
Annual Events and Club Activities
Spring
Event | Date(s) - Spring 2025 | Contact |
ANSC Seminar Series | Fridays during the semester | Dr. Rich Mancini |
UConn Involvement Fair | January 29, 2025 | |
Connecticut 4H Dairy and Beef Day | March 29, 2025 | Nancy Wilhelm |
Connecticut 4H Goat Day | April 5, 2025 | Mary Margaret Smith |
Connecticut Horse Symposium | April 5, 2025 | Dr. Jenifer Nadeau |
Dressage Team Home Show(s) | February 23, 2025 | Melissa Tindall |
Equestrian Team Home Show(s) | March 1, 2025 | Marilyn Bennett |
Horseback Riding | Year-Round | ANSC Horseback Riding |
Self-Guided Tours of the UConn Barns | Virtual | Virtual Barn Tour |
State 4-H Horse Program Hippology & Communication Contests | April 26, 2025 | Dr. Jenifer Nadeau |
UConn Bound Day for Admitted Students | March 30, 2025 & April 12, 2025 | |
UConn Compost Sale | Mary Kegler | |
UConn Dairy Show - hosted by UConn Dairy Club | April 12, 2025 | Mary Margaret Smith |
UConn Polo Team Home Match(s) | February 8 & February 15, 2025 | Kylie Dalton |
UConn Gives | April 21-22, 2025 | UConn Department of Animal Science |
UConn Western Team Home Show | February 9, 2025 | UConn Western Team |
Most events are free and open to the public!
Attention UConn Animal Science Students: If you are interested in volunteering at any of these events, please email animalscience@uconn.edu.
Summer
Event | Date(s) - Summer 2025 (TBD) | Contact |
Virtual Riding Horsemanship Safety Certification Clinic | Dr. Jenifer Nadeau | |
Horseback Riding | ANSC Horseback Riding | |
Intro to Horse Ownership Clinic | Alena Meacham |
Most events are free and open to the public!
Attention UConn Animal Science Students: If you are interested in volunteering at any of these events, please email animalscience@uconn.edu.
Fall
Event | Date(s) - Fall 2025 (TBD) | Contact |
ANSC Seminar Series | Fridays during the semester | Dr. Rich Mancini |
Dog Wash- Pre-Vet Club Fundraiser | Pre-Vet Club | |
Dressage Team Apparel Fundraiser | ||
Dressage Team Home Show(s) | Melissa Tindall | |
Equestrian Team Home Show(s) | Marilyn Bennett | |
Horseback Riding | Year-Round | ANSC Horseback Riding |
Fall Campus Visit Days - Prospective Students | ||
UConn Beef Auction | Mary Margaret Smith | |
UConn Virtual Horse Sale | Lisa Nulton | |
Little I Livestock Show | Amy Safran | |
UConn Women's Polo Team Home Matches | Kylie Dalton | |
Wool Blanket Sales | ANSC Purchasing |
Winter
Event | Date(s) - Winter 2025-2026 (TBD) | Contact |
Horseback Riding | Year-Round | ANSC Horseback Riding |
Wool Blanket Sales | Winter/Spring | ANSC Purchasing |
As we approach the end of the semester and the start of a hot summer, we`re getting in the mood for ice cream! ANSC students in Dr. D`Amico`s Animal Food Products Dairy Technology Course had the chance to create and personalize this delicious dessert, from measuring out ingredients to adding in various toppings. 🍨
#uconnanimalscience #uconncahnr #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience

As we approach the end of the semester and the start of a hot summer, we`re getting in the mood for ice cream! ANSC students in Dr. D`Amico`s Animal Food Products Dairy Technology Course had the chance to create and personalize this delicious dessert, from measuring out ingredients to adding in various toppings. 🍨
#uconnanimalscience #uconncahnr #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience
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This adorable colt (Battersea Xanadu X UC Jubilee) was our first foal of the exciting 2025 foaling season! We`re excited to watch as more foals join us at UConn throughout the season. 🐎
With this foaling season now happening, please keep the following in mind:
- All Horse Unit 2 Buildings are NO ENTRY to the public.
- If the foals are outside, please refrain from touching them. Their immune system is still developing, and although their little teeth are cute, they can still bite!
- Stay in the designated public areas. Please do not enter any field, barn, or round pen. Also, do not open any gates or go to the back paddocks of Unit 2.
- Please respect the barn staff and faculty. They are entitled to change/alter any regulations at any time, such as for a vet visit or a class occurring.
As always, these guidelines are for your safety and the safety of our new foal friends! 🐴
#uconnanimalscience #uconncahnr #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience
@uconnequine

