Annual Events and Club Activities

Spring

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.

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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Feeling MOOtivated and ready for spring break! 🐄💪

#uconnanimalscience #uconncows #lifeonthehill #springbreak

Feeling MOOtivated and ready for spring break! 🐄💪

#uconnanimalscience #uconncows #lifeonthehill #springbreak
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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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