Hays County Livestock Show opens with horse show, crowning of Queen

The Hays County Livestock Show Queen’s Court and Ambassadors were presented at the opening of this year’s show on Saturday at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. Members of the court were selected based on academic achievement, citizenship and community involvement.

This year’s show judges are: Brock Herren for swine; Lane Halfmann for goats; Charles Praue for ag mech, Vickie Muni for horses, Stephen Zoeller for cattle, Denton Lowe for lamb; Michael Haynes for poultry and Frank Farrow for rabbits.

The show continues through Jan. 26; see Hays County Livestock Show's website for a full schedule.

The Hays County Livestock Show 2019 Queen’s Court. From left to right, Kaitlyn Baker, Ashley Smith, Marcus Hildebrand, Rebekah McDaniel, Faith Baxter (Princess), Cade Oldham, Mia Cariaga (Queen), Cooper Moore, Joseph Nino (Sr. Ambassador), Jacob Hill, Grace Vasicek, Marcus Cano, Emily Brown, Kaleb Covarrubias, Arielle Wortham, Hayden Lugo and Konleigh Eben. Not present: Ty Dahlstrom.