Might Tango

Medal record
World Championships
Gold	1978 Lexington	Individual Eventing
Bronze	1978 Lexington	Team Eventing

Might Tango was a top eventing horse trained and ridden by American Bruce Davidson.

• Lived: 1971-1995
• Color: Gray
• Breeding: American Thoroughbred
• Breeding: by Mighty Mine, out of Betango
• Rider: Bruce Davidson

Might Tango was found by Robert Tindle as a mount for Bruce Davidson. The gelding had raced as a two-year-old in California before he began his eventing career. As a relatively inexperienced eventing horse, Might Tango took Davidson to a win at the 1978 World Championships in Lexington, earning the individual gold medal and team bronze at the young age of seven.^[1]

Might Tango lived to the age of twenty-four, and is now buried at Davidson's Chesterland Farm in Unionville, PA.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Might Tango^[2]

Sire Mighty Mine 1958	Mighty Story 1943	Mahmoud 1933	Blenheim - 1927
			Mah Mahal - 1928
		Little Lie 1932	Sickle - 1924
			Fib - 1928
	Mistress Mine 1945	Roman 1937	Sir Gallahad - 1920
			Buckup - 1928
		Maitresse Royale 1938	Vatout - 1926
			Royal Mistress - 1920
Dam Bettango 1966	Mustango 1952	Mustang 1941	Mieuxce - 1933
			Buzz Fuzz - 1933
		Lion Cub 1939	Coup De Lyon - 1930
			Seaton - ~1929
	Betti 1955	Lyco 1943	Sickle - 1924
			Carla - 1936
		Bette Royal 1948	Beti Bat - 1934
			Royal Kate - 1935

References

1. ^ "A Touch of Time and Elegance". TIME Magazine. 10/2/1978. Referenced February 2, 2008.
2. ^ "Might Tango". All Breed Pedigree. Referenced February 2, 2008.

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