[11/26/23] Desert Holiday Week 1 schedule has been updated. See it here. [10/24/23] Desert Holiday 2 has added a CSI2* division. [10/20/23] The 2023 Desert Circuit Prize List is now available! [9/22/23] Holiday 1 Jumper Schedule has been revised to reflect that the National Grand Prix moved to Saturday and USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships have moved to Sunday. [7/25/23] Entries for Desert Holiday close November 12. [7/25/23] Weekly and circuit stalls, plus entries, open November 1 for Desert Circuit. [7/25/23] RV Reservations are now open.
DIHP News
In a league of their own 🏆💪
Helios won the night, but the Trelawny Trailblazers won the season! 🏆 The Roadrunners were second overall, but our very own Cathleen Driscoll took the MVP award for her sensational rounds in every team appearance.
Congratulations to Cathleen, to the Roadrunners, to the Trailblazers, to Team Helios, and everyone involved in making this an incredible night of sport! ✨
It’s redemption for Team Helios in the $571,000CAD MLSJ Team Competition, presented by Visit Greater Palm Springs! 🏆 They rallied to speed to victory in the final leg of the tour, finishing third overall for the season 🥉 Congratulations to Helios team members:
🥇Ashlee Bond🇮🇱 and Donatello 141
🥇Karl Cook🇺🇸 and Caracole de la Roque
🥇Erynn Ballard🇨🇦 and Gakhir
We can’t wait for next year!!! 🔥
Paul O’Shea 🇮🇪 and Hellcat are the winners of the $76,000CAD MeadowGrove Farm CSI2* Grand Prix!
🥈Amanda Derbyshire 🇬🇧 and Cornwall BH
🥉Nayel Nassar 🇪🇬 and El Conde
One Edition is surely earning her keep during Desert Holiday 2️⃣🎄 So far in her two appearances in the ring, she’s taken the win both times, most recently in this morning’s $10,000 Interactive Mortgage 10 & Under Futurity Series, with James Chawke, topping 48 entries 🏅
🥈Michelle Berry & Duerers Macho
🥉Macho-Blue PS & Charlie Jones
Only two more days to shop Irene Neuwirth and Hermès on the deck of VIP! Get all your holiday shopping done early 🎄
An Italian escape in VIP last night 🇮🇹🍝 Join us tonight for another world-class fine dining experience!
@nayelnassar closes out his year with a 5⭐️ win!
Nassar 🇪🇬 and Coronado sealed the deal in the $221,600CAD Visit Greater Palm Springs CSI5* Grand Prix being the fastest of 3 double clear efforts 🏆
🥈Amy Millar 🇨🇦& Truman
🥉Shawn Casady 🇺🇸& Cool Quarz
Professionals 🤝 equitation
Katie Gardner was the big winner this evening in the $15,000 Seahorse Riding Club 3’3” Pro Eq Challenge, in her first time ever in the event! And aboard a 6-year-old, to boot 🤩
🥈Skylar Wireman
🥉Jamie Sailor
It was not by chance that Martien Van Der Hoeven and Chance Encounter sped to the win in the $15,000 FarmVet Open 1.45m Classic! 💨 They couldn’t be topped after their super quick round, taking top call.
🥈Mark Kinsella and Marquis Le Beau Courally
🥉Savannah Jenkins and Etalon
It was a family affair for Shannon Kelly’s first derby win with Can Do This VA 🏅 She took top call in the $10,000 Valencia Saddlery USHJA National Hunter Derby - Jr/Am with a first-round score of 9️⃣0️⃣
🥈Violet Rheingold and Ballantine
🥉Violet Rheingold and SWS High Light
TODAY is the day for pony painting and ice cream! 🦄🍦 From 2-4pm, outside Tack Warehouse on Vendor Row, come paint ponies and enjoy ice cream courtesy of Great American Insurance Group, plus enjoy a giveaway from Tack Warehouse!
The derby king is back in the desert 👑
Nick Haness piloted Reese’s to the win with a total score of 1️⃣9️⃣1️⃣ points in the $10,000 USHJA National Hunt & Go Derby - Open, sponsored by Voltaire. The pair won by an incredible 13 point margin 🤯
🥈Shauna Pennell & Clooney
🥉Nick Haness & Casalluno
It’s the final weekend of Desert Holiday, which means it’s your last weekend to knock out holiday shopping at the show! 🛍️ If you still have shopping to do, head to Vendor Row to see what each vendor has in store.
Plus, we still have our Golden Horseshoe hiding in one special vendor’s space, so if you find the shoe you’ll get a special discount! 🏷️
Thumbs up 👍🏻 for Eduardo Menezes 🇧🇷 & Calypso Des Matis!
The pair blazed to the win in the $38,500 Morning Star Sporthorses CSI5* Winning Round with a speedy jump-off time of 35.66 seconds ⏱️
🥈Carlos Hank Guerriero 🇲🇽 & H5 Chacco-San
🥉Mimi Gochman 🇺🇸 & Inclen BH
EVENTS
In the 2023/2024 season, Desert International Horse Park will be home to 14 weeks of top-level hunter/jumper competition, including eight weeks of FEI competition and 12 weeks of Premier hunters. In addition, we have four weeks of dressage competition featuring three weeks of CDI-rated action. Read more about each individual circuit that makes up the entirety of our upcoming season, set to be the best our park has ever seen.