My-My (1957–1968) was an

American Saddlebred The American Saddlebred is a horse breed from the United States. This breed is referred to as the "Horse America Made". Descended from riding-type horses bred at the time of the American Revolution, the American Saddlebred includes the Nar ...

mare. She was one of only two horses ever to win six

Five-Gaited Five-gaited horses are notable for their ability to perform five distinct horse gaits instead of simply the three gaits, walk, trot and canter or gallop common to most horses. Individual animals with this ability are often seen in the American Sa ...

World's Grand Championships in the

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Life

My-My was

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ed in 1957. Her dam, Daneshall's Easter Parade, was the only horse to ever beat

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, the only other six-time World Grand Champion. Her sire was Beau Fortune. My-My died October 1 1968, of liver failure. She was eleven years old.

Career

My-My was trained by Frank Bradshaw, and won a total of six five-gaited World Grand Championships at the

, from 1963 to 1968. When she won her first World title in 1963, she was owned by Daneshall Stables, but she was sold to Jolie Richardson of

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before the second title. My-My was a five-gaited horse, meaning she performed the walk,

trot The trot is a ten-beat diagonal horse gait where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time with a moment of suspension between each beat. It has a wide variation in possible speeds, but averages about . A very slow trot is someti ...

canter The canter and gallop are variations on the fastest gait that can be performed by a horse or other equine. The canter is a controlled three-beat gait, while the gallop is a faster, four-beat variation of the same gait. It is a natural gait pos ...

, slow gait and rack. Jolie Richardson was in the hospital with

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when My-My competed in and won her final World Grand Championship in 1968. Richardson watched the show from her bed, and died of her disease some time later.

References

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