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Charles
and Bonnie
Minter
Charles Minter and wife Bonnie
purchased
their first Paso
Fino horse in 1971.
They were instrumental in
starting The Atlantic Paso Fino Horse
Association in North Carolina
which encompassed seven states. Minter
introduced the first Paso
Fino horses to North Carolina
and has trained and shown the Paso Fino horse to numerous national
championships.
Minter helped to organize the Paso Fino Horse Association and is one of
the
first judges for the breed. He has held numerous positions in the
association
including the Nominating Committee Chairman, Judges Committee, Long
Range
Committee, and Executive Committee, Board Representative from
California
PFHA.
Minter has
been in the business over 36
years and has sold an untold number of Paso Fino Horses in the United
States
as well as foreign countries. He has been an
American Horse Show
Association
Judge and Senior Certified Paso Fino Horse Judge of
the Paso Fino
Owners
and Breeders Association. Charles is one
of the ten recipients of
the
Rosalie Mac William award for
outstanding service to the promotion of
the
Paso Fino horse. After
36 years, Minter is still an active
breeder and promoter of the Paso Fino Horse. Both Charles and
Mar
de Plata LaCE
have been inducted into the Paso
Fino Hall of Fame at the PFHA
Nationals
in in Perry, Georgia.
Paso Fino
is Spanish for "Fine Step" and Paso Bravo,
a working Paso Fino Horse Ranch is the home to
over
sixty fine stepping Paso Fino horses where every color, size, and age
can
be found. The Paso Fino is cherished for its Gait. Because
of
the smooth gait, Paso Fino riders can spend hours in the saddle without
tiring.
Because of their size (13.2 to 15.2 hands), the Paso Fino is easier to
mount
and dismount. With this in mind, the Paso Fino is known as the
Rolls-Royce
of the equine world.
The Minters spent many years in California
and then began their move back their roots
in North Carolina in 2000. They are now
settled with ranch improvements
appropriate
to  accommodate the Royalty of their
Paso Fino
Horses. Charles gives seminars and lectures on
the
breed. At Paso Bravo the owners of the ranch
share a common thread,
"their love for Paso Fino Horses." The Paso Finos are easy to
deal with and easy to fall in love with. That's why our motto is "to
ride one is to own one."
One
of the main objectives of Paso Bravo
is to introduce the public to Paso Fino Horses. Preserving the
history and heritage of our Paso Fino Breed is very important to
us. For a
demonstration
ride and a visit, call Charles
or Bonnie Minter or contact them at the
email
address below.
Click
Here for Photo Album
Click here for
Charlie and Milda's
Heritage Farm Website
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Due to retirement age we
are reducing our herd to a minimum.
Our
remaining horses are top quality show and breeding stock.
Serious
competitors
and breeders should take
advantage of this offering. We would
consider package deals with further discounts.
Take advantage of years of our acquiring some of the best of the
breed. Many of these horses are
descendents of Bochica Tres who was inducted into the Paso Fino Horse
Association’s HALL OF FAME at the
2006 Grand National Championship
Show, Perry, Georgia.
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