- Might Tango
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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
1958Mighty Story
1943Mahmoud
1933Blenheim - 1927 Mah Mahal - 1928 Little Lie
1932Sickle - 1924 Fib - 1928 Mistress Mine
1945Roman
1937Sir Gallahad - 1920 Buckup - 1928 Maitresse Royale
1938Vatout - 1926 Royal Mistress - 1920 Dam
Bettango
1966Mustango
1952Mustang
1941Mieuxce - 1933 Buzz Fuzz - 1933 Lion Cub
1939Coup De Lyon - 1930 Seaton - ~1929 Betti
1955Lyco
1943Sickle - 1924 Carla - 1936 Bette Royal
1948Beti Bat - 1934 Royal Kate - 1935 References
- ^ "A Touch of Time and Elegance". TIME Magazine. 10/2/1978. Referenced February 2, 2008.
- ^ "Might Tango". All Breed Pedigree. Referenced February 2, 2008.
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