UConn Block and Bridle’s 89th

Annual Little International Livestock

Show

Red, White and Moo

Saturday October 20th, 2018

Good Morning and Welcome to the 89th Annual Little International Livestock Show!

Each year, students from the Introduction to Animal

Science class are given the opportunity to experience hands- on learning by training, fitting and showing an

animal species of their choice at the Little International Livestock Show, also known as Little “I”. These students have spent many hours over the past two months working with and training their animals

to make sure they are ready for the show. During their practices, the students have gained knowledge and

developed confidence in working with and handling their animals. We are proud of how far every student

has come and are pleased that you could join us to see the product of their hard work.

Little “I” is hosted by the University of Connecticut Block and Bridle Club with help from the Department of Animal Science. This show would not be a success

without the help and support from the faculty and staff in Department of Animal Science and the

generous donations from our sponsors. On behalf of the UConn Block and Bridle Club, I would like to thank all of those who helped in the planning and execution

of this event in order to make it a success! Thank you all for coming, and I hope you enjoy the

show!

Sarah Ammirato Vice President of UConn Block & Bridle

2018 Schedule of Events

Time Ring One Ring Two Area Three

9:00 Sheep Novice Dairy Novice Swine Novice

9:20 Sheep Experienced

Dairy Experienced

Swine Experienced

9:40 Runoff Runoff Swine 3

10 Runoff

10:30 Horse Novice Beef Novice Poultry Novice

10:50 Horse Experienced

Beef Experienced

Poultry Experienced

11:10 Runoff Runoff Runoff

11:30 Celebrity Swine Premier Practice

12:15 Premier Showmanship

Premier Showmanship

Premier Showmanship

12:50 Awards Ice Cream

*schedule is subject to change*

Guest of

Distinction

The UConn Block and Bridle

Club would like to recognize

Mr. John Bennett as the 2018

Guest of Distinction.

We would like to acknowledge his dedication and

support to the Little I event and the Block and Bridle

Club.

Mr. Bennett received his degree in Animal Science

from UConn in 1974.

Prior to his retirement this past August, Mr. Bennett

was the beloved Horse Unit Supervisor. In addition to

this role, he also taught many courses here at the

university including horse selection and evaluation,

development of the driving horse and horse training

and management.

The Block and Bridle Club would like to recognize

him for his hard work and contributions to the club

and the university as a whole.

He was even kind enough to announce this year for

Little I!

Thank you Mr. Bennett!

Block & Bridle Club Officers

President Ashley Cain

Vice President Sarah Ammirato

Secretary Jessica LaRosa

Treasurer Laura Irwin

Marshal Andrew Spak

Fundraising Kayte Sousa

Historian Natalie Majewski

Publicity Katherine Kostic

Advisor Dr. Amy Safran

Judges

Beef Megan Grogan

Dairy Sheila Andrew

Poultry Nicole McKay

Swine Kacey Reinholtz Horse Chelsea McDermott

Sheep Chelsea Anderson

Species Chairs

Beef Matt Sniffen

Dairy Maria Sorensen

Poultry Michaela Leishman

Swine Shanna Arneth

Horse Deanna Rosicke

Sheep Sophia Pelehach

Herdsmen Poultry Andreya Gambardella Kristen Cabrera Kayla Johnston Jessica Larosa Victoria Tritch Emma Bayuk Swine Aubrey Sancho Jessica Dumeng Kim Hernandez Nicole Moody Jordan Salvatore Beef Ashley Little Jenna Balogh Laura Irwin Kelly Hinterneder Tessa Marandola Meagan Bourgette Mark Sniffen Horse Hannah Johnson Katia Howard Victoria Shuster Sarah Fillion Olivia Hart Lashawnda Phillips Dairy Kira Vigue Travis Lang Erin Norris Caleigh Fulton Annalise Halle Gabriella Dodd Lydia Gerber Samantha Gangemi Kaitlyn Reyes

Little International King and Queen

The Little “I” King and Queen are nominated by the Block & Bridle Club

members. They are either club members, or students enrolled in Intro to Animal Science.

.

