Thermal, CA – November 8, 2024 – Alexandra Pielet, 23, earned the first major hunter derby victory of her career on Friday, November 8, at National Sunshine Series 2 – and it was not just any hunter derby. With Vex Freedom, Pielet rode to the win in the $65,000 USHJA...
Thermal, CA – November 1, 2024 – The first hunter derby wins of the 2024-2025 Desert International Horse Park season went to Jenny Karazissis and Big Shot, Philippa Melski and Navigator and Emily Williams and Beach Boy on Friday, November 1, at National Sunshine...
Two of the most thrilling series on the Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) show calendar every year are returning with even more highlights than ever before. To kick off the 2024-2025 season, the National Sunshine Series is slated for October 30 – November...
Originally it was not the plan to step Kristalic, owned by Morning Star Sporthorses, into the FEI ranks for the final week of Desert Circuit. But with the way the schedule worked out, the horse preferred the sand ring, so CSI4* action it was. And with Gregory Wathelet...
Ingrid Gjelsten (NOR) came to Desert International Horse Park with a dream, and she’s leaving a CSI4* Grand Prix winner. On the final Saturday night of the 2024 Desert Circuit, the 22-year-old took the win in the $182,000 La Quinta Resort & Club CSI4* Grand Prix...
Carleton Brooks told Nick Haness two words to manifest Friday: Balance and Simplicity. Brooks always chooses his words wisely, and Friday of Desert Circuit 10, presented by La Quinta Resort & Club, was no different. And Haness believes those two words carried him...
