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. As her father drives, she usually uses the time to study. She and her
- Published in Weekly Feature
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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 in New York and Wellington, Florida. But Andre and Michael aren’t the only Dignelli men making names
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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 — a hard-working, well-dressed professional with impeccable manners. After 25 years, he’s as sharp, driven,
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature
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: Jacob Pope won (see related story this issue), Lillie Keenan was reserve champion and Shaefer
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