What we do
We design and build healthy, efficient, beautiful homes. We can sell you a home in one of our communities, we can help you find a nice piece of land to build on somewhere, or we can build on your land.

Thank you for your interest in Blue Horse Building & Design.
In this world of professionally concocted mission statements and unrelenting sales pitches I ask myself -- how do I honestly and effectively describe the nature and ability of this group of very gifted individuals. I hope that this site will relate to you -- who we are -- and what we can do for you.

We each have chosen the art and science of building for our careers. We share a desire to 'raise the bar' and improve the standards of our industry.

We operate as a collaborative design-build practice while maintaining the necessary separation between design and build aspects of a project. This allows us to be, first and foremost, the advocate of the client.

Every one of us has talent and extensive experience. What sets us apart is our willingness to treat each project as if it were our own. It makes every day fun for us. When people are having fun and doing what they love to do- good things come from it.

This all becomes evident when you walk into one of our homes

- Fred Ballard, General Manager

Fred Ballard
General Manager - apprenticed building barns and Ag buildings with my father on our family farm and neighboring farms. Worked as a carpenter thru graduating from Texas A&M. After a 9 year corporate stint in international sales, I returned to my calling. I began designing and building exterior/garden structures, architectural millwork, and cabinetry. My interest in high-performance materials, scientific approach and problem-solving abilities has brought me to the cutting edge of building technology. For the past 12 years I have been remodeling and building custom homes in the Hill Country area.

Terri L. Wright
Interior Designer - received her Interior Design degree from UT then began her professional career as an Interior Designer for Mancini Duffy in New York for 3 years. After which, she accepted a position at Gensler and Associates Architects in New York & Los Angeles for 3 years. For the past 12 years Terri has worked in residential design consulting and the Motion Picture Industry in set decorating. She keeps our interiors functional, fresh and, most of all, beautiful. She has a knack for creating space, colors and textures that accentuate dialogue between interiors and landscapes, fabric and terrain.

Jake Bradley
Operations Manager - began his career as a masonry apprentice after high school, worked up to lead carpenter, and advanced to project management within 6 years. He studied architectural engineering and computer-aided drafting. For several years Jake was a project manager, supervising the building of multi-million dollar homes involving crews of 50 or more. Implementation of complex and interrelated tasks comes easy to him and, with Jake around, things tend to effortlessly fall into place. He has experience utilizing a wide variety of building materials and techniques including traditional stick frame, steel framing, SIPS, and ICF systems. Jake plans and oversees all of our jobs. He is in each of our custom homes on a daily basis. Jake is also a pilot.