Wing Commander (horse)
Wing Commander was a saddlebred show horse. In 1948, the chestnut American Saddlebred stallion won his first Five-Gaited World Grand Championship, a title he kept for a total of six years. In total he won 6 Five-Gaited World Grand Championships, the first of only two horses to accomplish this. In 1950 Life magazine featured Wing Commander as an example of a fine athlete and an American Idol. He was owned by Dodge Stables, trained and ridden by Earl Teater. Wing Commander stood at stud at Castleton Farms in Lexington, Kentucky. He died at the age of 29.
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