This adorable colt (Battersea Xanadu X UC Jubilee) was our first foal of the exciting 2025 foaling season! We`re excited to watch as more foals join us at UConn throughout the season. 🐎
With this foaling season now happening, please keep the following in mind:
- All Horse Unit 2 Buildings are NO ENTRY to the public.
- If the foals are outside, please refrain from touching them. Their immune system is still developing, and although their little teeth are cute, they can still bite!
- Stay in the designated public areas. Please do not enter any field, barn, or round pen. Also, do not open any gates or go to the back paddocks of Unit 2.
- Please respect the barn staff and faculty. They are entitled to change/alter any regulations at any time, such as for a vet visit or a class occurring.
As always, these guidelines are for your safety and the safety of our new foal friends! 🐴
#uconnanimalscience #uconncahnr #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience
@uconnequine
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Practice makes perfect! Students are dedicating time and effort to training with their heifers to prepare for the annual UConn Dairy Show in April. Hard work pays off--stay tuned for more COWtent! 🐄
#UConnDairyShow #UConnDairyClub #UConnAnimalScience

Practice makes perfect! Students are dedicating time and effort to training with their heifers to prepare for the annual UConn Dairy Show in April. Hard work pays off--stay tuned for more COWtent! 🐄
#UConnDairyShow #UConnDairyClub #UConnAnimalScience
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Happy Flashback Friday! Today, we`re looking back at the Little International Livestock Show ("Little I") from 2003. This event has been a great way for students to work more with the animals on campus, even over 20 years ago! 🐎🐮
#uconnanimalscience #uconncahnr #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience #littlei

Happy Flashback Friday! Today, we`re looking back at the Little International Livestock Show ("Little I") from 2003. This event has been a great way for students to work more with the animals on campus, even over 20 years ago! 🐎🐮
#uconnanimalscience #uconncahnr #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience #littlei
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Make sure that EWE take a break from studying for midterm exams and get outside this week! 🐑☀️
#uconnanimalscience #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience #uconncahnr

Make sure that EWE take a break from studying for midterm exams and get outside this week! 🐑☀️
#uconnanimalscience #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience #uconncahnr
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MOOOOve over February... it`s March now! The warm weather is finally coming back, just in time for spring to start. 🐄
#uconnanimalscience #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience #uconncahnr

MOOOOve over February... it`s March now! The warm weather is finally coming back, just in time for spring to start. 🐄
#uconnanimalscience #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience #uconncahnr
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Save the date for the annual CT Horse Symposium on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Horsebarn Hill Arena! 🐎
• Join Melissa Tindall for a clinic where horses and riders will gain confidence and skills combining dressage principles with groundwork and pole work
• Participate using your own or a UConn horse or just watch!
• Come shop at the vendor fair
• Watch demonstrations by UConn teams
Money raised is used to directly support equine research and extension programs at the University of Connecticut! No pre-registration needed for spectators: pay at the door or online! 🐴
Register today by visiting the link in bio.
#uconnanimalscience #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience #uconncahnr
@uconncahnr @uconnequine @uconnequestrian @ucequineclub @uconndressage @uconnpoloclub @uconnextension @uconn4h

Save the date for the annual CT Horse Symposium on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Horsebarn Hill Arena! 🐎
• Join Melissa Tindall for a clinic where horses and riders will gain confidence and skills combining dressage principles with groundwork and pole work
• Participate using your own or a UConn horse or just watch!
• Come shop at the vendor fair
• Watch demonstrations by UConn teams
Money raised is used to directly support equine research and extension programs at the University of Connecticut! No pre-registration needed for spectators: pay at the door or online! 🐴
Register today by visiting the link in bio.
#uconnanimalscience #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience #uconncahnr
@uconncahnr @uconnequine @uconnequestrian @ucequineclub @uconndressage @uconnpoloclub @uconnextension @uconn4h
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Love is in the air with @uconndairyclub! Wishing everyone a MOOvelous Valentine`s Day! 🐄💕
#uconnanimalscience #cowselfie #lifeonthehill #valentines

Love is in the air with @uconndairyclub! Wishing everyone a MOOvelous Valentine`s Day! 🐄💕
#uconnanimalscience #cowselfie #lifeonthehill #valentines
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ANSC students from Dr. Safran`s New England Winter Dairy Travel Course had the opportunity to visit High Lawn Dairy Farm in Lee, MA, and MacGlafin Farm in northern NH during this past winter break to learn about cattle management, nutrition, breeding, housing and more! 🐄
#uconnanimalscience #uconncahnr #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience

ANSC students from Dr. Safran`s New England Winter Dairy Travel Course had the opportunity to visit High Lawn Dairy Farm in Lee, MA, and MacGlafin Farm in northern NH during this past winter break to learn about cattle management, nutrition, breeding, housing and more! 🐄
#uconnanimalscience #uconncahnr #uconn #lifeonthehill #thisisanimalscience
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