Thermal, CA – June 27, 2025 – By popular demand, the Desert International Horse Park is thrilled to announce the addition of two new weeks of horse shows, expanding the 2025/2026 season from 14 to 16 weeks of hunter/jumper competition in Thermal, CA.
The all-new Desert Spring Break 1 and Desert Spring Break 2 – pending USEF approval – will be held following Desert Circuit, on March 18-22, 2026, and March 25-29, 2026, respectively.
As a whole, the upcoming season at DIHP will offer eight FEI weeks – with more FEI prize money than ever before – an exciting schedule of DIHP special classes, 14 weeks of Premier hunter competition and much, much more.
Full hunter/jumper schedule dates are as follows:
National Sunshine Series
NSS 1: October 29 – November 2, 2025
NSS 2: November 5-9, 2025
Desert Holiday
DH 1: December 3-7, 2025
DH 2: December 9-14, 2025
Desert Circuit
DC 1: January 7-11, 2026
DC 2: January 14-18, 2026
DC 3: January 20-25, 2026
DC 4: January 27-February 1, 2026
DC 5: February 4-8, 2026
DC 6: February 10-15, 2026
DC 7: February 17-22, 2026
DC 8: February 25-March 1, 2026
DC 9: March 3-8, 2026
DC 10: March 10-15, 2026
Desert Spring Break
DSB 1: March 18-22, 2026
DSB 2: March 25-29, 2026 (pending USEF approval)
In addition to the full lineup of events at DIHP, the DIHP management team is proud to again host the Marshall + Sterling/USHJA National Championships at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas from November 10-16, 2025.
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