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My foal (colt) is a grandson of Wing Commander.

He floats!!!

Phenomenal mover!!!!!!! She appears to have air coming out of bottom of her feet!

Thank you for the opportunity to see film of such an incredible horse. Thee saddlebred legend of all time.

WING COMMANDER. I’ve loved this Saddlebred ever since I was a child--and I love him to this day! Khemosabi too! Different breeds but the same greatness!!!

Wing Commander. The Saddlebred of dreams. A legend. Earl Teater, Dodge Stables, Lexington Kentucky and Wing, all aligned to make history!!!!!

I absolutely love rackin! sooo fun. Isn't the rack technically a stepping pace? Does anyone know?

Only thing wrong with this video is if you were actually looking for this mare, her registered named is Daneshall's Easter Parade.

Love that stupid posting.

He is the great great grandpa of my horse.

wing commander was the greatest five gaited horse ever, the reason i know my father work at dodge stables with him he was there, his name is Bethel ward, he said wing had the speed of a standard breed horse my father took care of dream waltz when she won the stake at Louisville in 1956, i am 50 years old in the 70s when i went to the horse shows such as the junior league show i ask people who seen him and they said he is the best five gaited horse they ever seen, this clip was on a documentary about Maryland farm made in 1947 the date is wrong, wing commander was a junior horse, i have the maryland farm tape and my father was inducted into the Hall of Fame last year at the junior league horse show the care taker hall of fame, my father said his rack and trot was unbelievable you had to see it to believe it my name is Maurice Ward thank you.

I had a three gaited gelding back in the sixties who was sired by Ridgefield Genius. He had an open trot because he used his shoulders. No knee knocker. While he was not the most attractive horse, when you bred him with a mare who was well marked and produced ring presence, you had a great offspring. Ridgefield Genius would have had a more impressive show record if he wasn't competing against Wing Commander and Easter Parade. Those must have been some classes.

Very interesting. I love her movement at the trot and rack, but she looks so strung out by modern standards. That headset would probably not impress at the WCHS these days. She did have a very nice canter and her walk was exceptional. No one has a good walk these days.

My boy goes back to him and I definitely see a hint of resemblance. I just wish my horse had the heart of the amazing horses in his bloodlines. He's got the looks and build just not a lot of go.

Thank goodness you got my message after I somehow wiped everything out. I used to get a kick out of listening to the trainers argue who the mare should be bred with. I thought the answer was obvious, Glen Groves Lord Vanity sired by Vanity's Sensation. Lordy was a champion fine harness who carried all of the best characteristics of his sire. In addition to having a big, bold, open trot, he had a sweet disposition and the eleganza factor. That blood line was known for gorgeous heads and necks. I believe he retired to the stud barn at five. My My was a dynamic athlete but could be a bit nasty outside the ring and was a bit coarse in the head and neck. It was a real disappointment when she died so young. Stay warm. Southern KY is getting slammed right now.

To Susan Fowler I received an email from you that I was unable to respond to. Hi! The only reason I knew so much about CH My-My is because my mother was ALWAYS a huge lover of American Saddle-breds. Somehow, My-My was somewhere Mom was keeping her grandson of Beau Fortune. Sorry about my memory, I was about 6 or 7 at the time. She said that mare was AWESOME! I'm pretty sure it was 1967 or 1968. It wasn't long after that, the great mare died in 1968. The only problem that she had with her 5-gaited grandson of Beau Fortune was that he was vicious. Even I remember that. One of the most beautiful horses you could ever see, 17.2hh liver chestnut with that signature wavy mane and tail, but as mean as a rattlesnake. Sadly he passed those traits on to his progeny and after almost killing my mother several times was gelded.

This is my horses grandfather or great grandfather I believe. So cool!

I'm honnored to have a wing commander grand baby.

While this clip is a gem as it is a piece of ASB history, it is eight mm and not a good representation of any of the horses. As a young child, I saw Wing Commander the year he retired. I can remember it like it was yesterday. The horse was a true athlete and had tremendous ring presence. He and Easter Parade met in the ring four times, each one winning twice. Contrary to what some say, he had a great rack and slow gait. The trot was his gait of choice and it was unreal. That is a characteristic of many of his offspring. They had endurance to spare and usually worked better on the rework. Enough said.

See, the horses back then move like today's horses do in the pasture! The recent headset just looks so unnatural compared to how they truly move at liberty AND used to show, like in this video above. Bring back the natural headset, ASB community!

Poor horses, being made to move so unnaturally like the big lick TWH, and with riders riding equally badly - sitting back on the horse's loins, making them travel hollow-backed with llama neck and head posture. Nasty treatment of lovely horses!

Callaway's Special Dispatch, whose person I am, is Wing Commander bred and shows it. Now 21, "Angel" made his mark in Fine Harness, and now rolls in green pastures.

I was fortunate enough to have a grand-daughter of Wing Commander. She is a beautiful black mare named OM Over Level, about 23 years old now. When I got her, she was the smartest horse I had ever owned. I got two very nice foals ( now mares) out of her, that I still have. The black mare is even smarter than her dam ! Very nice animals.

Important and historic film -- also please note the excellent shoulder layback and forequarter angulation on all three individuals -- today, we are seeing far too many straight shoulders in this breed.

RACK ON!!

Oh I love this.

Hard to believe someone didn't like this. Legends, indeed!

RACK ON WING COMMANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks so much for sharing this!

my Cadence (American saddlebred) is a decendent of Wing Commander--- so proud of him

This is wonderful. You should post on face book so more people can watch. Thanks for posting.

Are there more videos????????

This is fantastic. She's not the frontiest horse ever, but I love her suspension and her lightness of moving. Her consistency is amazing: So steady. I wish I could remember what year she won the World Championship gaited stake.

Thanks for posting this. I cannot wait to show this to my husband. He worked for Mr. Bradshaw and held him in high regard.

Many thanks for posting this fabulous video.....what a treat to see so many years later the incredible Easter Parade!

Wow - what an amazing piece of footage - thank you for sharing!

Gotta say, I prefer Easter Parade - though Wing Commander had one hell of a rack. Thanks so much for sharing! Had to chuckle that they canter like today's pleasure horses!