Brookside Dressage Training
Brookside Equestrian is a premier dressage training facility. We offer dressage training for every level of horse and rider. Whether you need help with Grand Prix or starting your young prospect we have trainers to help you fulfill your dressage dreams.
Stefan Wolff
Phone (909) 706-9176 | Email :
Stefan, born 1979 in Germany, started riding and competing at his parent’s barn and spent the year of National Service at the First Sports Support Unit of the German Federal Armed Forces in Warendorf where he could train his horses with the former National Coach of Young Dressage Riders, Holger Schmezer. Stefan stayed in Warendorf and did his apprenticeship at the German Equestrian Olympic Committee (DOKR). He passed his Bereiter Exam with the Oskar Maria Stensbeck Distinction.
After finishing Law School, Stefan worked for several years for Klaus Balkenhol as Bereiter: In 2005 he won the Danish National Stallion Show for 5-year old Dressage Stallions, was Finalist at the Bundeschampionate for 5-year-old Dressage Horses and performed at the Global Dressage Forum with “His Highness”. In 2006 Stefan passed the examination for the Pferdewirtschaftsmeister (former term: Reitlehrer FN) with the Oskar Maria Stensbeck Distinction of the German Equestrian Federation and the German Professional Riders Association and won the award for the best Master Examination in that year. Further he competed at the F.E.I. World Breeding Championships of Young Dressage Horses 2007.
In 2008 Stefan competed and won Grand Prix on Brookside’s “Bijou” and “Pensamento”.
Linda Alexander Walton
Phone (619) 985-1386 | Email
Linda is a USDF Gold Medalist and dressage trainer for Brookside Equestrian. Linda has also studied classical dressage. As an active competitor, Linda took part in numerous West Coast CDI's with her warmblood mares Daula and Bijoux. She trained with Guenter Seidel for more than 16 years. Linda received additional instruction from Dietrich von Hopffgarten and is fortunate to take advantage of the expertise of her good friend, Klaus Balkenhol on his visits to the USA.
Linda is exceptional at matching the right horse and rider. While quality is a top consideration, Linda feels strongly that the rider must be able to ride and enjoy the horse. Over the last fifteen years, Linda has accumulated and impressive record finding horses that her clients can both ride and compete successfully. Linda and her husband Keith own and operate Brookside Equestrian Center. Please contact Linda for additional information and to schedule an appointment.
Heather Kennedy
Phone (303) 478-0304 | Email
Heather Kennedy is our newest dressage trainer. Heather has her Bronze and Silver Medals. She has competed and won several regional championships as well as competing successfully at the FEI level in CDI's. Heather is back this year from Germany where she was studying with Klaus Balkenhol and Stefan Wolffe. Heather is available at Brookside for lessons and training for your horse.
Bekki Vrono
Phone (909) 576-4439 | Email:
Bekki Vrono has trained and shown many young horses to the upper levels including Grand Prix. She has been training professionally and competing in dressage for almost 25 years. Bekki is currently successfully showing a 4 year old Oldenburg gelding that she imported last year and she is training and showing one of the Brookside Lusitanos at Intermedaire 2 and Grand Prix. Bekki personally attends to all aspects of the training, grooming and feeding schedules of the horses under her direction as she feels it is important to understand first hand the needs of her equine partners.
