Michael Bruce 2005 Trainer of the Year

Michael was born in Massachusetts.  He grew up in a small town on Cape Cod called Sagamore Beach.  He graduated from Bourne High School in 1985.  He attended college at Massasoit community College and Bridgewater state College.  He then attended New York’s Academy of Arts in Manhattan New York on a full scholarship, although dedicated and active in theatrical arts, he discovered another love the Paso Fino Horse.  He purchased his first Paso Fino Horse in 1989.  Through the careful guidance of his long time friend  Robert Yunits, Michaels direction from that day changed and his passion and dedication for the Paso Fino Horse became his priority.  By 1992 Michael had acquired more than 24 Paso Finos and trained them all.  Michael’s tutelage also came from the Late Raven Briggs of Lexington, North Carolina.  He lived and worked with Raven for one and a half years. 

Over the years Michael has had multiple national and Grand National titles.  He has been a proud member of the Professional Trainers association for 10 years.  He has served as Vice president and treasurer in the Northeast region.  For the passed four years he has been the high point trainer of the North East. 

Michael has been active in clinics for the 4-H for several years.  Every October he hosts clinics dedicated to amateur owners working with the amateur and their horse.  He presently owns one of the most well respected training and breeding facilities in the country.  He feels his success with the Paso Fino Horse is because he is never finished learning.  Many people have remembered his saying that when you know everything there is to know about horses then it is time to change your profession.