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SIDELINESMAGAZINE | May 2026
ROSEANNE
SPALLONE-NAGLE
Two Careers, One Path
By Jessica Grutkowski • Portraits by Sophia Donohue
oseAnne Spallone-Nagle has built not
one, but two successful careers—living
proof that hard work and humility can
turn passion into purpose. Throughout her
adolescence, she leveraged her love of horses and
an insatiable desire to learn as a pathway to the top
of the equestrian ranks. Shortly after becoming
a first-time mom, life took an unexpected turn
when her son was diagnosed with a severe horse
allergy—forcing her to reinvent herself.
RoseAnne discovered her passion at an
early age when her father—an Army veteran
with a playful sense of luck—won a racehorse
in a friendly bet. “There was a catch: He had a
broken leg,” RoseAnne said. Luckily, her first
childhood home was next door to a farm that
assisted with its rehabilitation. “There is a photo
of me as a baby sitting on top of this horse with
a huge grin on my face.”
Growing up an “army brat,” RoseAnne moved
frequently and wasn’t able to ride consistently
until her family settled in Farmingdale, New
Jersey. At only 4 years old, she started at Nancy
Bloom’s Best Chance Farm, following in her
sister’s footsteps, and celebrated her 8th birthday
there before beginning regular lessons. “My
parents had since divorced, and my mom,
Mary Margaret Myers, was working full time
in Manhattan as a journalist for ABC News.
RoseAnne Spallone-Nagle and Newton, leased by Zoe
Grutkowski, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, New York.
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