Little I King: Torry Wagner

Little I Queen: Kayte Sousa

Outstanding Block & Bridle Club Members

Sponsors: Kim McClure-Brinton, Country Companions Vet Services

Outstanding Senior: Ashley Cain

Announcer: John Bennett

National Anthem Sung By: Kristen Cabrera

Sheep Showman- Novice

# Name Hometown Animal Name 1 Amanda Boyle Kings Park, NY Rowan 2 Imani Cohen Hartford, CT Snivy 3 Tristin Corteau Wauregan, CT Wiggles 4 Erika Gilleran Berlin, CT Luna 5 Andrew Klinzmann Farmington,CT Scooter 6 Michelle Martinez Vernon, CT Blanket 7 Chen Peng Shanghai,China Yang 8 Durisha Persaud Hartford, CT Leila 9 Alex Redmond Ridgefield, CT Clover 10 Julianne Sheehan Colonia, NJ Luna 11 Claire Sherrill West Hartford,

CT Holly

12 Mikayla Smith Windsor, CT Coconut 13 Britni Strickland Derby, CT Pyra

Sheep Showman- Experienced

14 Kimberly Alvarez Danbury, CT Tapioca 15 Lily Earle-Hecht Ridgefield, CT Bo 16 Shayla Gawlak Windsor, CT Cookie 17 Gabrielle Jacunski Newington, CT Belle 18 Hailey Merrill Enfield, CT Freya 19 Allie Muro Fairfield, CT Marge 20 Lindsay Ryder New Britain, CT Pippi 21 Marielle Sawicki Glen Arm, MD Babydoll 22 Sarah

Srivichitranond Milford, CT Rory

23 Lucy Stone Fairfield, CT Brenda 24 Claire Strom Portland, CT Dolly 25 Yunyi Zhang Beijing, China Pipi

Sheep Class I: 1st and 2nd Place Sponsor: Dr. Jen Nadeau

1)_______________________________________________

2)_______________________________________________

Sheep Class II: 1st and 2nd Place

1)_______________________________________________

2)_______________________________________________

The Champions

Sponsor: Don & Deb Hopkins- Hopkins Southdowns

Overall Sheep Champion

______________________________________________________

Overall Sheep Reserve Champion

______________________________________________________

Judged By: Chelsea Anderson

Dairy Showmen- Novice

# Name Hometown Animal Name 26 Katherine Bacolas New York City, NY Astrid 27 Amber Breuer Coventry, CT Deedee 28 Taylor Burdick Scranton, PA Lucinda 29 Sophia Carrasquillo Luquillo, Puerto

Rico Dana

30 Morgan Dougherty Westford, MA Demi 31 Katelyn Fegan Mansfield, CT Snowcone 32 Emily Graham Cleveland, OH Aliyah 33 Maddy Hart Avon, CT Ingrid 34 Sydney Hichak Poughkeepsie, NY Dodge 35 Briana Lugo Plainville, CT Lotus 36 Christine Mui Woodbury, NY Brie 37 Kimberly Rankin Willimantic, CT Drifty 38 Megan Reiser Ashford, CT Bryna 39 Sungum Saharan Durham, CT Bashful 40 Julia Scammon Bloomfield, CT Domino 41 Alexandra Simon Tolland, CT Lilypad 42 Nicola Wood Mystic, CT Bambi

Dairy Showman- Experienced

43 Erin Brett Simsbury, CT Valencia 44 Victoria Couillard South Windsor, CT Lima 45 Giavanna D’Auria Upper Nyack, NY Jury 46 Rachel DePonte Southington, CT Anchor 47 Madelien Enriquez Andover, NJ Amazing 48 Stephanie Kokenos Shelton, CT Panda 49 Erin Korowotny Naugatuck, CT Maxine 50 Alison Kowalik Tolland, CT Lucy 51 Jacqueline Lampert New Caanan, CT Plymouth 52 Julia Lindblum Bridgewater, CT Katie Lou 53 Cassidy Mucherino Oxford, CT Majesty 54 Alesandra Paluzzi Hanover, MA Auburn 55 Erin Principe West Hartford, CT Ditto 56 Jason Scherff Colchester, CT Delilah

Dairy Class I: 1st and 2nd Place Sponsor: Ruffin & Lou Ann Graham

1)_______________________________________________

2)_______________________________________________

Dairy Class II: 1st and 2nd Place

Sponsor: Green Valley Veterinary Services

1)__________________________________

2)___________________________________

The Champions Sponsor: Versatile Products and Ingredients

LLC

Overall Dairy Champion

___________________________________________________

Overall Dairy Reserve Champion

Judged By: Dr. Sheila Andrew

Swine Class One

# Name Hometown Animal Name 57 Kylee Brown New Haven, CT Wilbur 58 Ella Bryne Norwalk, CT Beans 59 Christopher Chalas Norwich, CT 60 Josie Hintz Bristol, CT Lola 61 Anthony Jones Norwich, CT Midget 62 Connor Patterson Lancaster, NY Funyun 63 Madeline Sompotan Fontana, CA Hak 64 Robin Vaudrain Putnam, CT Kirby 65 Jordan Williams Prospect, CT Cherie

