HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO THE MOM OF THE COWBOY KING
My ranch-raised cowboy horse doctor dad has commented all his life about how people always want to talk about the studs when it’s the mares who raise the colts. Don’t get me wrong—dads are a big deal, too. But with May comes Mother’s Day. Perfect timing to get to know the mom who made sure the winningest cowboy of all time would always stay humble and kind; a gentleman of manners and grace in and out of the arena. Glenda Light Brazile Horney is Trevor’s mom. And there’s so much more to this sweet little lady than most could ever imagine.
Glenda grew up in Amarillo, Texas, the daughter of C.C. and Gertrude Light, and big sister to brother Jerry (who is two years younger, but because they share a December 2 birthday always loved telling people they were twins). C.C. built horse trailers as Light Trailer Manufacturing, and his trailers had the reputation of pulling great and lasting forever. Trevor still has the one-horse trailer Pa C.C.—who sold his fifth-wheel patent to then-powerhouse Miley Trailers—and Uncle Jerry built him for high school graduation. C.C. also taught sheet metal layout, drafting and welding at the old air base in Amarillo.
