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...
The Desert Circuit championships and circuit awards recognize horses and riders who have displayed great consistency and top results throughout the 10-week circuit, held January 7 – March 15, 2026. Congratulations to all of the following award recipients! .65m...
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...
