[1] At fifteen years old[2] he took over his family's stable near Monroe, North Carolina and began training and showing Tennessee Walking Horses.
[1] In 2010, Baucom rode the horse Star of the Future in the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration and placed second in the World Grand Championship, making him the Reserve World Grand Champion.
His best-known horse was Walk Time Charlie, a chestnut stallion who Baucom began training in 2011 for owners Holland, Kilgore, and Callicutt.
He showed Walk Time Charlie in the Celebration that year and placed fourth in the Four-Year-Old World Championship, called the Junior Stake.
The couple had two children together, Kayla and Tyler, in addition to Baucom's stepson Blake.