McIvor working on
educating grooms

CO Down’s Alison McIvor, director of Show Grooms International, visited Bordeaux to meet her clients and catch up with owners. The mother of three who founded her company in 2012 places grooms in Europe, USA and beyond. A former five-star international groom herself, Alison knows every aspect of the industry. “It is important to have new grooms trained and coming on for the future so education is very important. I give lectures to groups and individuals and will be speaking soon to students at CAFRE college. Presenting horses for top competition and looking after them is an art in itself,” she commented.