About us
Welcome to Ocean Blue Equine! The business is primarily run by me, Gemma—with the occasional “assistance” from my husband Blake, depending entirely on the level and quality of bribery on offer. We’re a busy, hardworking couple juggling a pretty hectic, but incredibly rewarding, life.
In December 2017 we became proud parents to twins, Archie and Chloe, and life since then has been nothing short of mental… but we honestly wouldn’t have it any other way.
Our main business, Ocean Blue Graphics, powers us through each year like a steam train—full steam ahead, rarely stopping for breath. But after stepping away from working with horses full time, I found myself with a persistent itch that just wouldn’t go away…
So, Ocean Blue Equine was born.
I have only had one real passion in life, which quite clearly is horses!
I left school to attend Hindlip Equestrian College in Worcester and then went on to work full time with horses until Blake and I set up our graphics company in September 2009—though not before spending a whole year in Banff, Canada… just to get it out of our system! Even then, we somehow still ended up on a ranch, working for a western outfitters. Old habits die hard.
Over the years I worked on a variety of yards and across many disciplines, including Racing, Eventing, Polo, Showjumping, Western, Breaking and training, and hunting. There was only one discipline left to tick off the list…
At the beginning of 2009, I was offered a position with Peter Storr in Broadway, which gave me my first proper glimpse into the world of Dressage. It was there that I made lifelong friends with Hermione Black—who gave me my horse of a lifetime whom we sadly lost in 2021 - MANY of my products were 'test run' with Coco and I'm still proud to provide these fabulous products still today.
My experience across so many areas of the equestrian world has helped me choose brands and products that I genuinely feel are relevant to today’s riders and horses.
As you can probably imagine, I attempt to fit a 30-hour day into normal working hours, so this website is always a work in progress and only shows a snapshot of what we actually stock.
While the online world makes ordering just about anything incredibly easy, the local demand for Ocean Blue Equine has grown so much that this year we’ve finally opened a shop at our Graphics business in Kempsey, Worcester.
Whether you speak to me over the phone, online, or pop into the shop for a browse and a cup of tea, I promise you’ll always receive honest, genuine advice on any of the products we stock—and hopefully leave as another happy addition to our already busy lives!
Binky & Bodhi, our little snoops, will be more than happy to greet you on arrival, and depending on the day, you might also be lucky enough to meet the rug rats too!! 🐶☕
