Jocelyn Gentry

  Jocelyn Gentry is the Owner and Head Trainer of Gentry Sport Horses LLC, an equestrian training facility in Spring City, PA (Chester County). She is a third-generation horseman, a granddaughter of Clifford S. Gatewood “The Colonel” owner of the Flying X Rodeo. With deep family roots in breaking and training horses in western disciplines, she learned to start horses from a very early age. She began using her training background to produce young horses for the sport of Eventing, which eventually led to finding her passion for Dressage. Those that know Jocelyn often comment on her ability to bring along young sport horses quickly and effectively, using the traditional foundation she was taught during the last 30 years from her family, and applying it to her current equestrian sports.

Jocelyn graduated from Michigan State University in 2009 and later went on to get her MBA in Finance from the University of Tennessee where she met her husband, Matthew. She has been in the equine industry for the majority of her career, having worked in Private Wealth Management for Credit Suisse Private Bank for several years before returning to training horses Full-Time. She opened Gentry Sport Horses LLC in 2013 to provide lessons, training and coaching for outside clientele. It has now developed into the premiere Dressage and Eventing facility in Northern Chester County where Jocelyn, Matt and their two children Cowboy Jack and Jimmy Mack live on-site. 

Jocelyn is an active competitor and coach with students ranging from the early stages of their show careers all the way through the FEI levels in Dressage and Eventing. She is also a dedicated student herself and continues to expand her knowledge and talent by training with some of the best instructors, both Grand Prix Dressage riders and Five Star Event riders in the world. 

In 2023, Jocelyn was accepted into the USDF L Program and plans to pursue the USDF “R” Judging License next year. Currently, she is producing and competing her own two horses “Ballyengland Crafty” a 9 year old imported ISH FEI 2* event horse at Fourth Level and “Forever Gentry” a 5 year old Hanoverian (Furst Belissaro x Dancier) to debut his show career this season. Most recently she has developed some clients horses to compete in the sport of Western Dressage, and has plans to attend the WDAA World Championships in Oklahoma in the coming season. Gentry Sport Horses continues to qualify for both Regional Competitions at USEA and USDF shows each season, so look for us out there competing with the best!