Hayden Schroeder, a sophomore at Early High School, began showing livestock at the age of 5.  He is a member of Brown County 4-H and Early FFA.  His parents are Deana Smith and Jamie Smith.  Hayden has had an amazing couple of months, not only showing Market Goats at major shows, but winning at the shows.

The first win came at the American Royal in Kansas City.

“I won Grand Champion Market Goat at Kansas City.  That was my third time in a row to win that so that was a pretty big deal.  I was super surprised.  We knew we brought a good one and were hoping for the best and the best truly happened,” Hayden said.

From Kansas City to Louisville, Kentucky for the North American International Livestock Exposition.

“I was Reserve Grand Champion in Market Goats there.  The year before I’d won that one, too.  That was a big deal for us too, coming off back to back big wins like that, because Louisville is every bit as big as Kansas City, if not bigger, so they’re both really, really exciting for our program,” Hayden said.

The program he referred to is Blue Team Wethers in Zephyr which has also supplied winning goats for many other students over the years.  Hayden said he has 10 goats and 11 lambs on feed right now that he will take to stock shows in Brown County, Oklahoma, San Angelo, Houston, San Antonio and Austin in the coming months.

Hayden Schroeder attends Early High School

When not working with his stock show animals, Hayden is a football and baseball player for Early High School, a member of Brownwood 4-H and Early FFA and a member of a Livestock Judging Team.