The organizing team of the Apple Knoll Farm H.T. regrets to announce the death of Ready to Rumble, a 7-year-old Thoroughbred gelding (Central Banker x Songandapsalm) owned and ridden by Rachel Stankaitis.
Ready to Rumble was competing in the Training division and died after impact with fence number 19b during the cross-country phase. Stankaitis was attended to on-site and then was transferred to a regional hospital for further care.
The organizing team of the Apple Knoll Farm H.T. and the USEA wishes to extend their deepest sympathy and condolences to all of Ready to Rumble’s connections.
The USEA is dependent upon information submitted by horse registrants to accurately reflect age, breeding, and other statistics. We have been made aware that there was previously an error in the horse's age as recorded in the USEA database.
The USEA is saddened to hear of the passing of Margaret Joyce Good of Leesburg, Virginia. Margaret passed away peacefully Thursday, February 27, 2025. Born October 8, 1929, in Clay Township, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Clark and Jane Pfiefer.
At The Event at TerraNova last November, Canadian Jessica Phoenix narrowly missed winning the CCI4*-L with Fluorescent Adolescent, finishing second overall with two rails down. Today, the Olympic veteran found redemption and not only won the B&D Builders CCI4*-S with Freedom GS, but finished second once again with Fluorescent Adolescent.
The 2025 USEA Intercollegiate and Interscholastic Eventing Championships are just one month away, and time is running out for program members to enter this unforgettable event! The Stable View Local Charities H.T. in Aiken, South Carolina, on May 2-4 will serve as host to both program championships again this year, and the max capacity of 400 horse and rider combinations is quickly filling.
Spring is a time to prepare for what’s ahead and many of this week’s international horse trials contenders at Galway Downs International took full advantage of ideal opportunities to build confidence, confirm training and find out where they can push the edges of their horse’s performance.