My Desert Circuit: Meet Kim Cheikha

My Desert Circuit: Meet Kim Cheikha A mother of four with a passion for horses, Kim Cheikha has been blessed by horses her whole life. After growing up and competing Kim left the horse industry to pursue college and to see what else her life had to offer. Thirty years...

My Desert Circuit: Meet Tessa Backman

My Desert Circuit: Meet Tessa Backman Meet Tessa Backman! This Utah native has been riding horses since she was eight years old. Originally a Western rider, Tessa has just recently switched to jumping and trains under Cammi Gustaveson of CG Show Stables. She now...

My Desert Circuit: Meet Anna Kotler

My Desert Circuit: Meet Anna Kotler Anna Kotler is a talented junior rider competing in the junior hunters and equitation under the tutelage of her trainers Nora and Morgan Thomas. With fellow equestrians in the family, Kotler has been around horses her whole life. We...

My Desert Circuit: Meet Ashlin Goodwin

My Desert Circuit: Meet Ashlin Goodwin Ashlin Goodwin is a twelve-year-old equestrian based in Santa Barbara, CA. Hailing from equestrian roots, her grandfather, her grandmother, her mother, and her brother are all involved in the sport. Her mother, Natalie Goodwin,...

My Desert Circuit: Meet Natalie Rae Medlock

My Desert Circuit: Meet Natalie Rae Medlock We sat down with Natalie Rae Medlock of Orange, CA after her win in Desert Circuit V’s DIHP Adult Equitation Challenge to learn more about her rides, her favorite horse show memories, and how she switches between the Hunter,...