- Michele Blackwell is one of the top female trainers in the business, as shown by her being named by The Arabian Horse Trust as the Female Western Trainer of the year for 1996. Michele along with CJ Gleason run the very successful training facility, Blackwell Stables, out of Grand Haven, Michigan. Located right off of Lake Michigan, Blackwell Stables offers a National Level Training Program for ...www.arabhorse.com/blackwell