December ’tis the season for sunshine, show jumping and holiday cheer! 🎄🎅 Desert Holiday returns to Desert International Horse Park this December 2-13 for two of the biggest (and most festive!) weeks of the 2026-2027 season. Featuring back-to-back weeks of Major...
The most successful desert seasons start long before the first horse arrives in Greater Palm Springs! Whether you are planning a few weeks of competition or an entire winter campaign, now is the time to mark your calendar with a few key dates that will help set your...
The countdown to National Sunshine Series 2026 has already begun, and it is never too early to start planning your winter at Desert International Horse Park! With returning championships and finals, NEW FEI offerings and much, much more, here is an early look at the...
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...