For Karin Binz, riding is not about the ribbons or awards to be won; it’s all about the horses. However, days like Binz had on Saturday, January 18, at the Desert International Horse Park are a cherry on top. Aboard her own Vatikan, Binz earned the win in the $2,500...
Thermal, CA – January 18, 2024 – It did not take Gregory Wathelet long after landing back in California to also land back on top of the leaderboard at the Desert International Horse Park. On Saturday night, January 18, the Belgian rider kicked off his 2025 Desert...
Thermal, CA – January 17, 2025 – In the first two weeks of Desert Circuit at the Desert International Horse Park, Nick Haness and Navarino are now two-for-two on USHJA National Hunter Derby victories. After taking home a win during Week 1, Haness and Navarino returned...
Speed was the name of the game in Friday’s Jump for Kevin Babington 1.20m, and Michelle Berry had plenty of it. The 16-year-old rode Traver’s Girl HS to the win in the class with a time of 62.455 seconds. Second place with a time of 64.018 seconds went to Savannah...
When Olivia Aul reflects on when she first acquired Cheers! three years ago, she says a hunter derby set on the spacious Grass Field at the Desert International Horse Park may have been “a little bit much” for the gelding at the time. Today however, it’s an event...
