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Congratulations to Ellington Vasan and Secret Fernhill on taking top honors in the Prestige Youth Cup Series 1.15m Junior Jumper Award, sponsored by @prestige_saddles_america !

With 3️⃣ wins in the last four weeks of the season plus other top placings, Ellington shot to the top of the leaderboard 📈 and punched her ticket to the 2026 Prestige Youth Cup Clinic at DIHP 🎟️

Stay tuned for more information about this exciting opportunity, thanks to Prestige Italia! ...

Natalie Kennel is going to need a new saddle rack! 🤩

She and Elvinue Rouet PS are the winners of the @the.tackbox 0.85m Non-Pro Circuit Award and earned themselves a new custom Butet saddle, courtesy of The Tack Box and The Tack Box Express! 🏆

Congratulations, Natalie and team! ...

We aim to spread kindness at DIHP 🫶 and we are proud to recognize the junior/amateur and professional recipients of The Kindness Movement Sportsmanship Awards! These three were nominated by their peers for having displayed exemplary sportsmanship during Desert Circuit ⤵️

Mid-Circuit Junior/Amateur: Meredith Pleasant
Junior/Amateur: Rosemary Bilson
Professional: Nora Thomas

Congratulations to Meredith, Rosemary and Nora! ✨ ...

Let’s hear it for Samia! 👏

Samia Staehle piloted Foxtrot Semilly to the top of the leaderboard in the @antaressellier_usa 1.15m Amateur Jumper standings! With multiple wins and top placings this season, she dominated the division and earned herself a new Antarès grain saddle, courtesy of Antarès Sellier 💪

Congratulations, Samia and team! ...

Jayme Omand dominated the 1.35m Jr/Am Classics this season and it shows! 🏆

She and Gema De Caryan claimed the @pwgillibrand / Equifina 1.35m Jr/Am Jumper Award as the top money-earning horse and rider pair this season 🥇Jayme also placed third overall with Ferrari!

Congratulations Jayme and team! ✨ ...

It’s easy to see how Cavaletto Loma Z won this year’s Leading Hunter Horse title! 😍🤩⁣
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With Nick Haness in the irons, Cavaletto Loma Z won both the $100,000 USHJA WCHR West Coast Hunter Spectacular and the $49,900 Bridgeport Farms USHJA International Hunter Derby this season! ⁣
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Congratulations to @nick_haness, owners West Coast Equine Partners LLC and all of team Cavaletto Loma Z! 👏🏼 ...

This winter’s @aero Leading Jumper Rider standings were closely contested right down to the finish! After closing out Desert Circuit with multiple victories, it was Amanda Gomez who flew away ✈️ with the Leading Rider win and $12,000 in Aero flight credits! Congratulations, @amandamgomezz! 🏆⁣
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🥇 Amanda Gomez - $47,404⁣
🥈 Mariano Maggi - $46,100⁣
🥉 Keri Potter - $34,805 ...

Karli Postel didn’t just win this season’s @aero Leading Hunter Rider Award, she ran away with it - and now, she can fly away to the Aero destination of her choice!! 🙌🏼🎉⁣
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Karli earned 937 points to take home the top honor and $12,000 in Aero flight credits! Finishing as the runner-up with 702.5 points was Nick Haness. ⁣
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Congratulations, @karlipostel! 👏🏼 ...

We can’t believe we have to wait until November for more of these moments 😭 Until then, we’ll just be reliving them through pictures - like these Week 10 photos taken “Through the High Desert Lens”! ⁣⁣
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📸: @highdesertsportphoto ...