1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 May Voice | Page 7

JUDGES ANNOUNCED FOR 1964
COLUMBIA SPRING JUBILEE
W. H. "BILLY" BRANTLEY
FORT OGLETHORPE. GEORGIA
Billy Brantley is considered by
many to be one of the outstand­
ing young men in the Walking
Horse business. He was born and
raised in Walking Horse country
near Middle Tennessee and has al­
ways had a keen interest in the
breed. Billy first became associated
with the training end of the busi­
ness in 1958 when he went to work
for Sam Paschall Stables in Mur­
freesboro, Tennessee. He has
worked as trainer for the E. C.
Fenny Stables in McKeesport,
Pennsylvania, the Belaire Stables
of Roy and Bonny Davis and Cal­
houn, Georgia and is currently
training for the Battleground Sta­
bles, which he helped organize, in
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, just
across the Tennessee line from
Chattanooga. At present Billy has
a stable full of horses and is mak­
ing an excellent reputation with
several top horses he is showing.
Billy lives with his wife, Jewell,
and children, Debbie, 5 years and
Lisa, 3 years, in Fort Oglethorpe,
Georgia, and is active in church
and community activities. Billy
has over six years brackground as
a trainer and is an experienced
Walking Horse judge. He comes
well recommended as a judge for
the 1964 Columbia Spring Jubilee.
MAY, 1964
PAUL SMITH
WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA GEORGE LEE LENOX
COLLIERVILLE, TENNESSEE
Paul Smith of Winter Garden,
Florida is ranked among the top
trainers of the Tennessee Walk­
ing Horse. He was born and raised
on a cattle farm in High Springs.
Florida and started at a young age
working with animals. Paul is ex­
perienced at rodeoing and quarter
horse racing as well as training
Tennessee Walking Horses. He
started training for a profession
about fifteen years ago and has
worked at it ever since.
His Walking Horse activities
have carried him to many parts of
the country. He went to work for
Mr. Okley Hayes in 1959 and left
there in 1960 to open a stable in
Charleston, Missouri. At this time
he met Mr. Frank Roper of Winter
Garden, Florida, whose horses he
had been working, and when Mr.
Roper decided to build a stable
Paul Smith could not resist the
temptation to return to his native
Florida. In April 1964, Paul leased
the Roper facilities and now has
23 horses in training, including ten
for Mr. Roper. He has trained such
horses as JUNE’S MERRY BOY,
GO BOY’S SHADOWS ROCKET,
MACK K’S JEWELL and many
other notable greats of the show
ring.
Paul is married and has three
children. His wife Lois, daughter
Ann, 17 years; son Kenneth, 15
years and six year old daughter
Brenda can often be seen at the
rail yelling for their favorite. Paul
Smith is a recognized judge with
experience in this capacity, as well
as training. His assignment as a
judge for the 1964 Spring Jubilee
is well accepted. George Lee Lenox, owner of the
GLL Farms Stables in Collierville,
Tennessee is one of the most re­
spected businessmen in the Walk­
ing Horse business. He and his
trainer, Russell Pate, approach the
activities of the GLL Stables in a
precise and businesslike manner.
As Chairman of the Board of the
First U. S. Corporation of Mem­
phis, George Lenox has the back­
ground and experience to make de­
cisions and it was not without con­
siderable study and deliberation
that he decided to enter the Walk­
ing Horse business.
Mr. Lenox first became inter­
ested in Walking Horses in 1962
and after a year of watching and
careful studying of the activities
in the stables and the show ring
decided to enter the business in a
small way. In May of 1963, George
Lenox purchased his first show
horse which he named GLL’S GO
GETTER. He showed this horse
during the 1963 season and became
so enthusiastic about the Tennessee
Walking Horse that