Breckenridge Texan

The 66th annual Stephens County Junior Livestock Show started with the Rabbit Division on Thursday evening, Jan. 4.

The competition was judged by Paula Courtney of Godley.

Here is a complete list of the Rabbit Division winners:

Senior Showmanship: Mackenzie Cloud
Junior Showmanship: Evelyn Halari
Rabbit Bred and Born: Berkley White

McKenzie Cloud, center, won the Senior Rabbit Showmanship award. The showmanship contest was judged by Lee Stanley, left, who was assisted in the judging by Rabbit Judge Paula Courtney. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

BREEDING RABBITS

Class 1 –AOV Bucks – 1. Zane Diaz; 2. Collom Perkins; 3. Knox Escalon
Class 2 – AOV Doe  – 1. Jaxon Escalon; 2. Glen Thibodeaux; 3. Zane Diaz
Class 3 – AOV Doe  – 1. Kiptyn Excalon; 2. Cade Escalon; 3. Natalee Cooper; 4. Paisley Thibodeaux
Class 4 –– Mini Lop Bucks – 1. Gage Ethridge
Class 5 –– Mini Lop Doe – 1. Gage Ethridge; 2. Gage Ethridge; 3.  Mackenzie Cloud; 4. Alyssa Riddle
Class 6 –– Polish Bucks – 1. Berkley White; 2. Lucas Gonzales; 3. Davis Morehart; 4. Siler Morehart; 5. Evelyn Halari
Class 7 –– Polish Bucks – 1. Davis Morehart; 2. Grayson Holman; 3. Gracyn Kelly; 4. Jackson Morehart
Class 8 –– Polish Doe — 1. Berkley White; 2. Berkley White; 3. Sawyer Langham
Class 9 — Polish Doe — 1. Berkley White; 2. Berkley White; 3. Davis Morehart
Class 10 — Tan Bucks — 1. Kasen Ferguson; 2. Kasen Ferguson; 3. Lydia Moreno; 4. Sarah Moreno
Class 11 — Tan Doe — 1. Kasen Ferguson; 2. Sarah Moreno; 3. Alyssa Riddle
Class 12 — Tan Doe — 1. Kasen Ferguson; 2. Lydia Moreno

Grand Champion Doe: Berkley White
Reserve Champion Doe: Gage Ethridge
Grand Champion Buck: Gage Ethridge
Reserve Champion Buck: Kasen Ferguson
Best of Show: Berkley White
Reserve Best of Show: Gage Ethridge

Rabbit Judge Paula Courtney looks over a rabbit showed by Kasen Ferguson, who showed in the Tan Bucks and Tan Does categories. He won the Reserve Champion Buck award. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

MARKET RABBITS

Class 13 — Light — 1. Davis Morehart; 2. Maleya Willis; 3. Pate Gill
Class 14 – Medium — 1. Davis Morehart; 2. Collom Perkins; 3. Ashlyn Owen
Class 15 – Heavy — 1. Cabel Perkins; 2. Kaelem Hinson; 3. Korley Perkins

Grand Champion Pen of Rabbits: Davis Morehart
Reserve Champion Pen of Rabbits: Cabel Perkins

Davis Morehart, right, won the Grand Champion Pen of Rabbits award, and Cabel Perkins, left, won the Reserve Champion Pen of Rabbits award. Paula Courtney, center, judged the competition. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Rabbit judge Paula Courtney is originally from Wisconsin and now lives in Godley, Texas. She is a business operations manager for a veterinary supply company and has judge rabbit shows in 19 states, including numerous national shows. In her spare time, she raises and shows Blanc de Hotots and Dwarf Hotots in national rabbit shows.

Click here to see the Breckenridge Texan’s Photo Gallery from the Rabbit Division of the 2024 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show.

Click here to read the Breckenridge Texan’s overview article about the stock show, including the results of the Jacob Jackson Master Showman competition.

Siler Morehart, from left, Jackson Morehart and Lydia Moreno participate in the 2024 Rabbit Division at the 66th annual Stephens County Junior Livestock Show. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Cutline, top photo: Berkley White, left, won the Breeding Rabbit Best of Show award and showed the Grand Champion Doe, and Gage Ethridge, right, won the Breeding Rabbit Reserve Best of Show award and showed the Reserve Champion Doe at the 2024 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show. Paula Courtney of Godley, center, judged the Rabbit Contest. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)