Thermal, CA – February 6, 2025 – Thursday, February 6, was a good day to be Joie Gatlin as she rode to two championships and a reserve championship amidst a highly competitive World Championship Hunter Rider week at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, CA....
Big Business is a relatively new mount for Amy Brubaker, but together they are already making big waves. During Desert Circuit 4 at the Desert International Horse Park – the pair’s third horse show together – Brubaker and Big Business took home the win in the $1,500...
For Karin Binz, riding is not about the ribbons or awards to be won; it’s all about the horses. However, days like Binz had on Saturday, January 18, at the Desert International Horse Park are a cherry on top. Aboard her own Vatikan, Binz earned the win in the $2,500...
Thermal, CA – January 17, 2025 – In the first two weeks of Desert Circuit at the Desert International Horse Park, Nick Haness and Navarino are now two-for-two on USHJA National Hunter Derby victories. After taking home a win during Week 1, Haness and Navarino returned...
Desert Circuit 2 marked Autumn’s Boy’s first time competing in the 3’6” Green Hunters, and rider Katie Taylor-Davidson could not have asked for a better start at the 3’6” height for the 10-year-old Zangersheide gelding. On January 15-16 at the Desert International...
With the top scores in both the first and second round, Ella Dalton and Simply Irresistible rode away with the win in Saturday’s $2,500 3’6” Junior Hunter Classic, sponsored by Free Ride Equestrian. Dalton and the 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding kicked off the class at...
