Gemma is a 26 year old rising star of eventing. Having started riding at the age of 18 months (as her mother has a riding school), she proved to be a natural and by the time she was 8 had won the riding club junior (U17) dressage championship and her first one day event!

Gemma's talents were spotted by the selectors, and she was chosen to be put on the lottery-funded 'World Class Development programme' (see link below). This is a lottery funded training scheme aimed to support up and coming athletes who show potential as future olympic candidates. The World Class Programme have been supporting Gemma for the last 9 years.

Gemma progressed rapidly, campaigning successfully in pony trials and being selected to be part of the Junior British team. This was a stepping stone to representing Great Britain at Young Rider level which she did for 2 consecutive years, winning 2 team Gold medals

In 2007 Gemma made her first serious foray into senior level eventing by completing both Badminton and Burghley which are the two biggest and most prestigious 3 day events in the country. Since then she has been working hard to produce good results with her team of horses, culminating in her becoming the U25 National Champion in 2010.
A combination of niggling equine injuries and lady luck looking the other way has meant a slight loss of form at top level in 2011 but with lots of lovely young horses coming through, 2012 is set to be an exciting year for Gemma and the team and a stepping stone to the goal of Senior British Team member.