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Gene Lackey - President
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Curtis E "Gene" Lackey is married to Pat, and they have been involved in the horse scene for many years. Gene started going to horse shows to help his wife as she showed . About 1995 he became interested in showing himself. That year Gene was Reserve High Point Novice Amateur. In 1997 he was High Point Novice Amateur. Having to show halter when competeting for high point,
he soon found out that this was the class he enjoyed the most. In 2004 his gelding, KJ Skip A Clu, won the Open World Championship title, while winning Reserve World Championships in both Youth and Amateur Divisions. Gene finished out the year, 2004, with top honors in the PHBA National Honor Roll with High Point Halter Gelding in both Amateur and Open Divisions.Gene is a State and National Director
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Gerald Kennedy - 1st Vice President
(Show Chairman)
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Gerald Kennedy became a member of PHBA 13 years ago when he
began showing Halter horses. Since that
time he has held several offices, including both President and
Vice-President. As Show Chairman he is responsible
for organizing and overseeing the activities at the shows. In addition, he represents TPEA at the
National level by serving on several committees. Gerald and his wife Kay spend a lot of time promoting the
offspring of their palomino stallion Steppin Downtown.
More information can be found on theirwebsite www.kennedyquarterhorses.com
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Tara Tietjen-Smith - Secretary
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Melissa Massey - Treasurer
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Dr. Tara Tietjen-Smith is an Assistant Professor of Health & Human Performance at Texas A & M University – Commerce. Tara successfully showed quarter horses as a youth but decided to “take a few years off” from horses after her first year of college. Needless to say, sixteen years passed before she moved back to Texas and met her horse, Texas Quick Pick, “Diago”, as a 3-year-old, in 2004. Tara heard that palomino
shows were really fun, so she started showing Diago in January of 2005 at the Fort Worth Stock where she won the High Point Novice Amateur award. Since then, she has won several amateur high points and reserve high points, 2 World Championships, and 1 Reserve World Championship. She finished High Point in the Nation in 2005 in Novice Equitation, Novice Trail and Novice Ranch Horse. In 2006 she was the TPEA Reserve High Point Amateur. Tara is married to Dr. Steve Smith, and lives in Commerce, Texas.
They are expecting their first child in June of 2007.
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Melissa Massey has been an active TPEA member since the mid 1980's. She held the office of Treasurer and Amateur Treasurer for the years 1999-2001. Melissa and her husband, Van, have one son, Jordan, age 10. Melissa and her family enjoy going to the shows and showing their Palomino horses.
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Brandye Crider - 2nd Vice President
(Youth Advisor)
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JJ Mokry- 3rd Vice President
(Amateur President)
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“Brandye grew up showing palominos and now she and her three children, Cutter, Canyon, and Cresson, continue the family tradition.”
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JJ Mokry has ridden or shown horses most of her life. Currently, she owns and shows several palominos including Reserve World Champion stallion MR METICULOUS and Superior Halter mare MS GOLD CONNECTION. JJ has been very active in TPEA, helping with the announcing at the shows and chairing the Awards Committee in 2006 and 2007.
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La Rue Bedford - 4th Vice President
(Futurity Chairman)
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Janet Cook - 5th Vice President
(Public Relations Chairman)
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Developing a great Texas palomino Stallion Auction and Futurity has been a
longtime goal for La Rue Bedford and her husband Brady. They are now seeing
good results from all of their efforts with the establishment of the Texas Gold
Classic Stallion Auction. The Bedfords live in Mineral Wells where they own some
outstanding palomino horses. La Rue works for Gainesville ISD and also spends
much of her spare time with her grandchildren.
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Janet Cook has been showing Palominos since 1978. Starting with Mr. O. H.
Crew as a trainer. She showed in the 1st Amateur English classes offered. Janet
was the 2nd President of PHBA Amateur Association (1st - 1st V.P.) and was
instrumental in starting the association. She gave up her Amateur card in 1992 and got her judges cards in 1993. She
holds cards in PHBA, PtHA, POA & IBHA as well as judging open, 4-H &
donkey & mule shows. Janet has been a National Director since she went to her first PHBA
convention in San Antonio in 1983 and has only missed 2 conventions since. Serving as TPEA President for 2 years, she has continued to serve on the
Executive Board and is now 5th V.P. Public Relations. She retired from the breeding & showing business to concentrate on her
clothing business - Show-Off Designs - where you will see her at many shows
during the year. She still has one Palomino & hopes to show him soon.
