About Us
Owner and trainer Brooke Baldwin-Degrazia aims to provide top training and care so clients can reach their maximum potential. Our dedicated staff of grooms, farriers, and veterinarians make sure everything is running smoothly while ensuring the horses are happy and healthy.
Brooke Baldwin-Degrazia
Owner & Head Trainer | For the past 40+ years, Brooke Baldwin-Degrazia has been one of sport’s top professionals. As a junior rider, she trained with Judy Richter, Katherine Birdsall, Kathy Scholl and Norman Della Joio — most notably finishing 3rd at the USEF Medal Finals and top 12 at Maclay Finals.
As a young professional, Brooke worked under the likes of Geoff Teal (North Run), Charlie Weaver (OSF), Judy Richter, Bill Cooney, Frank Madden and Norman Della Joio. From the Winter Equestrian Festival to the Pre-Green Incentive Finals, she has ridden multiple horses to national championships.
Since establishing Riverside in 1995, Brooke has produced top riders and horses in both the hunter and jumper rings. She specializes in the development of young horses.
Our longtime grooms are integral to Riverside, taking top notch care of the horses & riders