Career
This article refers to a race horse trainer. Michael Jarvis (14 August 1938 – 20 September 2011) was a Thoroughbred horse trainer in England. He kept approximately 80 horses in training, and his main jockey was Philip Robinson.
He announced his decision to retire on 22 February 2011 with almost immediate effect, handing over the yard to his long-time assistant Roger Varian.
This was due to ill health – Jarvis had undergone surgery for a heart condition and was also suffering from prostate cancer, and said in the months running up to his retirement that his health had deteriorated.
