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Silver Mane's Meteor Cody ASPC# 36397 Grey Stallion Foaled March 23, 1954 Breeder: H.P. Kilkelly |
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The information below was taken from the book, "Our Shetland Heritage, The History of the Original American Shetland Pony", by Scott Uzzel.
The grey, Silver Mane's Meteor Cody 36397, another product of Helen C., made his first appearance in the 1955 All-Stars, taking Ch. Yearling Stallion honors. In 1956 Meteor was named Ch. Two Year Old Stallion. Cody ponies returned to the Congress in 1957, where Meteor was Ch. Jr. Shetland in Harness. In the All-Stars, Meteor was champion in the Over 42"-46" Single Fine Harness division. 1958 was a banner year for Meteor and Mercury, as Meteor was Ch. Over 42"-46" Single Fine Harness Shetland in the All-Star's and at the Congress, where he also won the Over 42"-46" Fine Harness Stake. Coupled with Mercury, they garnered championships in the Over 42"-46" Pair and 46" and Under Tandem in the All-Stars and at the Congress, where they also combined to win the Produce of Dam class for their mother, Helen C. In 1959, Meteor Cody was sold at private treaty to A.C. Beuhler of Fernwood Farms, Barrington, Illinois. Beuhler reportedly bought Meteor to prevent him from defeating the Fernwood star, Curtiss-Frisco Pete, as Meteor was Pete's toughest competition in the Over 42"-46" Harness division. Meteor was once described as follows:
"One of the aristocrats of the breed, this spectacular Shetland has a brilliant, airy way of going, and displays a world of animation in his collected, fine harness trot. Meteor Cody's sparkling personality and performances have won him admirers where-ever he has appeared." 8
Meteor continued his winning ways for Fernwood, as he annexed his second and third victories in the Congress Over 42'-46' Fine Harness Stake in 1959 and '60, as well as the All-Star and Congress championship in the Single Fine Harness, Over 42"-46", division in I960.
Meteor was not the only Cody star on the horizon in 1959. Silver Mane's High-Lite Cody 58103, a flashy black with four white stockings, white spots and a white tail, was Ch. Yearling Stallion, 42" and Under, in the All-Stars and at the Congress, where he was also Jr. Ch. Stallion.
Silver Mane's Mercury Cody (lead) and Silver Mane's Meteor Cody
Tom "Red" Meeks at the whip.