Head Coach, Trainer & Riding Instructor, Bonnie Bruce
Instructor Bonnie Bruce is a professional horsewoman bringing 45+ years of practical experience to all phases of instruction and training. Her experience includes competing in recognized 3-Day Events, Dressage Shows and Championships, managing boarding stables, designing jump courses, judging local horse shows, running summer camps, training problem horses and teaching Pony clubs, drill teams, vaulting, and special needs riders. She freely shares her knowledge and passion so that many of her students have also become riding instructors. Her teaching approach is based on developing rider self awareness and an understanding of horse psychology and equine movement. Bonnie also believes that just being with horses heals people in many different ways.
Instructor Bonnie Bruce is a professional horsewoman bringing 45+ years of practical experience to all phases of instruction and training. Her experience includes competing in recognized 3-Day Events, Dressage Shows and Championships, managing boarding stables, designing jump courses, judging local horse shows, running summer camps, training problem horses and teaching Pony clubs, drill teams, vaulting, and special needs riders. She freely shares her knowledge and passion so that many of her students have also become riding instructors. Her teaching approach is based on developing rider self awareness and an understanding of horse psychology and equine movement. Bonnie also believes that just being with horses heals people in many different ways.
Coach Sara Nicholson brings over 40 years of horsemanship, vaulting & coaching to Poway Valley Vaulters, and has been with Poway Valley Vaulters since 2010. She strongly believes, like Bonnie, that sharing knowledge, experience, and love for all things 'horses' is essential to our well being. Sara thrives on creativity, expression, and strongly believes in steadily developing the vaulters' skills. In addition to her coaching experience, she has volunteered her time on the Executive Board for the Region over the past decade.