1965-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1965 October Voice | Page 14

WALKING HORSES
FILL
BIG ORDER FOR
JESS PAYNE___
KENTUCKY
HORSE ENTHUSIAST!
Kentucky or a neighboring state where Walking Hor­
ses are being shown (and in this day and time there
are many) and that is where you will find Jess Payne.
Jess is interested in another four-footed animal,
which helps to occupy his spare time. These lucky
creatures are not subjected to Jess’ bulk — but then
who ever saw a beagle carrying a 350-pound Walking
Horse jockey?
Jess also has quite a reputation as a chef, particu­
larly if barbecued chicken is on the menu. His experi­
ence as President of the Kentucky Poultry Federation
no doubt gives him that 'professional’ touch.
In his work, Jess handles chickens as Production
Manager of the Field Packing Company in Bowling
Green. Whenever Mr. Field wants to see or talk to
Jess he knows where to find him — out at the farm
riding a Tennessee Walking Horse and tending to
his twelve brood mares.
Jess is well versed on the bloodlines of the Tennessee
Walking Horse and can recite them most correctly.
At present he is a director of the Kentucky Walking
Horse Association in addition to his many other duties.
Every year Jess attends the Celebration and stays
for the whole week. He leaves all thoughts of chickens
and hounds at home, and just enjoys the many fine
horses. Jess is a big man, and he is doing "big things”
for the Tennessee Walking Horse in Kentucky.
OPEN MEETING OF AMERICAN HORSE SHOWS
ASSOCIATION AND WALKING HORSE
ORGANIZATIONS HELD DURING
CELEBRATION WEEK
Jess Payne, avid Kentucky Walking Horse enthusiast, astride
one of his horses as he wins a ribbon in a regional horse show.
Up in Bowling Green, Kentucky, dwells a Walking
Horse enthusiast who is a large man by any stand­
ards. Business-wise, JESS PAYNE is very large in
the chicken industry; sports-wise, he is very large
in the Walking Horse business. Physically he is a
man of great stature and maintains the personality
to go with it. His is an interesting story!
When Jess Payne settles down into a saddle he has
to have a good strong Walking Horse under him, or
else Jess would render him helpless with all of his
350 pounds. Just any horse could not carry Jess all
day long.
As far as Jess is concerned there is nothing quite
like a Tennessee Walking Horse, and once astride
one of these high-stepping horses he handles it with
the greatest of ease. Let there be a horse show in
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An open meeting, sponsored by the American Horse
Shows Association and attended by members of the
Board of Directors of both the TWHB&EA and the
American Walking Horse Association, as well as a
good group of interested trainers, Walking Horse en­
thusiasts and breeders, was held Saturday morning,
September 4 at the Peoples National Bank in Shelby-
ville, Tennessee.
The meeting was called to order by Mr. CARL
YENSER, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
American Walking Horse Association and a member
of the Walking Horse Committee of the AHSA. Mr.
Yenser introduced those on the panel representing
the Association as follows: Mr. CEBERN LEE from
New York; Mr. HAL HOLIAN from Indiana; Mr. JOHN
AMOS from Tennessee; Dr. W. V. GARNIER from
Louisiana; Dr. BISHOP from California; and Mr. WIL­
LIAMS from Oregon.
Official representatives of both the AWHA and the
TWHB&EA were in attendance, including Col. H.
TOM FULTON, Executive Secretary of the Breeders
Association, and Mr. E. CARL HENGEN, President
of the AW HA. The first order of business was presented
by Mr. John Amos, representing the Breeders Associ­
ation, who recommended that a letter which Mr. Yen­
ser had prepared be read aloud. This letter had been
sent to all members of the AHSA and other groups
having to do with judging and the problem of showing
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VOICE of the Tennessee Walking Horse