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Animal husbandry is in Philip Trowbridge's blood. A third-generation farmer, Trowbridge, became a member of the Zweig committee in 2000 and always knew he wanted a career in animal science. The eighth of nine children, he grew up on the family farm with cattle, horses, and vegetables and majored in animal science at the State University of New York College of Technology at Alfred (Alfred State College).

The day after he graduated in 1976, Trowbridge went to work for Gallagher's Stud, Inc., a 600-acre farm in Ghent , New York. Trowbridge started as a herdsman for the Gallagher's Angus operation. A year later he married his college sweetheart and in 1978, the farm's owner, Mr. Jerome Brody, purchased their first Thoroughbred horses. Soon after, Trowbridge was named farm manager and the farm's Thoroughbred horse breeding program grew and became a great success. “In fact, we bred the two highest-priced New York-bred Thoroughbreds,” Trowbridge says.

In June of 2005, Phil along with their son, PJ, started Trowbridge Farms, Inc. With his wife, Annie and their two children, Trowbridge manages their own Thoroughbred horses and a herd of registered Angus cattle in rural Columbia County. Today, Phil is also the General Manager for Empire Stud in Hudson, New York and advises Garret Farms, in Hillsdale, New York.

The farm and its animals are Trowbridge's passion. “I don't do anything else,” says the 50 year-old agriculturalist. “I don't have any other hobbies or interests. For me, I truly and genuinely love what I am doing and don't want to do anything but this.”

Trowbridge came to the Zweig Committee in August of 1999 as a representative from the Board of Directors of the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund. "I'm very interested in Zweig because Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine does so much for the Thoroughbred industry and I want to understand it better and add whatever I can to its efforts to help the industry," Trowbridge explains.

A long –time advocate of youth development in agriculture, Trowbridge started an intern program more than 20 years ago and continues to be a big supporter of the idea of helping youth with “hands on experience.” “We like to give college and high school students the opportunity to compliment what they've learned in classes with working on the practical end of the business regarding daily care of horses and cattle.

Formerly on the Board of the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Trowbridge now focuses his time on the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund, as well as serving on the Boards of the American Angus Association, Equine and Livestock Advisory Board at SUNY Cobleskill, Columbia County Agricultural Society, Columbia County Cooperative Extension, The All-American Angus Futurity and the Columbia County 4-H.