Meet The Team!

 Jamie Kristen Allison

Jamie grew up riding at South Farm in Middlefield, Ohio where she learned about the horse world. Thanks to the wonderful guidance of Sarah Greer, Jamie acquired a wealth of experience in everything from daily care and farm management, foxhunting, eventing, dressage, setting up and running horse shows, hunter paces, and events, and teaching her first few riding lessons.

She had the amazing opportunity to work as an assistant to advanced rider and successful horseman, Jeffrey Taylor, for 8 years. Those years of hard work and invaluable experience from Jeffrey sharpened her teaching, riding, and training skills. During that time Jamie competed through the Intermediate level, including a CIC 2* (new 3*), and brought many young horses along through the levels successfully. Jeffrey was especially skillful with young horses and Jamie was fortunate enough to learn from his expertise and gain the skills necessary to mold young horses into something special.

Over the past several years Jamie has broadened her knowledge with several world class coaches. Tammy Cagno has imparted a wealth of knowledge and given an inside look into the Hunter/Jumper industry and what it takes to make a successful horse in that world, including developing one KWPN gelding from his first few rides to the 6 year old jumper classes, and another from his first few rides to the 5 and 6 year old hunter classes. Tammy offers years of experience and has become one of Jamie's most valuable mentors.  

Charlotte Bayley Schindelholz has not only kept her dressage skills sharp but has given her the opportunity to continue moving forward to learn more intricate details of upper level dressage work. She has competed in USDF competitions through 3rd level and has received her bronze medal.

Robin Walker, Linda Radigan, and Mikey Nolan have offered an immense amount of support and have been very helpful developing professional skills and keeping Jamie tuned up for the events.

In addition to her horse show horse experience, she has also had quite a bit of experience at the race track. She has started many race prospects under saddle and taken them all the way to their first few gallops on the track. The race horse industry is another facet of the equestrian world that Jamie enjoys tremendously.

In October 2018 Jamie married Dr. Sean Allison DVM. Dr. Sean is a well known and very experienced veterinarian from Cleveland Equine Clinic which makes him an invaluable part of the Elevate Team. Sean also comes from a strong equestrian background as his family has been in the hunter/jumper business for decades, and his father was also an equine veterinarian. Jamie and Sean are blessed to share their passion for horses in their lives together. They share a beautiful and feisty daughter named Kennedy who also loves the horses and has her very own mini named Bandit.

Jamie has her B.S. in Health Education from Youngstown State University and enjoys shooting, and playing the piano in her leisure time. She believes strongly in positive thinking and the importance of finding happiness in everything you do in life.

Tiffany McDermott

Tiffany McDermott has been an invaluable part of the Elevate Equestrian team as Jamie's assistant since 2017. She is a beautiful and talented rider with drive and ambition for the sport and has a warm welcoming presence that makes her fantastic with her clients.

Tiffany's love of horses started before she could remember, with dreams of one day having her own. At age 12, Tiffany started taking riding lessons at Hinckley Equestrian Center, and quickly got into horse showing. She began showing at the local Hunter/Jumper shows, then quickly found her passion for Eventing. She grew up with the opportunity to ride, compete, and care for many different breeds that helped to develop her riding and training skills.

At age 16, Tiffany began teaching beginner lessons out of HEC, and running the annual summer camps. She truly enjoys building a relationship with each of her students, and wants to help give them the confidence they need to achieve their riding goals. She provides a fun and educational environment for her students to develop their riding and horsemanship skills.

Tiffany works full time for Elevate teaching boarders, riders in the lesson program, and riding training horses. She has successfully developed her horse Makin’ Waves straight from the race track all the way to the Preliminary level herself. She has also brought along many lovely young sale horses that she has started off the race track and always has some lovely prospects for sale. In the fall of 2023 Tiffany completed her first FEI 1* at Tryon to start her International competition career. We are very excited watch Tiffany continue to climb the levels with her special partner.