Heritage Farm Archives - Sidelines Magazine

Laena Romond: Riding and Running

Monday, January 13 2025 by Michelle Greene

By Laura Scaletti

Laena Romond has been lucky to have a team behind her every step of the way of her riding career. From her family to the Mount Holyoke IHSA team to the team … [Read more]

Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature

Tagged under: Heritage Farm, ihsa, national horse show, pony club

Caroline Passarelli: Pony Specialist

Friday, July 05 2024 by Michelle Greene

By Britney Grover

Portraits by Sophia Donohue

Caroline Passarelli’s name frequented the top of pony leaderboards throughout her Junior years. Now, she’s back at the pony ring—this time, as a trainer with Heritage Farm. “My first few big … [Read more]

Published in Cover Story, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature

Tagged under: 2024 Pony & Junior Section, Heritage Farm, ponies

Amira Kettaneh: On a Champion Path

Monday, June 13 2022 by Ruby Tevis

By Victoria Sheehan

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

Amira Kettaneh looks out of the truck window as the New England landscape blurs by. Luckily, she doesn’t get car sick anymore and the eight-hour roundtrip commutes don’t seem that bad. … [Read more]

Published in Weekly Feature

Tagged under: Amira kettaneh, campino th, equestrian, equitation, gossip sa, Heritage Farm, wellington

Dean Dignelli: Carrying On a Family Tradition of Excellence

Wednesday, February 21 2018 by Editor

By Doris Degner-Foster

The Dignelli family name is well known in horse showing circles. Andre Dignelli is recognized in the equestrian world as a top trainer, especially in the equitation ring, while his brother Michael Dignelli runs their Heritage Farm … [Read more]

Published in Weekly Feature

Tagged under: Andre Dignelli, Dean Dignelli, Doris Degner-Foster, Heritage Farm, iron horse, Iron horse transport

Andre Dignelli’s Life Goes Full Circle: From Humble Beginnings to Helping His Students Win, the Top Trainer Continues To Pay It Forward

Tuesday, July 05 2016 by Editor

By Lauren R. Giannini

People go to Andre Dignelli because they want to win or they want their children to win. He’s a bit of a wizard in the Big Eq world. He’s also calm, cool and conservative … [Read more]

Published in General, Sidelines Feature

Tagged under: Andre Dignelli, Heritage Farm, lauren-giannini

Andre Dignelli – Sharing His Heritage

Saturday, December 15 2012 by Editor

By Lauren R. Giannini

Two years after Andre Dignelli won the 1985 USET Medal Finals East, he started taking his own equitation students to all the fall national finals. In 2012 his Heritage Farm protégées dominated the ASPCA Maclay Championships: … [Read more]