Swine Class Two

66 Antonia Beaumont East Hartford, CT Peaches 67 Alex Bingham Glastonbury, CT Cornelius 68 Marie Frese Shelton, CT Penelope 69 Cyrus Knighton Hartford, CT Gantu 70 Sutherland Lamond Litchfield, CT Claude 71 Gabriella Santiago Ansonia, CT Lazy 72 Jessica Seitz Southington, CT 55-10

Swine Class Three

73 Madeline Danziger Memphis, TN Severus

74 Megan Davenport Litchfield, CT Patty

75 Alyssa Duffy Madison, CT

76 Rae Erdos-Steinberg Belmont, MA Otis

77 Alora Goode Windsor, CT

78 Nicole Pizarro Bristol, CT Mamas

79 Casey Ringquist Berlin, CT Mr. Piggy

Swine Class I: 1st and 2nd Place

1)_______________________________________________

2)_______________________________________________

Swine Class II: 1st and 2nd Place

1)______________________________________________

2)______________________________________________

Swine Class III: 1st and 2nd Place

1)______________________________________________

2)______________________________________________

Overall Swine Champion

________________________________________________ Overall Swine Reserve Champion

________________________________________

Judged By: Kacey Reinholtz

Horse-in-Hand- Novice

Sponsor: Lisa Maratta

# Name Hometown Animal Name 80 Dominique Adkins Vernon, CT Bugatti 81 Elena Anderson Wethersfield, CT Tesla 82 Hannah Avolt Plymouth, CT UC Bennett 83 Megan Fried Naugatuck, CT Snapchat 84 Nicole Galik Glastonbury, CT Blue Bayou 85 Shoshana Gittens Ross Norwich, CT Bean Sprouts 86 Sophia Lomba South Windsor, CT Mi Amigo 87 Valerie Luna New Haven, CT Tee Cup 88 Hannah Moysey Niantic, CT Flor de May 89 Charlotte Quinn Hightstown, NJ Crimson Kash 90 Alaina Scott Stonington, CT Grand Finale 91 Torry Wagner Tallahassee, FL Summa Cum

Laude

Horse-in-Hand- Experienced

92 Julia Bartoli Derry, NH French Affair 93 Emily Colavito Fairfield, CT Whisper 94 Alaysia Diaz New York, NY Lady Patriot 95 Grace Egazarian Marlborough, CT Jubilee 96 Megan Graham Thompson, CT Shabazz 97 Xiaofei Guo Shanghai, China Tardy 98 Skylar Hofmann Rye Brook, NY Catching Fire 99 Marlena Monroe Wethersfield, CT Topic 100 Eva Quigley Roxbury, CT Habanero 101 Nora Samih Terryville, CT Ember 102 Bekah Smith Torrington, CT Gossip Girl

Horse-in-Hand Class I: 1st and 2nd Place

1)_______________________________________________

2)_______________________________________________

Horse-in-Hand Class II: 1st and 2nd Place

1)__________________________________ ____________

2)______________________________________________

The Champions

Overall Horse-in-Hand Champion

Horse-in-Hand Reserve Champion

______________________________________________________

Judged By: Chelsea McDermott

Beef Showman- Novice

# Name Hometown Animal Name

103 Katelyn Barber Fairfield, CT Norman 104 Sarah Chlodnicki Redding, CT Gloria 105 Kelly Chmielewski Manchester, CT Moose 106 Hannah Colonies-

Key Leicester, MA Ron

107 Colleen Daly Philadelphia, PA Buddy 108 Musa Elsheikh Bridgeport, CT Winchester 109 Kayleigh Fogliano Trumbull, CT Luna 110 Mackenzie Joray Bantam, CT Athena 111 Sophia Lesko Cooperstown,

NY Silver-Spoon

112 Lizzy O’Connell Belmont, MA Jitter Cow 113 Bethany Powell East Haddam, CT Poppy 114 Olivia Rieley Thomaston, CT Meatball 115 Alyssa Slovensky Fort Washington,

PA Delilah

116 Brandon Yarish Darien, CT Louie

Beef Showman- Experienced

117 Alyssa Carlone Bristol, CT Harvey 118 Haly Combs Coventry, CT Bruce 119 Madelyn Dupre Westford, MA Delilah 120 Katherine Kostic Stonington, CT Mabel 121 Jossie Lee Thomaston, CT Don Julio 122 Sharon McCarthy Woodbury, CT Lots 123 Courtney Rose Mystic, CT Big Mac Jr 124 Kaila Rowe Oxford, CT Big Mac 125 Hannah Soifer Stamford, CT Serena 126 Grace Stearns New Canaan, CT Joey 127 Julia Trafaconda Killingly, CT Tank 128 Jada Wilson Lakeville, CT Dixie

Beef Class I: 1st and 2nd Place

Sponsor: Karla and David Principe

1)_______________________________________________

2)_______________________________________________

Beef Class II: 1st and 2nd Place Sponsor: Stacy Rowe

1)_______________________________________________

2)_______________________________________________

The Champions

Sponsor: The Family of Colleen Daly

Overall Beef Champion

___________________________________________________

Overall Beef Reserve Champion

Judged By: Megan Grogan

Poultry Showmen- Novice Sponsor: Green Valley Veterinary Services LLC

# Name Hometown Animal Name 129 Kinsley Clark Chesire, CT Doc 130 Maykel Cordova Stamford, CT Joe 131 Alexander Fernandez Middletown, CT Greta 132 Payton Garcia South Windsor, CT Marble 133 Natalia Gayle Hartford, CT Unruly 134 Patrick Kennedy Cornwall, CT Ben 135 Sophia Kyrcz Madison, CT Autumn 136 Sydney LaFrance Simsbury, CT Meredith 137 Giselle Lorenzo-Ruiz Bristol, CT Petunia 138 Lydia Swenarton Stonington, CT Betty 139 Dario Volterra Greenwich, CT Lucy 140 John Mark Woodworth Wethersfield, CT Heather 141 Kirsten Zwally Monroe, CT Bambi

Poultry Showman- Experienced

142 Samantha Barretta Lyme, CT Harper 143 Diana Chan Old Saybrook, CT Hennessy 144 Karen Ellis Burlington, CT Blanche 145 Apurva

Gangakhedkar Enfield, CT Nugget

146 Heather Goodman Guilford, CT Oliver 147 Kirsten Krause Coventry, CT Bud 148 Stephanie Marenghi Naugatuck, CT Lime Ebron 149 Joshua Rodriguez New Haven, CT Pollo 150 Justin Soto Wayland, MA Tokoyami 151 Chantal Yang East Brunswick,

NJ Hen Solo

Poultry Class I: 1st and 2nd Place

1)_______________________________________________

2)_______________________________________________

Poultry Class II: 1st and 2nd Place

1)_______________________________________________

2)_______________________________________________

The Champions

Sponsor: Kim McClure Brinton Country Companions Veterinary Services LLC

Overall Poultry Champion

Overall Poultry Reserve Champion

Judged By: Nicole McKay

Run-Off Champions The Run-Off showman is the best showman in their species class. These showmen are able to handle their animals with

confidence and ease. The showmen that receive the Champion and Reserve Champion title will advance to the Premier

Showmanship class where their skills will be put to the test as they handle and show each species to compete for the Grand

Champion title.

Champion Swine

_________________________________________ Champion Poultry

_________________________________________ Champion Beef

________________________________________ Champion Sheep

_________________________________________ Champion Dairy

_________________________________________ Champion Horse-in-Hand

________________________________________

Premier Showmen

The Premier Showman is the best showman in the competition today. The Premier Showman is versatile, poised, and handles each animal species with confidence and ease. The showmen competing in the Premier class are the first-place winners of

their Run-Off class.

Grand Champion ShowmanSponsor: Don & Deb Hopkins

Dr. Steven Zinn and Dr. Catherine North

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Reserve Grand Champion Showman Sponsor: Dr. Amy Safran

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The UConn Block and Bridle Club would like to thank all our sponsors:

Julia Trafaconda and Family The Family of Colleen Daly Erin Principe and Family

Versatile Products & Ingredients LLC Dr. Kim McClure-Brinton

Country Companions Vet Services Lisa Maratta

Lou Ann Graham and Family The Wilson Family

Roaring Brook Farm Dr. Jenifer Nadeau

Maryanne Quinn The Hintz Family

Don & Deb Hopkins of Hopkins Southdowns Stacy Rowe

The Fried Family The Dougherty Family The Hoffman Family

The DePonte’s The Barretta Family

John and Melissa Brett Green Valley Veterinary Services LLC.

Dr. Zinn and Dr. Catherine NorthDr. Amy Safran

Thank you to…

The Judges for volunteering your time and skills,

The Sponsors for investing in our club,

The Parents for your support of the students,

And all those who are present today!

Thank You!

UConn Block and Bridle Club

The Block & Bridle Club would like to

thank the Department of Animal Science and the following individuals

for making this show a success

Mary Margaret Cole

Michelle Lewis

Dr. Amy Safran

Jennifer Simoniello

Dr. Steven Zinn

UConn Extension Office

The Species Chairmen

The Herdsmen

The Judges

Kim Syme

Aubrey Grabber

And all our sponsors