Thermal, Calif. – November 9, 2026 – AJ Felix is no stranger to riding unfamiliar horses, and his catch riding experience paid off on Sunday, November 8, as he bested the bracket phase to win the 2026 USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final – West. The year-end final...
After finishing third in the 2025 Onondarka Medal Final, presented by CWD, Taylor Morrow returned for the 2026 final knowing what she had to do to get the win, and on Sunday, November 8, at Desert International Horse Park, Morrow got her victory. She topped the...
Thermal, Calif. – November 7, 2026 – Following two rounds of competition in Friday, November 6’s CPHA Style of Riding Championships – South, a field of 92 entries was narrowed down to one winner: Nico Alario. Alario rode Bellingham, owned by Olivia Dawson-Grove, to...
Thermal, Calif. – November 1, 2026 – Robyn Burton of Nicasio, California, closed out the West Coast USHJA Amateur Festival with a win in the USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic for Amateurs – West on Sunday, November 1, at Desert International Horse Park. Judges...
Thermal, Calif. – October 31, 2026 – Breanna Bunevacz made it two in a row at Desert International Horse Park on Friday, October 30, winning the 3′ DIHP Junior/Amateur Equitation Challenge, sponsored by Butet, for the second consecutive year. This year, she...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Desert Holiday! The 2026 prize list is now available here! Desert Holiday 1, running December 2-6, and Desert Holiday 2, to be held December 9-13, will feature back-to-back weeks of Major League Show Jumping action, the $20,000...
