1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 February Voice RS | Page 2

BOY’S
INVASION
Is One More Ribbon
Really So Important?
A CHAMPION IN THE MAKING—Back In
1956 George Witt went to work on a
brilliant two year old colt named GO
BOY’S INVASION. He carried this beauti­
ful bay stallion to the World Championship
three years running before being tied
Reserve World Grand Champion in 1959.
While researching the background son. His showring record seems to into the big-time to stay. George
of GO BOY’S INVASION we were indicate that he was indeed "one of worked long and hard on him and
honestly amazed to learn that he was the all-time greats the breed has the horse responded in a most re­
a World Champion many times over. ever produced.” Like many other warding manner. He was a willing
It is our understanding, and this is Walking Horses of note, GO BOY’S mount with extreme natural ability
not documented, that he was a Futur­ INVASION was bred and raised by and desire to match his uncommon
ity Champion in both 1954 and 1955 J. R. Brantley & Son in Manchester, beauty. As a two-year-old he was
as a weanling and as a yearling. Hav­ Tennessee. He was a much-discussed ridden to the World Championship in
ing defeated the tops in this event colt and at the Celebration in 1954 convincing fashion. He came back
he proceeded to work his way through he was purchased by George Witt in 1956 to repeat his performance
all available saddle events to defeat and Dr. Pat Hamm of Athens and against an even stronger class to
literally every horse showing in his Huntsville, Alabama. He was only win the Three-Year-Old Champion­
age classes for three years straight. two months old at the time. He re­ ship. This was during the time when
This is an enviable record that de­ mained at the Brantley Farms until three-year-olds were called Junior
he was a yearling, and shortly alter- Horses and this is the title he car­
serves some discussion.
GO BOY’S INVASION is out of the the 1955 Celebration he was moved ried to the Celebration in the fall of
1959.
great mare GOODNESS SAKE and to George Witt’s stables for training.
All observers recall that GO BOY’S
In discussing GO BOY’S INVAS­
is by MERRY GO BOY. Many astute
Walking Horse lovers of the old school ION with George, we noticed a de­ INVASION was the unchallenged
believe he is the greatest colt ever cided sparkle in his eye. This horse, favorite for the World Grand Champ­
sired by MERRY BOY’s mostfamous more than any other, put George Witt ionship that year. In his years as a
4
Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse