Merry Weedo stepped out of a pasture and into the hearts of her owner, judges and her fans. The little buckskin mare first made a name for herself as a pleasure horse in the show ring. Later she became a great producing broodmare. In her short life of 13 years, “Merry” produced top all-around performers. The mare, by Tumbleweed Devil and out of Son’s Princess, was bred by Buxton Ranch. She collected her first points in halter before the ranch included her in its reduction sale.
After accidentally stumbling across Buxton’s horses, Victoria Ennis of Kingston, Oklahoma, received 2-year-old Merry as a birthday present from her then husband. Victoria, a novice at the time, put Merry into training with Laurie DeLeu of Collinsville, Texas. In 1985 the mare claimed her first bronze medallion by winning her kindergarten western pleasure class at the World Show. She followed that win with a ladies’ western pleasure championship in 1986 and a junior western riding championship in 1987. During her show career, the mare collected 21 halter points and a halter register of merit, 65.5 western pleasure points and a pleasure register of merit.
Merry Weedo produced seven colts after retiring to the broodmare pasture. Her first four included Kingweeds Houdini (by Alias King); Ostentatious Me (by Impress Me Rickie); Devil’s Reward (by Kendalls Reward); and Sand In M’ Shoes (by Kelo Connection). Her last three colts, all by Dandy Zippo, include DZ Weedo, Zippo Weedo and Ditto Weedo. Of Merry’s colts, six amassed a total 528.5 performance points, 43 halter points, 17 registers of merit and nine bronze medallions.
Kingweeds Houdini, Ostentatious Me and Devil’s Reward were gelded and became outstanding youth and non-pro horses. Sand In M’ Shoes, DZ Weedo and Ditto Weedo all remained stallions, with Sand In M’ Shoes and DZ Weedo producing National and World champions. The whereabouts of Merry’s sixth colt, Zippo Weedo, are unknown.
The day after foaling Ditto Weedo in 1996, Merry colicked. She died following colic surgery two weeks later.
