by Tommy Brannon
Blake and Allison Alder, organizers and designers of the Alderwood shows series, have a new boarding and training facility at The Highgrove Stables, 741 Bray Station Rd in Collierville TN. The Facility has three barns with 28 stalls, lots of turn out space, an indoor arena and a large outdoor arena with all-weather footing. The boarders are mostly adults, with some children and juniors, who train and show hunters and jumpers; there are also a few dressage riders. Michelle Renshaw comes in to teach dressage. Allison and Blake teach the hunter/jumpers. All of the riders at the facility have their own horses. There are no school horses.
Blake has a well-deserved reputation for building some of the finest jumps and course designs. He designed and built the water jump for the show jumping competition at the World Equestrian Games 2010 in Lexington, KY. He has jumps available for purchase.
Allison has been a junior, then professional rider and trainer for decades, but set aside time to raise a family. Now the whole operation is a family affair, with Blake, Allison and their two daughters, Carley, 12 and Clay, 14. Allison said regarding showing, “The girls are really into it. They are not interested in doing anything else.” So all the family works together putting on shows, running the boarding/training facility, designing courses, and showing horses together. Allison ads, “We have a few stalls still available.”
Photo: Allison Alder & Richard Watson
Blake and Allison Alder, organizers and designers of the Alderwood shows series, have a new boarding and training facility at The Highgrove Stables, 741 Bray Station Rd in Collierville TN. The Facility has three barns with 28 stalls, lots of turn out space, an indoor arena and a large outdoor arena with all-weather footing. The boarders are mostly adults, with some children and juniors, who train and show hunters and jumpers; there are also a few dressage riders. Michelle Renshaw comes in to teach dressage. Allison and Blake teach the hunter/jumpers. All of the riders at the facility have their own horses. There are no school horses.
Blake has a well-deserved reputation for building some of the finest jumps and course designs. He designed and built the water jump for the show jumping competition at the World Equestrian Games 2010 in Lexington, KY. He has jumps available for purchase.
Allison has been a junior, then professional rider and trainer for decades, but set aside time to raise a family. Now the whole operation is a family affair, with Blake, Allison and their two daughters, Carley, 12 and Clay, 14. Allison said regarding showing, “The girls are really into it. They are not interested in doing anything else.” So all the family works together putting on shows, running the boarding/training facility, designing courses, and showing horses together. Allison ads, “We have a few stalls still available.”
Photo: Allison Alder & Richard Watson
