About TruGem Equestrian

5* Livery and Competition Yard at Holbrook farm, East End, Oxford

We are located in the heart of the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside, close to many competition centres and offer superb facilities on a yard with a relaxed, friendly, welcoming and peaceful atmosphere. We are less than an hour away from Competition Centres including: Hickstead, Blenheim, Badminton, Addington Manor, Cherwell, Bury Farm, Aston Lewalls and close to Polo Clubs: Marco Polo, Kirtington and Oxford Polo.
The yard is open at all times for our clients to just be their around the horses and friends.

relaxed, friendly, welcoming, professional and peaceful

Livery, Riding school and Competition Yard in Oxford and Oxfordshire

TruGem Equestrian provides a broad range of bespoke tailored packages to individuals who would like to get involved occasionally with lessons or as a regular commitment from absolute beginners and people of all ability levels. To those who just want to able to be confident happy hackers and those that would like to be in a competition team.

I have learnt that it is vital to develop and maintain an atmosphere at the yard that is relaxed, friendly, welcoming and peaceful. I want it to be the place that people can find their tranquility, enjoy the open air and spend their quality time. We host events like specialised clinics, fun rides and BBQs but the yard is open to our clients at all times to just be their around the horses and their friends. We want people to feel at home in our home.

The TruGem yard is located in the heart of the beautiful countryside of Oxfordshire with Access to excellent hacking around the outskirts of Blenheim palace estate and
bridleways adjacent to the yard. TruGem Equestrian offers a variety of services to riders of all levels on their own horses or ours but our specialty is an ability to welcome newcomers and “returners” in a way that delivers an opportunity to create a new and exciting lifestyle around equestrian activity that suits and is tailored to the individual.

The TruGem Team

Gemma Leach

Owner

Passionate Equestrian

"I am a returning equestrian”. I’m the person who enjoyed riding during my childhood and teen years and then left it behind as career and family took over as priorities. Then as my circumstances changed, (got married, had kids who have now started school) I found myself with the time to rediscover my passion for all things equine.

Returning to riding has enriched my lifestyle and well-being and it has allowed me to discover a whole new circle of like-minded friends and this is an experience that I want to make available to others like myself.

This is the vision behind TruGem Equestrian

James Proctor

Onsite Rider and Professional Trainer

Working with me is James Proctor, who has been riding for over 20 years. He started riding at a British military equestrian facility in Cyprus and, after leaving school, studied at Hartpury Equestrian College. Since leaving college, James has worked as a groom/rider for British showjumper Geoff Luckett before moving to work as rider and head lad for Olympic Silver medalist Steven Smith in Yorkshire. During his time James has been fortunate enough to work with some of the biggest names in British Showjumping. For the past five years James has been building a solid reputation for quality riding training.