Winston Wiser Winston Wiser (1910–1961) was a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer from Shelbyville, Tennessee, who won five World Grand Championships on three separate horses. Life Wiser was born in Bedford County, Tennessee on January 23, 1910, to James Daniel ...

, and Wiser then allowed E. H. Padgett to buy a half interest in the colt. At three years old in 1955, Go Boy's Shadow won his first World Grand Championship at the

Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration (TWHNC), sometimes known as the Celebration, is the largest horse show for the Tennessee Walking Horse breed, and has been held annually in or near Shelbyville, Tennessee since its inception in 19 ...

. He repeated his win a year later, in 1956. Go Boy's Shadow was the last horse to repeat at the Celebration for nearly fifty years, until

I Am Jose I Am Jose (foaled October 8, 2008) is a Tennessee Walking Horse stallion and three-time World Grand Champion. He is the first stallion and second horse to win the World Grand Championship three times. I Am Jose is black with a star on his forehead ...

won the stake three years running, in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

References

{{Reflist Individual Tennessee Walking Horses World Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horses