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AMATEUR OFFICERS
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JJ Mokry- President
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Greg Peay - 1st Vice President
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JJ Mokry has ridden or shown horses most of her life. Currently, she owns and shows several palominos including Reserve World Champion stallion MR METICULOUS and Superior Halter mare MS GOLD CONNECTION. JJ has been very active in TPEA, helping with the announcing at the shows and chairing the Awards Committee in 2006 and 2007.
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Greg grew up in West Texas and has been around horses all his life. He, his wife, Mary Anne, and their daughter, Britany have been a part of the "Yellow" world and TPEA since the mid '90s. Together, they own BMG Quarter Horses, Inc. and enjoy showing and raising Palomino's.
Well known as "Mr. Showmanship," Greg earned Reserve World Champion/Showmanship honors in 2003 with the help of Golden Alliance (Gizmo). His current buddy is Sonny's Premonition (Sonny) pictured above. Active as a State and National Director, Greg's motivation is to raise Palomino champions and help make TPEA the biggest and best PHBA Affiliate in the country.
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Robin Zumar - 2nd Vice President
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Kay Kennedy - 3rd Vice President
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Robyn began showing Palomino
horses over 30 years ago. Robyn has had two youth World
Championships with Tequila Gold And one Amateur world title with
Heza Ganador. Robyn was also the High Point Individual at the AQHA
youth world in horse judging in 1983. There have been several Amateur
Champions and state affiliate wins over The years most recent was Amateur
Supreme Champion with Masters Goldmine Robyn shares the love of horses
with her husband Mike Zumar who also show Palomino horses.
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Kay has owned and shown palominos for 30 years having started when her daughter Stacey Sample was in Youth activities. Now, she and husband Gerald promote palominos at their home in Godley, Texas, where they stand Superior Halter and World Champion stallion STEPPIN DOWNTOWN.
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Tara Tietjen-Smith - Secretary
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Melissa Massey - Treasurer
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Dr. Tara Tietjen-Smith is an Assistant Professor of Health & Human Performance at Texas A & M University – Commerce. Tara successfully showed quarter horses as a youth but decided to “take a few years off” from horses after her first year of college. Needless to say, sixteen years passed before she moved back to Texas and met her horse, Texas Quick Pick, “Diago”, as a 3-year-old, in 2004. Tara heard that palomino
shows were really fun, so she started showing Diago in January of 2005 at the Fort Worth Stock where she won the High Point Novice Amateur award. Since then, she has won several amateur high points and reserve high points, 2 World Championships, and 1 Reserve World Championship. She finished High Point in the Nation in 2005 in Novice Equitation, Novice Trail and Novice Ranch Horse. In 2006 she was the TPEA Reserve High Point Amateur. Tara is married to Dr. Steve Smith, and lives in Commerce, Texas.
They are expecting their first child in June of 2007.
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Melissa Massey has been an active TPEA member since the mid 1980's. She held the office of Treasurer and Amateur Treasurer for the years 1999-2001.
Melissa and her husband, Van, have one son, Jordan, age 10. Melissa and her family enjoy going to the shows and showing their Palomino horses.
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YOUTH
OFFICERS
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Brittany Banks - President
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Brittni Greig - 1st Vice President
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Every day finds Brittany working with one of the good youth horses that she owns and shows. She and MR GOLDEN ZIPPER have won TPEA year end high point awards the past several years. Brittany is also training a young horse SPORT N SOME GOLD for all around as well as showing her yearling gelding in the halter classes.
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Brittni is fifteen years old and is a Freshman at Guyer High School. She started out
showing her palomino gelding, Gold Alibi, in open shows when she was eight. Then in 2000 she started showing him in Palomino shows. Since summer of 2000 she has been riding Paige Bar Mac and moving on to her new horse, Sweet Touch of Magic, this year.
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Morgan Redwine - 2nd Vice President
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Emily Nindorf - 3rd Vice President
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Amanda Matthews- Treasurer
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Cutter Crider - Secretary
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Brandye Crider - Youth Advisor
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Sarah Leach- Historian
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“Brandye grew up showing palominos and now she and her three children, Cutter, Canyon, and Cresson, continue the family tradition.”
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PHBA OFFICIAL FIELD INSPECTORS
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Gerald Kennedy
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Janet Cook
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Jeannie Young
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