THERMAL, Calif. – Twenty-one athletes from Zones 8, 9 and 10 took to Desert International Horse Park’s National Sunshine Series 1 for the Markel/USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships – West, held October 30–November 2. Riders contested a combined 1.30/1.35m and...
THERMAL, Calif. – For Renee Rodda the USHJA Amateur Festival – West at Desert International Horse Park was the kind of weekend that horse show dreams are made of. After topping the USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic for Amateurs – West on Friday, Rodda and her...
THERMAL, Calif. – The first grand prix win of the 2025-2026 Desert International Horse Park season went to Savannah Jenkins and Hector du Ter on Saturday, November 1—but the duo did not get that win without first fighting hard for it right down to the finish. At the...
Watching Breanna Bunevacz ride Pennywise around the Main Hunter Ring at Desert International Horse Park, one would never guess that Bunevacz just sat on the 9-year-old Zangersheide gelding for the first time this week. On Friday, October 31, Bunevacz piloted the catch...
The USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic for Amateurs – West made its Desert International Horse Park debut on Friday, October 31, and it was Renee Rodda who wrote her name into the history books as the winner of the 2025 class. The Villa Park, Calif., rider piloted...
THERMAL, Calif. — The USHJA Amateur Hunter Championships made their West Coast debut on Friday, October 31, at Desert International Horse Park’s National Sunshine Series 1. Four overall champions were crowned, along with 10 age-group division winners, recognizing...
