TJHRA Contestants,

Mname is Kinsley Scott and I am your 20222023 TJHRA state secretary. It is truly an honor to serve as your secretary and I want to begin by congratulating each of you for making it to the state competition. As one of your officers I have been privileged to participate in some exciting adventures. We have traveled to Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston and even out of state to Oklahoma. On one of our adventures, we met Joey and Lauren Austin of Spring Branch, Texas. The Austins are the owners of the Hooey Brand, a well-known brand among cowboys and cowgirls.

The Austins shared with us their story of how their brand and business got started. They also shared their new designs and where their business is headed in the future. It was cool to listen as Mr. Austin shared how Hooey got started, how designs are created, what inspires those designs, and most of all who those customers are and what they want from the brand.

Their headquarters is in Spring Branch just outside San Antonio. In a look inside the warehouse, we saw just how many hats they had. At the warehouse we were shown their crossfit gym and we even participated in some fun competitions. They treated us all to lunch and we shared stories about ourselves and heard more stories about The Austins and the Hooey Brand that others may not know.

When lunch was over, we were treated to a trip to the arena. Yes, behind the warehouse was an arena where all things cowboy and cowgirl happen. There were horses saddled, calves for roping, and goats for tying. We spent most of that time in competition among the officers and learning more about the brand. We were all given bags full of goodies and Hooey T-shirts. We were all very grateful for the fun and educational day we had at the Hooey Distribution and appreciate the sponsorship and generosity of The Austins and their company.

TJHRA has been so generous to the officers and our sponsors have gone above and beyond to help junior high rodeo in any way they can. Rodeoing would be impossible without our sponsors and all the prizes they provide. Hooey has been one of our amazing sponsors. Their rodeo attire is made to fit what is best for us as cowboys and cowgirls. Their love for kids is obvious as they also sponsor THSRA and other associations. We cannot say thank you enough for Hooey and all sponsors of TJHRA.

Kinsley Scott

2022-23 TJHRA State Secretary

THURSDAY, MAY 18

6:00PM - TJHRA/THSRA – Check in of JR High and High School Queen Contestants

6:00-9:00PM - TJHRA/THSRA Open Arena for Queen Contestants

FRIDAY, MAY 19

8:00AM-7:00PM - Gates will be open from 8am till 7 PM for trailer and horses. At 7 PM gates will be closed until Saturday morning at 7:00 AM

9:00AM -TJHRA/THSRA –Horsemanship Contest - Indoor Arena

4:00PM - TJHRA Princess Contestant Test

5:00PM - TJHRA/THSRA Queen Social/Meet-N-Greet

7:00PM - GATES CLOSE UNTIL 7AM SATURDAY

SATURDAY, MAY 20

7:00 AM - Contestants can start arriving 24 hour check in

9:00 AM - TJHRA/THSRA

– Queen Interviews

9:00 AM - 4:00PM - Light Rifle

Contestants NRA Light Rifle

Contest in Memory of Mike Myers

Check in at Rodeo Office

- Light Rifle Competition begins.

*Arrive 30 minutes before shooting times.

1:00 PM - TJHRA/THSRA Queen Luncheon (into/impromptu/ speech/modeling)

3:00 PM - LIGHT RIFLE SHORT GO WILL BEGIN AT 3PM