The 164th Show runs from Tuesday until Friday and tickets have completely sold out – a reflection of its ever-increasing popularity.
Yorkshire Post photographer James Hardisty went along to the press preview event on Monday to capture the action.
![Pictured Drew Hyslop, of Scotland washing down his Limousin heifer.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc4NGJlMzViLTUxNjctNGQyNi05NmViLWYyZjIyNmQ4OWZkZTo5OTZmYjMwMi05NTI5LTRjNTktOTUyZi1mZmE2ZDczOTE0MmE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Pictured Drew Hyslop, of Scotland washing down his Limousin heifer. Photo: James Hardisty
![Graham Walker, of Easingwold, with a Longhorn, Emyr Owen, of Falkirk, Scotland, with a White Charolais, Tracy Severn, of Halifax, with a six year old Beef Shorthorn Bull, whilst Alisha Lack tries to control of young Shorthorn calf.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjEyMGFjMjdmLTllZjYtNDMxMC1iOWE4LWIzYzRhZTk1MTRkYjo3NmYwNjQ3NS05M2E3LTRiZGQtOGQxMS04N2QyZTI5YmNiNGU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Graham Walker, of Easingwold, with a Longhorn, Emyr Owen, of Falkirk, Scotland, with a White Charolais, Tracy Severn, of Halifax, with a six year old Beef Shorthorn Bull, whilst Alisha Lack tries to control of young Shorthorn calf. Photo: James Hardisty
![David Mouland holds Konner an New American Belgian standing 20 hands - 1 inches tall and the only one in the UK, one of the many large horses attending this year's show.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIyZGZhZWY4LTE0YjUtNDRjMS05OGFiLTNmNGYzM2I0MTRlMTozNjNkOWYxNS01OWI4LTQ3OTYtOGE2Yy01NTU4MWNmZjgyNzE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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David Mouland holds Konner an New American Belgian standing 20 hands - 1 inches tall and the only one in the UK, one of the many large horses attending this year's show. Photo: James Hardisty
![Cattle arriving the show ground](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU0OWM3NDg5LTZmODctNGY1Ny05YzdkLWUzMDc4ODcxY2NmMzo4NTU5ODE4NC0yODA3LTRmYTgtYmY5NC01NzYxZDA5Y2I3NTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)