Abigail Steller and Mercurius II S seem to have a knack for kicking off Desert Circuit with a big win. In 2024, the pair topped the Desert Circuit 1 $2,500 Amateur-Owner Hunter 3’3” Classic, and this time they rode away with the win in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter...
Thermal, CA – January 10, 2025 – Nick Haness and Navarino made their hunter derby debut a winning one on Friday, January 10, at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, CA. With scores of 90.5 and 95, the 7-year-old stallion claimed victory in the $5,000 USHJA...
Whether it’s in an international hunter derby or the adult amateur hunters, Big Shot always rises to the occasion, and the 13-year-old Holsteiner gelding did it again on Sunday, December 15. With longtime owner Dulcie Lou Morris in the irons, Big Shot earned the win...
Aboard 3P Equine Partners LLC’s 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, Halie Robinson has likely amassed enough blue ribbons to get tangled up in them. During Desert Holiday 2, Robinson and Tangled Up In Blue added two more first-place ribbons to their collection on their...
With Kalli Heffner Gay’s 10-year-old Holsteiner, Dustin Goodwin is earning a ‘reputation’ as a top hunter derby contender. That’s because the mare, Reputation, is now two-for-two on top two USHJA International Hunter Derby finishes at the Desert International Horse...
Bringing along a young horse is often much like figuring out a puzzle, and on Friday, Jenny Karazissis and Cat’s Meow put all of the pieces together perfectly to earn the win in the $20,000 DIHP Young Hunter Classic, sponsored by CWD Sellier. The pair earned scores of...
