Geriann Henderson and Kingslee. Photo courtesy of Liz Hall.
The eventing community and those who knew and loved Geriann Henderson will gather today at a memorial service for the former Advanced level rider. Geriann was killed in a skydiving accident on Nov. 23, 2015; she was 26 years old.
A native of Teller County, Colorado, Geriann was a much loved member of Area IX, where she competed Kingslee, a 17-year-old Thoroughbred gelding she owned with Deb Henderson, through the three-star level. Geriann and Kingslee enjoyed top placings at the Galway Downs CIC3* and Rebecca Farm CIC3* before she leased him to USEF Eventing 18 rider Madison Temkin in 2014.
Kingslee and Madison’s partnership has flourished ever since. They successfully completed their first one-star at Galway Downs in 2014 and finished fifth individually in the CH-J* at this year’s North American Junior and Young Rider Championships.
Geriann lived in Arizona, where she was a pilot and flight instructor; she was a skydiving student at Skydive Phoenix Inc. at the time of her death. The EN team extends our deepest condolences and sympathies to Geriann’s friends and family during this terrible time. She will be deeply missed.
