Lily Sonneborn and Nick Haness each arrived at the Main Hunter Ring at the Desert International Horse Park just in time to take home $10,000 USHJA National Hunt & Go Derby wins. Sonneborn had just made it to Thermal, CA, from her home in Washington, D.C. less than...
Thermal, CA – March 7, 2025 – With a strong hand-gallop to the final fence, Nick Haness and West Coast Equine Partners’ Cavaletto Loma Z galloped their way straight to the top of the leaderboard in the $49,000 Bridgeport Farms USHJA International Hunter Derby on...
Lauren Kay has been partnered with Newsflash for the past two years, and now, after taking things slowly, the 7-year-old gelding has come into his own and begun to make headlines. On Friday, February 28, at Desert Circuit 8, the pair delivered two impressive...
Nick Haness and Navarino are now three for three on USHJA National Hunter Derby victories at the Desert International Horse Park. With the win in Friday, February 28’s $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open, sponsored by Sea Horse Riding Club, Haness and the...
Thermal, CA – February 14, 2025 – This Valentine’s Day, the judges loved Full Moon Fever – and with good reason. With Karli Postel in the irons, the gelding put in a standout performance to clinch the win in the $49,900 USHJA International Hunter Derby, sponsored by...
Margaux Winchell has been practicing getting up the lines with her pony Heavenly Patch of Blue, and on Friday, February 14, that work on their striding paid off with the win in the $5,000 USHJA Pony Hunt & Go Derby, sponsored by San Marcos Training. “I feel like...
