Thermal, Calif. – Following 16 weeks of top-notch “derby Fridays,” the final hunter derby win of the 2025-2026 Desert International Horse Park season went to Lise Quintero and Songbird on March 27, at Desert Spring Fling 2. Quintero and the 9-year-old Swedish...
Thermal, Calif. – At 13 years old, Josephine Bumgardner has had Rosehaven Gummy Bear for nearly half her life, and on Friday, March 20, the pair’s longtime partnership paid off with a victory in the $1,500 USHA Pony Hunt & Go Derby at Desert Spring Fling 1....
Thermal, Calif. – Mia Campf and In The End concluded their highly successful winter season at Desert International Horse Park with a win in the $10,000 Purina USHJA National Hunt & Go Derby – Open on March 20. Campf and the 7-year-old Oldenburg gelding topped a...
Thermal, Calif. – Violet Tatum, 17, made history on Friday, March 13, by becoming the first junior rider to win the $150,000 USHJA World Championship Hunter Rider West Coast Hunter Spectacular presented by Core Specialty. Tatum and Just Apple, owned by Becky...
Thermal, Calif. – Halie Robinson and Verdad de Milo put the final exclamation point on their exceptional season at Desert Circuit with a win in the $20,000 CWD Young Hunter Championship on Friday, March 13, at Desert International Horse Park. “It’s a really nice way...
Thermal, Calif. – Fridays are derby days at Desert International Horse Park, and this Friday, March 6, featured five hunter derbies, including three $10,000 USHJA National Hunt & Go Derby classes. Taking home the national wins were John Zambrano, Greenley Achuck...
